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Call for expression of interest (various IT profiles) - European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (FGIV, Athens)

European Union Agency for CybersecurityENISA Athens, Greece

GradeFGIV
Contract TypeContract Agent
Salary Range€4,449 - €5,034/month
Deadline2 March 2026

About this position

The summary below is published by European Union Agency for Cybersecurity on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

ENISA is seeking to draw a reserve list for the upcoming SPD period 2026-2028 for a variety of profiles. As needs arise, ENISA will search the pool of reserve list candidates and select those that are appropriate to its needs. The established reserve list may be used to cater for other Agency-wide staffing needs.

Type of contract:Contract Agent

Function Group and grade: FGIV

Area: Potentially all Units

Place of Employment:Athens, Greece / Brussels, Belgium

Probation period: 9 months

Reserve list:31/12/2029

Deadline for applications: 02/03/2026 at 23:59:59 hrs EET (CET +1)

How to Apply

Apply using our recruitment platform.

Applications must be submitted by 23:59:59 EET (Greek time (CET+1)) on the closing date.

You are strongly advised to submit your application well in advance of the deadline, since heavy internet traffic or fault with the internet connection could lead to difficulties in last-minute submission.

Selection board

Chairperson and Administration Representative: Nikolaos TANTOURIS

Staff Committee Member: Adrian BELMONTE

Member: Andrea DUFKOVA

Member: Georgios GKROUS

Member: Mohamed El Haddaoui TABIT

Alternate Chairperson and Administration…

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Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

Eligibility: Contract Agent, Function Group and grade FGIV

Selection process

The notice describes the following selection steps:

Application submission via recruitment platform
Selection board review

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: SPD period 2026-2028.

Working arrangements: Athens, Greece / Brussels, Belgium.

Hiring unit: Potentially all Units.

Position details

Reference: ENISA-CA-FGIV-2026-02
Last Verified: 18 September 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Call for expression of interest (various IT profiles) at ENISA based in Athens at the FGIV grade level (Contract Agent). The vacancy reference is ENISA-CA-FGIV-2026-02.

Type of contract:Contract Agent

Function Group and grade: FGIV

Area: Potentially all Units

Place of Employment:Athens, Greece / Brussels, Belgium

Probation period: 9 months

Reserve list:31/12/2029

Deadline for applications: 02/03/2026 at 23:59:59 hrs EET (CET +1)

How to Apply

Apply using our recruitment platform.

Applications must be submitted by 23:59:59 EET (Greek time (CET+1)) on the closing date.

Selection board

Chairperson and Administration Representative: Nikolaos TANTOURIS

Staff Committee Member: Adrian BELMONTE

Member: Andrea DUFKOVA

Member: Georgios GKROUS

Member: Mohamed El Haddaoui TABIT

Alternate Chairperson and Administration Representative: Jo DE MUYNCK

Alternate Chairperson and Administration Representative: Demosthenes OIKONOMOU

Alternate Chairperson and Administration Representative: Renate VERHEIJEN

Alternate Staff Committee Member: Panagiotis TRIMINTZIOS

Alternate Staff Committee Member: Evgenia NIKOLOUZOU

Alternate Staff Committee Member: Paraskevi KASSE

Alternate Staff Committee Member: Andreea ANDREI

Alternate Member: Cosmin CIOBANU

Alternate Member: Christian VAN HEURCK

Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at FGIV runs from €4,449 (step 1) to €5,034 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €53,388 to €60,408 before tax and allowances. Steps increase automatically every two years; the figures here are taken from the salary grid in the EU Staff Regulations.

Eligible staff posted away from their country of nationality also receive an expatriation allowance worth 16% of basic salary (around €712 per month at step 1 of FGIV) together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Athens. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 27 May 2026, 116 days ago.

The deadline of 2 March 2026 has now passed and this position is no longer accepting applications. Browse other current openings via the links below.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 18 September 2026 (2 days ago).

