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 ID – C004956

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain complex identity and access management architectures in support of enterprise and mission- facing services.
• Develop and manage automation solutions that support identity lifecycle management, provisioning, deprovisioning, access reviews, and operational efficiency.
• Administer and support high volumes of identity objects, roles, groups, and access assignments across Microsoft Entra ID and AWS IAM Identity Center.
• Support and deliver identity provider integrations for web applications and portals, ensuring secure authentication, federation, and MFA-enabled access.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory), including identity governance, authentication methods, conditional access, and application integration.
• Strong practical experience with AWS IAM and IAM Identity Center, including role-based access control, federation, and access lifecycle management across cloud environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in automation and orchestration using tools such as Azure Logic Apps, Power Automate, Azure
• Automation, Azure Functions, AWS Lambda, and PowerShell to streamline identity and access management processes.
• Proven experience integrating identity providers with web applications, portals, and external-facing services, including support for modern authentication and multi-factor authentication requirements.
• Solid architectural knowledge of complex IAM designs, including multi-tenant, hybrid, and cross-domain identity solutions.
• Experience with identity synchronisation and federation across multiple tenants, directories, or domains, with an understanding of secure and scalable enterprise identity patterns.

Working Location

• Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance