Amount of FTE’s: 2 full-time persons, with possible extension to additional persons after the contract start

Total duration: One year, with possible extension for up to 5 years

Onsite presence: Limited homeworking permitted Training will be delivered inside Belgium, mostly in the Brussels area Occasional training in the EU/NATO space can happen on an ad-hoc basis

Security requirements: Nationality of one of the following countries mandatory: Belgium, Germany, Cyprus, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands or Sweden Binationals having one nationality matching this list are accepted NATO SΞCRET, EU SΞCRET and NATIONAL SΞCRET clearance mandatory at T0 (T0 + 3 months for resources onboarded in 2026)

Languages: Mandatory: French and/or Netherlands If several profiles are proposed, a balanced mixed of each language and/or bilingual profiles are preferred

Desired start date: June 2026

The Training Instructor conducts trainings on cryptographic solutions, covering practical, operational, and regulatory aspects, in accordance with the requirements of Belgian Defence.

The courses, exercises and assessments are prepared upfront by a team of Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) based on scope and teaching objectives agreed upon with the customer. Besides their core mission of training delivery, the Training Instructions participate to the training material development and validation led by the SME’s. The trainings are delivered in majority in-person, with occasional online teaching. Some courses are followed by a written exam that needs to be supervised and marked. The training duration per week is normally maximum 3 to 4 days. The remaining time is spent on preparation, personal training, improving exercises, organisational meetings, and providing feedback. The candidates will have to demonstrate a combination of familiarity with technical environments, pedagogy and adaptability, as well as the ability to provide personalized feedback to promote the progression of the learners. They are also expected to demonstrate vulgarization capabilities, breaking down complex topics into concepts adapted to their audience. This call for candidates is opened in the context of a business opportunity around the usage of cryptographic means in sensitive contexts. The training mission will be extended to other topics such as handling of radio devices following a “train the trainer” approach.

Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or Cryptography or Bachelor’s degree in another domain with equivalent work experience.

• Provable experience in facilitating training sessions in a technical context.

• 2 years or more of provable field experience with the design, usage and/or teaching of cryptography and/or cybersecurity solutions. Some desirable topics include: o Symmetric and asymmetric encryption algorithms (DES, AES…).

o Key management concepts (key management infrastructure, PKI, HSM, etc.).

o Secure communication protocols (IPsec, SSL/TLS, SSH, VPN, etc.).

o Mastering best practices for securing network architectures.

• The following extra qualifications are valuable assets:

o Familiarity with the defense ecosystem, through operational experience and/or design and implementation.

o Relevant industry certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or GSEC.

• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.