Deadline Date: Thursday 19 February 2026
Requirement Title: Deputy Service Delivery Manager – Penetration Testing Services
Location: Mons, Belgium
Full time on-site: Yes
Not to Exceed: 97 Euro
Total Scope of the request (hours):
Required Start Date: 23 MARCH 2026
End Contract Date: DEC 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret
Specific Working Conditions: Normal Office Conditions. 10 days travel is foreseen for this position within Belgium. Post is required to be on site in Mons full time.
Previously submitted candidates deemed non-compliant for the following reasons:
- Network technician, lack of proven experience (before oct 24) in the penetration testing and offensive security
- test engineer, no professional experience in penetration testing or adversary emulation, poor experience in SDM/PM in cyber security
- candidate interviewed, limited knowledge in penetration testing and SDM/PM roles, not enough to fulfil the position
- System administrator/security officer without extensive background in penetration testing or adversary emulation
- crafted CV, current role is Incident responder, not penetration tester
- SOC manager/Incident response, no significant experience in penetration testing or adversary emulation
- no penetration testing experience
- VA manager experience but no penetration testing experience or adversary emulation experience. Not enough to fulfill the position.
- Cloud / AI engineer, lack of proven experience in penetration testing and SDM/PM functions
Duties and Role
* Support the SDM in delivering high-quality penetration testing services.
* Accurately evaluate scope and level of effort (LoE) for penetration testing tasks.
* Provide technical oversight of vulnerabilities identified during testing.
* Act as a technical liaison between penetration testers, service management, and stakeholders.
* Contribute to service quality, consistency, and continuous improvement.
* Assist in planning and scheduling penetration testing engagements across NATO and NCIA environments.
* Coordinate resources and ensure adherence to agreed timelines.
* Coordinate resources and ensure adherence to agreed timelines.
* Monitor engagement progress and manage risks and dependencies.
* Conduct technical scoping discussions with stakeholders.
* Assess complexity, attack surface, and constraints of target systems.
* Produce justified LoE estimates aligned with NCSC PTAE methodologies.
* Support engagement kick-offs, debriefings, and technical discussions.
* Translate technical findings into risk-focused language for decision-makers
* Support service reporting, KPIs, and dashboards.
* Contribute to methodology updates and lessons learned.
Requirements
* NATO Secret security clearance
* 3+ years in project management or service delivery management in cyber security.
* Extensive technical background in penetration testing and offensive security.
* Demonstrated understanding of vulnerabilities across network, application, and cloud environments.
* Ability to estimate effort and scope complex technical assessments.
* Strong understanding of the penetration testing service lifecycle.
* Proven ability to scope engagements including objectives, in/out of scope, assumptions, constraints, RoE, and deliverables
* Solid knowledge of common penetration testing standards and requirements (e.g., OWASP, PTES, NIST/ISO-aligned practices)
* ITIL experience, with a strong focus on Change Management
* Proven customer-facing experience including requirements gathering, stakeholder management, and expectation setting.
* Ability to map needs to the right test types (web/API, network, cloud, mobile, wireless, red teaming vs. penetration testing)
* Excellent English (written and spoken); able to produce and review customer-ready documentation