About this Infrastructure Engineer role at Spektrum
Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations. We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.
Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.
Who we are supporting
The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:
- Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
- Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.
- Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
- Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
- Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.
Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.
The program
Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.
To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.
Role Duties and Responsibilities
Contributes to the development of infrastructure architectures.
Identifies and evaluates alternative architectures and the trade-offs in cost,
performance and scalability.
Documents architecturally significant decisions.
Supports projects or change initiatives through the preparation of technical
plans and application of design principles.
Aligns solutions with enterprise and solution architecture standards (including
security).
Follows agreed standards and applies appropriate techniques to elicit and
document detailed requirements.
Reviews requirements for errors and omissions.
Provides input to the requirements base-line.
Ensures projects are carried out in accordance with agreed architectures,
standards, methods and tools and addresses security and privacy
requirements.
Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications
The service contractor will be required to have experience in distributed
technical environments and modern platform delivery practices, notably:
1. Cloud platforms and hybrid environments, including Azure, AWS,
Kubernetes, and containerized deployment models
2. Networking, secure connectivity, and infrastructure constraints relevant to
NATO environments
3. DevOps tooling, CI/CD platforms such as GitLab, and infrastructure
automation
4. Site and deployment engineering
5. Lab and simulation environment support
6. Tool administration and engineering support for MBSE and related
engineering environments
The service contractor will be required to have a Bachelor of Science (BSc)
degree at a nationally recognised/certified university in a technical subject with
substantial Information Technology (IT) content and 3 years post-related
experience. As an exception, the lack of a university degree may be
compensated by a demonstration of a candidate’s particular abilities or
experience that are of interest to the NCI Agency; namely, at least 5 years of
extensive and progressive experience in the duties related to the functions of
this post.
Desirable:
Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising noth
military and civilian elements.
Knowledge of NATO organization, internal structure and resultant
relationships.
Working Location
The Hague, NL
Working Policy
On-site
Travel
Some travel to other NATO sites may be required
Security Clearance
Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance
We never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon. If this opportunity isn't for you, please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up.
