Security Accreditation Consultant - Luxemburg

About the assignment We are looking for an experienced security governance professional to join an international team delivering a secure private cloud environment. The assignment starts in January 2027 and runs for approximately 18 months. You will work onsite in Luxembourg around 40–60% of the time, with the remainder remote.

What you will do Your mission is to guide the solution towards formal security accreditation and authorisation to operate. In practice, you will:

• Define the scope of the accreditation together with stakeholders, and set up governance and a structured approach to evidence

• Gather and organise the security standards and requirements that apply

• Review evidence across people, processes and technology, and evaluate it against agreed criteria

• Keep a clear record of requirements, findings, gaps, decisions and remediation priorities

• Lead review sessions with the customer and NATO accreditation authorities

• Deliver a complete, traceable accreditation package, including workbook, evidence and open actions, ready for handover

What we are looking for

• Solid experience of security accreditation, certification or compliance work in complex environments

• Strong knowledge of NIST and ISO 27001, and experience mapping controls to government cloud frameworks

• Familiarity with SSP, ST&E and POA&M, as well as defining system boundaries

• Experience with gap analysis, risk assessment and remediation planning

• Understanding of the compliance challenges in air-gapped/isolated environments

• Fluent English, written and spoken

Requirements

• Valid NATO security clearance (or eligibility to hold one)

• Ability to work onsite in Luxembourg part of the week

Why join us? At CyberInstincts, you will be part of a specialist cybersecurity community working on high-impact assignments. We offer flexibility in how we work together, as an employee or as an independent consultant, and support you throughout the assignment.

Interested? Apply with your CV and a brief description of your accreditation experience. We review applications continuously, so don’t wait to apply.