Job Openings NIS2 Expert Consultant

About the job NIS2 Expert Consultant

Mission Overview:


Keystone Solutions is seeking a consultant for a mission at a client site focused on establishing and structuring a NIS2 compliance program. The consultant will work closely with the internal Program Manager, providing expertise and support to ensure the successful implementation of the NIS2 framework.


Key Responsibilities:


  • Conduct a structured review of the existing NIS2 program based on available reports, self-assessments, gap analyses, and action plans.
  • Clarify the scope of intervention with stakeholders, including the consultant, sponsor, CISO, and GRC team.
  • Review the mapping of business activities, critical services, and internal and external dependencies, including suppliers, and their alignment with cyber risks.
  • Identify key focus areas of the program, elements needing clarification or consolidation, and leverage points for facilitating prioritization and management.
  • Identify quick wins to quickly revive compliance dynamics.
  • Define a risk-based methodological approach to prioritize actions based on real risks to essential activities.
  • Establish a Minimum Viable Compliance framework, including a clarified scope, defined governance, mapping of critical activities, prioritized action plan, and initial evidence elements.
  • Provide support, training, and guidance to the internal Program Manager to ensure sustainable management of the NIS2 program.
  • Develop a phased, iterative roadmap covering immediate actions, priority remediations, industrialization of management, and continuous improvement.

Objectives:


  • Enable the client to regain control of its NIS2 program, focusing efforts on real priorities and establishing a credible path towards sustainable compliance.
  • Quickly revive NIS2 compliance dynamics.
  • Structure clear governance and management of the program.
  • Prioritize actions based on cyber risks and essential activities.
  • Define a minimal, realistic, and demonstrable compliance foundation.
  • Enhance the autonomy of the internal Program Manager through expert support and knowledge transfer.

Expected Deliverables:


  • Framework and consolidation of the NIS2 program, including a mission framing note and confirmation of scope with stakeholders.
  • Structured synthesis of existing elements: reports, self-assessments, gap analyses, governance documents, action plans, and available evidence.
  • Mapping of criticality and prioritization by risks, including a review of existing business mapping and alignment with critical services.
  • Methodological approach for risk-based prioritization and Minimum Viable Compliance.
  • Improvement plan and phased roadmap for managing the NIS2 program.
  • Support for the internal Program Manager, including coaching and knowledge transfer sessions.
  • Periodic progress reports and a final presentation to management, including program status, priorities, and proposed trajectory.

Profile Required:


The consultant should have proven experience in supporting significant entities regarding NIS2 and the CYFUN Framework, ideally in the public sector. Required qualifications include:

  • Confirmed experience in cybersecurity governance, NIS2 compliance, risk management, and structuring compliance programs.
  • Knowledge of digital and public service environments.
  • Expected certifications: CISSP, CISM, and ISO 27001 Senior Lead Implementer, or demonstrable equivalents.
  • Ability to support an internal Program Manager, train stakeholders, and produce executive deliverables for management.

Mission Details:


Role: NIS2 expert consultant supporting the internal Program Manager without taking on the interim Program Manager role. The estimated duration is flexible, with a suggested rhythm of 1 to 2 days per week, with the possibility of increased support at the start or spread over time based on program priorities.


Keystone Solutions Advantages:


  • Consultancy Nature: Engage in on-site work as a consultant, representing Keystone Solutions.
  • Dynamic Projects: Work on diverse challenges across various client environments.
  • Turbo-Charged Learning: Experience professional development and broad learning opportunities.
  • Skyrocketing Ambition: Commit to career growth within the framework of Keystone Solutions.
  • Values: As a

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    Duration: 01/08/2026 - 31/12/2026 5 months • (part time 2/5)


    Skills required:

    • Cyber Security - Level: Expert - Most recent: This year
    • ISO 27001:2005 - Level: Expert - Most recent: This year
    • Risk Management - Level: Expert - Most recent: This year

    Language requirements:

    Dutch or French
    Level Full professional proficiency
    English
    Level Nice to have


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