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at FGIV see our FGIV grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at ENISA see the ENISA institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Athens see our Athens location page.

New to EU careers? Our beginner's guide walks through entry routes, EPSO competitions, and what to prepare. For application logistics see application tips and EPSO competitions.

Net pay at this grade

At step 1 of FGIV, gross monthly basic salary on the Contract Agents grid is €4,449. Eligible expatriate staff add a 16% expatriation allowance on top (roughly €712 per month) before two automatic deductions reduce the taxable base: the joint sickness insurance scheme (JSIS, ~3.6%, €186) and the EU pension contribution (~10.3%, €532). EU community tax (Council Reg. 260/68) is then applied progressively; for the AD7-equivalent band the effective rate sits in the 11 to 13% range, which works out to about €533 per month here.

Athens carries a correction coefficient of 86.6% (Article 64 of the Staff Regulations), so the net is multiplied by 0.87 to reflect the local cost of living. On those assumptions take-home pay is approximately €3,387 per month, or about €40,638 per year, before household and dependent-child allowances, which can add several hundred euros monthly for staff with families. For the exact bracket-by-bracket computation see our net-pay methodology, and our correction coefficients guide for the full duty-station table.

Comparable recent roles

In the last twenty-four months ENISA (and the wider Commission and agencies family) has filled several adjacent roles at the same FGIV grade level. The most recent comparable vacancies, with their actual application windows:

Cybersecurity Officers at ENISA (published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-03-02)
Threat and Vulnerability Analyst at ENISA (published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-04-01)
It Security Officer - Full-Stack Developer at European Commission (DIGIT – Digital Services) (published 2026-09-18, closed 2026-10-07)
Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at European Commission (DIGIT – Digital Services) (published 2026-09-18, closed 2026-10-07)
Technical Integration Specialist at F4E (published 2026-09-18, closed 2026-10-05)

Pattern recognition matters here: recruiters at the same Directorate-General often re-advertise nearly identical profiles every six to nine months, so candidates who miss one window can typically position for the next one. Browse the live catalog: all FGIV openings, other vacancies at ENISA.

Career trajectory

Career progression for FGIV staff is governed by Articles 44 to 46 of the Staff Regulations (consolidated text on EUR-Lex) and Annex IB on the promotion procedure. Step increases are automatic every two years (Art. 44); grade promotion is competitive, based on the appraisal exercise (Art. 45) and the Career Development Review. For roles at ENISA, within Function Group IV the move from grade 13 to grade 16 takes roughly nine to twelve years; reclassification to a Temporary Agent or AD post is the longer-term ladder. Article 46 governs the classification at recruitment, which sets the starting step within the grade (usually step 1 for external recruits without prior EU service, step 2 or 3 where relevant professional experience is recognised).

Mobility within the institutions is encouraged via the inter-institutional and intra-institutional vacancy publication system: temporary agents who pass the probation period and reservists from EPSO laureate lists can typically apply to internal vacancies after one year of service. Lateral moves between Directorates-General reset the seniority clock for promotion only if the new post carries a different grade.

Language profile

Beyond the formal language requirements stated in the vacancy notice, the day-to-day working languages at this employer are English and French in roughly equal measure, with German appearing in some technical files. Internal meetings and most policy drafting in Brussels run in English; French remains the preferred internal language in Luxembourg-based services and parts of DG TRADE.

Application cadence

Across the past twenty-four months 2 comparable openings with the same grade and subject area signature have been advertised by ENISA or related EU bodies, 2 of them in the last twelve months alone. That cadence (roughly 1.0 per year) suggests a candidate who narrowly misses this competition can reasonably expect a similar profile to reopen within six to nine months.

Visit the official European Union Agency for Cybersecurity website

Application Closed

Source: This job listing was sourced from the officialEU Careers portal (EPSO). First published: 27 May 2026.Salary estimate based on EU Staff Regulations.

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