The pandemic has triggered in 200% the cyber attacks in Spain and experts assure that 2020 marked a record both for the number of attacks and the impact it has had.
Working as a hacker to protect the country in the CNI is possible, if you want to be part of it in its own calls Maria Jose Pena, Director of Master in Cybersecurity Management, Ethical Hacking and Offensive Security. It tells us what the job offer is about, requirements, functions and salary.
Job offer
For days now, the CNI (National Intelligence Center) website has received many visits to view the offer they have published:
“If you want to serve Spain and are concerned about the future of Spain and the International Community, the CNI offers you the opportunity to be on the front line of National Security”
With this very patriotic claim, the CNI begins the search for candidates for the 7 profiles what it needs to cover National Security and protect us from cyber attacks and cyber threats.
What requirements are nedeed to fulfill?
The requirements that applicants must comply with are the following:
- Have the Spanish nationality.
- Be adult.
- Be in possession of the required qualification, from Higher Engineering in Telecommunications, Computer Science, Electronics or Programming to Medium Level Vocational Training for new technologies and communications.
- Not having been separated through a file from any of the Public Administrations, nor be disqualified from exercising public functions, nor deprived of the exercise of civil rights.
- Not suffer from any disease or physical defect that renders him incapable of performing his duties.
- possess or be in a position to obtain a favorable safety report, in accordance with the characteristics of the job offered.
Duties and salary
The functions to perform will vary depending on the position held, they range from supervise the conformity of the certificates of ICT products, services and processes, respecting the European Cybersecurity certification schemes, to optimization of complex algorithms, forensic analysis of computer media and electronic devices and even investigating secret documents.
The salaries They will always depend on the professional categorization in the Administration, in the best of cases it can be €3,000 – €3,200 per month depending on the highest grade on the administrative scale and the years of service.
Finally, tell you that The demand for employment by the CNI has been growing in recent years, but the move to the digital world has meant that the workforce has risen to about 3,000 people working and due to the growing number of cyber threats, the incorporation of 600 more people.
