Cybersecurity Policies, Standards and Guidelines Unit

The Directorate-General for Innovation and Technological Support (DG ITEC) provides the European Parliament with information and communication technology services, as well as document production, printing and distribution services.

The Cybersecurity Policies, Standards and Guidelines Unit (SECPOL) is part of the Cybersecurity Directorate (CISO), whose main mission are to ensure cybersecurity, by developing a set of policies and standards and their associated controls. The SECPOL Unit is dedicated to cybersecurity governance, policy, user awareness and risk assessment of all the European Parliament's ICT systems.

The trainee will be part of the Cybersecurity Directorate (CISO) and will focus on improving of existing cybersecurity policies and standards, building skills through risk assessment analysis impacting the European Parliament's cybersecurity environment and contributing to a series of user awareness sessions and exercises.

• The traineeship will mainly focus on cybersecurity policies, standards and guidelines;
• The trainee will be part of a team helping to amend existing (or create new) cybersecurity policies, standards and guidelines;
• Assist with documentation and report writing for recommendations, mitigation and defense;
• Collection of tactics and techniques of attackers, documentation and kill chain development;
• Participate in the analysis of the risk assessment process;
• Contribute to a range of user awareness sessions and exercises.

• Degree in ICT, ICT security or related sciences;
• Understanding of basic ICT security concepts, standards, policies procedures, tools and controls;
• Understanding of networking, E-mail technologies and software development;
• Experience of working with Windows or Linux operating systems;
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
• A strong desire to continuously learn and improve;
• Good verbal and written communication skills.