The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) provides safe, secure, and innovative satellite navigation and communication services for Europe. We advance the commercialisation of Galileo, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), and Copernicus data and services, while engaging in secure SATCOM (GOVSATCOM & IRIS²), and operating the Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) Front-Desk. Our work strengthens European autonomy in space technologies, fosters innovation, and supports critical sectors such as transport, agriculture, and economic development across the EU. For more information on the EUSPA and the EU Space Programme, click here.
At EUSPA, we aim for our workforce to be representative of European society and strongly welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We actively seek to create a workplace where each staff member feels valued and respected, can give their best and can develop to their full potential. We believe that diversity drives excellence, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to our shared mission.
To promote diversity and establish a geographically balanced pool of candidates, we strongly encourage applicants from Member States which are lesser represented in the Agency workforce to apply. These Member States are currently Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden. Recruitment will however remain strictly based on the merits of all applicants and no advantage will be given and no positions will be reserved for nationals of any specific Member State.
The Security Operations and Monitoring Department (SOM) undertakes security operations (incl. security monitoring and cyber-defence at the Security Operations Centre and Public Regulated Service (PRS) provision) and monitoring (incl. performance assessment) of all ground and space elements of the Union Space Programme component. It will ensure the readiness of the corresponding operational teams and infrastructure through the continuous operations of the Galileo Security Monitoring Centre (GSMC) and the Galileo Reference Centre (GRC) facilities, with the support of teams from other departments, to ensure the daily effective implementation of the Security Operations and Monitoring functions.
The job holder is expected to relocate to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, one of the more affluent suburbs of Paris. However, frequent missions and possible temporary detachment to GSMC Backup site (Madrid, Spain) or GRC (Noordwijk, The Netherlands), and occasional travel to Brussels (Belgium) and Prague (Czech Republic) and other locations are foreseen for this post.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The jobholder will be entrusted with the following main tasks and responsibilities:
- Governmental Services Operations
- Ensure the timely execution of Governmental services procedures, delivery of access and deconfliction management (currently with main focus on PRS), and supervision of the Galileo system PRS Signal in Space health status;
- Provide advice to Member States to support the use of the PRS and liaise with national Competent PRS Authorities (CPA);
- Support the execution of joint operational exercises and contingency tests with national Competent PRS Authorities.
- Incident escalation and crisis management
- Investigate any degradation of the Governmental and SOC services, as well as process the system anomalies, incidents and notifications from national Competent PRS Authorities;
- Contribute to official recommendations provided to the EU decision-making bodies on the continuity of services, including actions required to maintain it, supporting the Crisis Management and implementing the instructions issued by the relevant authorities in the frame of CD-698.
- Contribute to continuous improvement and operational readiness
- Participate and contribute to the review and evolution of operational processes, including PRS access, incident handling, security monitoring and Council Decision 698, as part of the continuous improvement and lessons learnt exercises;
- Support the validation of the new releases of operational equipment and new service milestones.
- Support and coordination activities
- Monitor the security and system status of the Components of the Union Space Programme included in the GSMC Security Operations Centre (SOC) perimeter, handle Incidents and security alerts, operate the GSMC Ticketing System to log and trace the full incident handling process, in line with the operational procedure;
- Liaise with other EUSPA departments, notably in the area of Administration, to ensure the execution of related corporate tasks, such as planning, reporting, administration, financial & budget management, risk management, when needed;
- Contribute to other tasks of the SOM department or the GSMC, as necessary.
The job holder will be required to work on systems deployed at GSMC as part of a 24/7 shift working and stand-by duty roster in line with the EUSPA’s applicable rules.
Prior to certification and shift operations, the role will be primarily a normal ‘day-time’ job contributing to the development of operations.
