Senior Technical Lead Cyber Threat Intelligence (NATO SECRET)

Position Overview

We are seeking an accomplished Senior Technical Lead to oversee the architecture, integration, and implementation of an advanced Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) capability supporting a multinational defense environment.

The successful candidate will lead the technical delivery of a secure, interoperable intelligence platform that improves threat detection, intelligence sharing, operational decision-making, and cybersecurity response.

This position requires a proven technical leader with hands-on experience designing enterprise cybersecurity solutions, integrating intelligence platforms, and delivering complex projects in security-sensitive environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical architecture, design, and implementation of an enterprise CTI modernization solution.
  

• Assess existing MISP infrastructure, cybersecurity tools, intelligence feeds, and operational workflows.
  

• Design secure integration between MISP, SIEM, EDR, intrusion prevention, vulnerability management, and threat-hunting platforms.
  

• Lead technical discovery workshops and translate operational requirements into implementable solutions.
  

• Define system interfaces, API integration patterns, data flows, and technical specifications.
  

• Establish architecture supporting NATO UNCLASSIFIED and NATO SECRET environments.
  

• Guide the implementation of automated intelligence enrichment, correlation, adversary profiling, and information-sharing workflows.
  

• Coordinate technical engineering teams, integration testing, security accreditation support, and deployment activities.
  

• Develop implementation plans, test strategies, technical documentation, and acceptance evidence.
  

• Serve as the senior technical interface with customer engineering teams and cybersecurity stakeholders.
  

• Ensure successful transition to operational support, including training and knowledge transfer.
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent professional experience.
  

• 10+ years of relevant IT or cybersecurity engineering experience.
  

• 5+ years in senior technical architecture, engineering leadership, or solution delivery.
  

• Demonstrated experience with enterprise threat intelligence platforms and security operations.
  

• Strong understanding of MISP architecture, integrations, and threat intelligence exchange.
  

• Experience with SIEM, EDR, security monitoring, and cybersecurity automation.
  

• Working knowledge of STIX/TAXII, REST APIs, JSON, Python, and Linux environments.
  

• Experience designing secure on-premises or segmented network architectures.
  

• Proven ability to lead complex technical deployments and integration testing.
  

• Strong technical documentation and stakeholder communication skills.
  

• Professional proficiency in English.
  

• Ability to work at customer locations in Belgium.
  

Security Requirements

• Must Active NATO SECRET clearance or a national security clearance acceptable for NATO SECRET access, subject to formal verification.