Cybersecurity Data Scientist

Our client is a prestigious European institution acting as the primary executive branch of the European Union. The Institution is looking for a skilled Cybersecurity Data Science Strategist to join as part of their Cyber Security Operations Centre. The objectives of the unit are to support threat-based and incident-based decision-making through data analytics and reporting capabilities, and to provide capability development services to the unit, among others.

We are looking for a professional who can demonstrate advanced expertise in Cybersecurity and Information Technology (Networking, Infrastructure, Telecommunications), Data Science and Mathematics, and a robust experience in Digital Forensics and Incident response.

This role requires a combination of deep technical knowledge, proven orchestration capabilities, and project leadership capabilities in high-stakes environments.

If this excites you, then we have the right challenge for you!

Contract type: Freelancer agreement, with an initial contract duration, with the possibility for renewal

Workplace type: Remote within EU territory (besides 20 days of on-site office presence in Luxembourg or Brussels at the client's site, with a notice period of 7 days)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead strategic cybersecurity projects leveraging machine learning and data science.

• Identify emerging threats and recommend proactive measures.

• Translate business and regulatory requirements into actionable technical deliverables that align with organisational goals.

• Ensure seamless integration of deliverables with existing cybersecurity incident detection & response capabilities in both centralized and distributed operational environments.

• Plan the implementation of technical architectures according to the Contracting Authority’s cybersecurity strategy.

• Engage with management and stakeholders on security matters and present them high-level security architecture design.

• Design and implement AI models tailored to contracting authority needs in cybersecurity

• Measure and benchmark the efficiency of existing and custom AI models for their use in cybersecurity

• Build training and validation datasets.

• Define and implement the architecture of a data collection platform intended for reporting. Validate data quality and extract relevant patterns and metrics.

Specific knowledge, skills, and expertise

Experience

• Extensive experience of at least 20 years in IT and Cybersecurity operations and projects.

• Significant experience in leading high-impact Cybersecurity solutions delivery within international public organisations.

• Proven experience with national or governmental CERTs

• Experience in contributing and developing recognised open-source projects in the field of cybersecurity (p.e. MISP, OpenTIDE, SAF, IntelMQ…).

Expertise in data collection and reporting tools & platforms, among which Power BI, Jupyter Notebook, Pandas, Numpy…

• Python development with a focus on data science and machine learning

Advanced Technical Competencies

• Demonstrable ability in deploying and configuring network security controls (FW, proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS, VPN)

• Thorough knowledge of Forensic Artefact Acquisition solutions

• Understanding of the principles of telecommunications cybersecurity. Ability to lead the design of Wide Area Networks and relevant security controls.

• Understanding of the fundamental challenges of mobile device cybersecurity. Prior experience with Apple iOS forensic analysis techniques will be considered an asset.

• Experience in understanding, implementing and developing technical standards (pe. IETF RFC)

• Ability to leverage machine learning and data science algorithms to deliver advanced cybersecurity services.

Core Competencies

• Strong strategic, organisational, communication and negotiation skills.

• Ability to lead under pressure and in high-risk scenarios.

• Ability to present in front of large audiences (pe. Conferences) and share knowledge through trainings and workshops.

Eligibility and willingness to undergo a Security Clearence at EU-LEVEL SECRET is required for this role