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Department of Fisheries has notified 4 contract vacancies for Senior Cyber Security Consultant Grade-2 (Team Lead), Young Professional (Network), and Young Professional (NIC Application Support) posts. Qualifications vary by post, requiring a B.Tech or MCA with relevant experience as specified in the official notification. Selected candidates will receive a pay of Rs. 1,45,000 for the Team Lead post and Rs. 70,000 for Young Professional positions. Eligible applicants must submit their applications in the prescribed format along with a CV and supporting documents through email on or before 28 October 2026 at 5:00 PM. The selection process involves the short-listing of candidates followed by a personal interview or talk by a Consultancy Evaluation Committee.

Department of Fisheries Recruitment 2026 at a Glance

Vacancy Details

The Department of Fisheries proposes to engage four (04) individual consultants on a contractual basis for providing specialized technical services in IT infrastructure and the cyber security cell. The post-wise breakdown of vacancies is detailed below:

Who Can Apply

Applicants must meet the essential educational qualifications, experience, and certification criteria prescribed for each specific post:

Pay and Tenure

Department of Fisheries Recruitment 2026 Job Description

The engaged consultants will perform specialized technical duties across IT infrastructure and cyber security cells, which include:

• Planning, implementing, operating, and continuously improving the cyber security posture of the Department of Fisheries.
• Managing and monitoring Security Operations Centre (SOC) activities, security events through EDR, UEM, SIEM, and SOAR tools, and investigating alerts.
• Conducting malware analysis, threat hunting, digital forensics, and incident response (DFIR).
• Administering enterprise network infrastructure including routers, switches, next-generation firewalls, proxy servers, anti-DDoS solutions, and wireless networks.
• Providing complete support for NIC-hosted applications and services such as eOffice, Bharat VC, email (@gov.in), Sandes, and MeghRaj cloud services.
• Providing end-to-end cyber security and IT infrastructure support during high-level government meetings, VIP events, PRAGATI, and interactions involving the PMO and Cabinet Secretariat.

How to Apply for Department of Fisheries Recruitment 2026

1. Download the prescribed application format provided as Annexure-II in the official notification.
2. Fill out the proforma with accurate personal details, educational qualifications, experience, and global/training certifications.
3. Prepare an updated CV in World Bank format.
4. Compile supporting documents including educational certificates, experience certificates, Aadhar card, global/training certificates, and police verification.
5. Send the completed application form along with your CV and scanned supporting documents via email to the Department at [email protected] on or before 28 October 2026 at 5:00 PM.

Selection and Interview

Selection of the consultants will be done on the basis of a personal interview or talk conducted by a Consultancy Evaluation Committee (CEC). Only short-listed candidates will be called for the interview. Shortlisted candidates must produce their bio-data and original certificates for verification at the time of the interview. No TA or DA will be paid for attending the interview.

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