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Public sector role profile
Hire a NIS2 Compliance Lead for Government & Public Sector
Turn directive obligations into operating controls, evidence and reporting — not slide decks
We run these mandates through IT recruitment with IT executive search depth, experienced IT recruiters and structured technology recruitment delivery.
NIS2 reaches many essential entities; national transposition shapes how public services evidence risk management and incident processes.
The role bridges legal text with ENISA guidance, baseline practice and internal audit expectations.
Interfaces to CSIRT/SOC, procurement and executive reporting must be explicit — avoid fuzzy “compliance— without security outcomes.
We recruit specialists with EU cyber regulation experience and public-sector delivery exposure.
Role profile
Purpose
Make NIS2 obligations operable: controls, accountability, notifications and defensible records.
Typical accountability
Gap analysis, roadmap, supervisory dialogue preparation, supplier risk treatment.
Example KPIs
- • implementation rate of prioritised measures
- • notification timeliness
- • critical supplier assessments completed
Responsibilities in detail
1. Transposition mapping
Map articles to organisational units; align with ISMS/baseline where present.
2. Incident reporting
Runbooks with SOC/CSIRT; leadership training on escalation duties.
3. Supply chain
Assessors for critical vendors and cloud; assurance schemes where used.
4. Supervision
Evidence packs for regulators and internal audit.
Interfaces
Internal
- CISO
- legal
- procurement
- IT
- privacy
External
- national authorities
- sector supervisors
- ENISA references
Mandate must be distinct from generic policy roles without technical traction.
Qualifications
Professional
- NIS/NIS2
- risk & assurance
- audit evidence
Personal
- precision
- legal-technical translation
- stamina
Compensation notes
Premium skillset; benchmark security manager salaries.
Challenges
Evolving guidance; threat pressure and political scrutiny.
- • Ambiguous ownership across tiers of government.
- • Limited supplier visibility.
- • Competition for delivery capacity.
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- • Hire a SOC Lead for Government & Public Sector
We also fill roles in industrial IT recruitment — including OT/ICS security and manufacturing IT.
Hire a public-sector NIS2 lead
We align scope, accountability model and evidence expectations before sourcing.
Outcome-focused compliance, not checkbox theatre.