Senior Specialist

Aizsardzības ministrija

LATVIJA, Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela 10/12, Rīga, Rīga, Latvia

Ministry of Defence announces an open competition for a civil service position Senior Specialist Cybersecurity Policy Coordination Division Cybersecurity Policy Department If you are motivated and passionate, want to learn and acquire new knowledge in the field of cybersecurity policy, we are looking for you in our team! We offer: the opportunity to perform responsible and interesting work in state administration in a promising and dynamic field; the opportunity to expand knowledge and professional skills both in Latvia and in international training courses; growth opportunities; a workplace in the center of Riga; social guarantees in accordance with those established in state administration, health insurance policy starting from the moment you begin to fulfill your duties; additional leave after the first year of work; a monthly salary from 1721 EUR to 2023 EUR (before tax), vacation allowance. Main job duties: organize the work of the National Cybersecurity Council, ensuring the performance of the council secretariat functions; coordinate the activities of commissions related to the services provided by the Ministry of Defence - the unified state internet traffic exchange point (GLV-IX), as well as centralized protection against denial of service (DDoS) attacks, and fulfill related tasks within the division's scope of competence; ensure the preparation of informational and presentation materials on issues within the department and division's competence; cooperate with other state administration and local government institutions, non-governmental organizations, and private sector representatives in the field of cybersecurity, and, if necessary, participate in their activities; collect and maintain the most current information about developments in cyberspace, as well as evaluate and analyze reports prepared by CERT.LV and other cooperation partners. Requirements for candidates: compliance with the requirements of Article 7 of the State Civil Service Law; compliance with the requirements of Article 9 of the Law "On State Secrets"; academic or second level professional higher education; work experience and preferably experience in state administration; interest and knowledge of Latvia's cybersecurity policy, its challenges, and national cybersecurity governance; good skills in preparing documents, informational materials, and presentations; very good English language skills (knowledge will be tested in the form of a test, minimum 80 points required) - performing job duties requires reviewing documents and correspondence, and preparing materials and documents in English; interest in the field of state defense and NBS tasks; sense of responsibility and accuracy, ability to plan and organize work; ability to work in a team, as well as ability to independently perform assigned tasks; user-level knowledge of MS Office applications. To perform the job duties, the civil servant must independently use a national electronic identification solution, namely eSignature eID. The employee holding this position is subject to Article 17, paragraph 1, point 23 of the Law "On Emergency Situations and States of Exception". Documents to be submitted by competition candidates: competition candidate questionnaire (available at https://www.mod.gov.lv/lv/vakances); signed curriculum vitae in Latvian; cover letter; a copy of a document confirming higher education (for candidates who have obtained education abroad, we ask that you attach a certificate from the Academic Information Center regarding its academic recognition in Latvia). The mentioned documents must be submitted or sent within 14 days to the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Defence at Kr.Valdemāra iela 10/12, Riga, LV–1473 or sent to the email address of the Ministry of Defence [email protected] For inquiries, call 67335268, 67335200. Pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), the Ministry of Defence informs that: 1. The personal data indicated in your application documents will be processed to ensure the conduct of this selection competition; 2. The data controller is the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia (registration No. 90000022632), Kr.Valdemāra iela 10/12, Riga, LV-1473.