Security Accreditation Engineer for IRIS²

Location: Arganda del Rey (Madrid), Spain or Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Company

hirify.global provides science and engineering support for European space programmes and institutional customers.

What you will do

• Review flight and ground architecture documentation, requirements, Statements of Work, and security-related implementation plans.
• Analyse cybersecurity and information-protection requirements, security flaws, vulnerabilities, compliance implications, and treatment plans.
• Plan, prepare, and support accreditation activities for flight and ground systems throughout design, integration, testing, verification, validation, and operations.
• Develop and maintain Security Risk Assessments, Security Operating Procedures, accreditation evidence packages, and related security documentation.
• Coordinate with accreditation authorities, cybersecurity, systems engineering, operational stakeholders, external stakeholders, ESA, and European Commission reviewers.
• Support audits, security upgrades, institutional milestone reviews, and accreditation activities for ESA, GOVSATCOM, Galileo, and Copernicus programmes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of cybersecurity engineering experience, including accreditation activities or secure encryption, preferably in satellite communications.
• Experience with institutional or national governmental customers, including security risk management, threats and incidents, vulnerabilities, and malware analysis.
• Knowledge of encryption, secure Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting, Key Management Facilities, Security Information and Event Management, and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response.
• Knowledge of ISO/IEC 27000-series standards, ECSS, CCSDS, and space security standards.
• Security-engineering experience covering flight and ground infrastructure, including cryptographic units, secure SIMs, TM/TC encryption, satellite control centres, IT and data centres, 5G, OSS/BSS, and terrestrial fixed and mobile networks.
• Experience with European institutions such as EUSPA, the European Commission, and ESA, or equivalent organisations, in secure environments for European space projects.
• Possession of or eligibility to obtain an EU security clearance.
• Fluent English, written and spoken, is required.

Nice to have

• Experience in the European regulatory environment for cybersecurity and accreditation.
• Knowledge of another European language.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct employment by hirify.global or one of its subsidiaries.
• Equal-opportunity and diversity policies support an inclusive, discrimination-free environment.
• Employment is subject to general security screening by an external provider, with further information provided during the interview stage.

Hiring process

• Submit the application in English via the apply button; applications in other languages will not be considered.