Deputy Chief Information Officer

As Deputy Chief Information Officer at NCIA, you will lead NATO's digital enterprise security, resilience, and transformation efforts. This senior leadership role involves overseeing cyber security capabilities, enterprise technology strategies, and modernization initiatives to support NATO's mission.

Responsibilities

• Embody and role model the NCIA culture principles of Customer First, Together and Impact.
• Lead with the customer at the center of every decision, build bridges across organizational pillars and drive delivery with the ownership and pace the mission demands.
• Build and lead a cohesive, multicultural and multidisciplinary team, promoting excellence, the highest professional standards and inspiring work environments that enable managers and staff to develop their full potential.
• Serve as the CIO's deputy and represent the CIO in governance bodies, executive engagements and strategic forums when required.
• Provide executive leadership for the Agency's cyber security, cyber defense, cyber resilience and cyber risk management capabilities.
• Lead the implementation of enterprise technology strategies aligned with NATO policy, Agency priorities and the NCIA Strategic Plan.
• Oversee enterprise platforms across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments, ensuring scalability, resilience and interoperability.
• Guide the modernization, integration and lifecycle management of enterprise applications and business systems.
• Drive digital enablement and process optimization through automation, modern tooling and emerging technologies.
• Provide expert advice to executive leadership on technology trends, cyber risks and investment priorities.
• Lead enterprise-wide collaboration across infrastructure, applications, security and service delivery functions.
• Strengthen strategic stakeholder relationships and ensure effective delivery of major Agency initiatives.
• Contribute to enterprise governance, risk management, supplier management and organizational transformation efforts.

Requirements

• Master’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience or Bachelor’s degree with 15+ years of relevant experience in complex technical organizations.
• Proven experience in a senior IT leadership role within a large, complex technology organization.
• Strong track record of developing and executing enterprise-wide technology strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale technology transformation programs, including cloud migration, modernization, digital workplace or operating model transformation initiatives.
• Experience leading enterprise IT operations spanning infrastructure, cloud services, enterprise applications and cyber security.
• Extensive experience in the strategic design of cyber defense capabilities.
• Deep knowledge of security methodologies such as MITRE ATT&CK and Zero Trust.
• Experience with cybersecurity and integration of security with engineering, architecture, and product disciplines.
• Experience leading cybersecurity, resilience, and information protection initiatives, ensuring compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements.
• Enterprise technology lifecycle management.
• Strong experience in IT governance, portfolio management, risk management, and technology investment planning.
• Proven experience establishing and improving IT service delivery and operational excellence, including the use of modern service management frameworks and performance metrics.
• Experience managing significant operating and capital budgets (100M+ EUR) and optimizing technology investments to deliver measurable business value.
• Proven experience in managing large, diverse and multidisciplinary teams, successfully employing modern, inspirational leadership practices.
• Demonstrated success embedding a performance-driven culture through aligned goal setting and shared accountability across teams and direct reports.

Skills

• Enterprise Technology Transformation
• Technology Transformation Programs
• Cloud Migration
• Digital Workplace Transformation
• Operating Model Transformation
• Enterprise IT Operations
• Cloud Service Management
• Enterprise Applications
• Cybersecurity Leadership
• Cyber Defense Design
• MITRE ATT&CK Framework
• Zero Trust principles
• Cybersecurity Integration
• Information Protection
• Regulatory Compliance
• Technology Lifecycle Management
• IT Governance
• Portfolio Management
• Risk Management
• Technology Investment Planning
• IT Services Delivery
• Service Management Frameworks
• Performance Metrics
• Budget Management
• Team Leadership
• Performance-driven Culture

Languages

English