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 – CDT-0009

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the lead Project Manager during the final development and pre-launch phase, including coordination with the development team and stakeholders;
• Assist in tracking timelines, deliverables and risks during the run-up to launch;
• Ensure all technical, analytical, and governance elements required for launch are aligned and delivered on time;
• Upon completion of implementation (post-launch), assume full responsibility for day-to-day project management, including scheduling, coordination, documentation, issue tracking, and continuous improvement, including further development activities for the Repository.
• Preparing an onboarding package (login guidance, FAQs, short video tutorials);
• Organising onboarding webinars for first-time users across 32 Allies;
• Coordinating account creation with internal NATO technical services;
• Tracking onboarding progress and reporting outstanding gaps or issues.
• Running regular coordination meetings with internal teams and contractors;
• Maintaining project documentation;
• Monitoring progress and reporting status to senior management;
• Preparing briefing notes, slide decks, speaking points, and demonstration materials related to the Repository;
• Ensuring alignment with related initiatives.
• Liaise regularly with EuRepoC as the primary data provider to coordinate data delivery schedules and ensure alignment with NATO requirements;
• serve as a focal point for coordination with SITCEN which provides technical platform;
• ensure continuous liaison with internal stakeholders (CyOC, CTAB etc.);
• preparing funding documentation for approval, tracking financial execution, liaising with divisional budget officers to secure timely and compliant funding approvals.
• develop proposals for the future evolution of the Repository by identifying functional and analytical gaps, developing proposals for enhancements, preparing an evolution roadmap, and handling engagement with SITCEN, EuRepoC, and other stakeholders on next-generation capabilities and long-term sustainability.
• capture lessons learned during development, testing and launch of the Repository, conduct after-action reviews with stakeholders, and convert findings into actionable recommendations for improving tool functionalities, data quality, and user engagement.
• Support the lead Project Manager during the data processing and analysis stage, including coordination with Allied representatives to facilitate Pledge bilaterals;
• Assist in tracking workflow of Allied analysis and task management through Q1-Q2 2026 and create a structured workflow that leverages the new process delivered by the Data Engineer for the Pledge data portal;
• Ensure all process aspects run smoothly to execute professional bilaterals, including some bilaterals delivered off-site in Allied nations as relevant, until technical, analytical, and governance elements required for launch are aligned and delivered on time;
• Upon completion of implementation (post-launch), assume full responsibility for day-to-day project management, including scheduling, coordination, documentation, issue tracking, and continuous improvement, including further development activities for the Repository.

 Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Proven project management experience in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Ability to brief senior management clearly and concisely
• Experience developing project documentation, SOPs, roadmaps, or guidance materials.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and proactively
• Able to translate technical issues into policy-friendly language

 Desirable

• PM certifications (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, Agile).
• Experience working with NATO structures
• Experience managing digital platforms
• Experience working in cybersecurity/cyber defence related disciplines

 Language Proficiency

• Excellent written and oral English

 Working Location

• Brussels, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – CDT-0007

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• cleaning and structuring Allied-submitted response data and incoming data from a research institution;
• Standardising data formats, categories, and fields in line with the required taxonomy.
• Identifying inconsistencies, gaps, and missing elements in the data and flagging these to the Project Manager (PM);
• Conducting regular data quality checks (accuracy, completeness, timeliness);
• Reviewing data entries and confirming alignment with the NATO Cyber Response taxonomy.
• Ensuring proper data classification and tagging.
• Supporting the PM in preparing feedback to Allies and researchers.
• Working closely with the data engineer to ensure smooth ingestion and integration of data into the platform;
• Supporting testing of data upload tools, visualisation features and filters;
• Helping to document data and refine the Repository’s metadata structure.
• Producing insight reports on Allied response patterns (e.g., most-used measures, speed of response, clustering by threat actor).
• Identifying trends and anomalies in Allied responses over time;
• Preparing data-driven products to support Committee discussions, CDT leadership meeting and strategic messaging;
• Create dashboards and visual analytics.
• Supporting PM in preparing training materials (slides, guides, examples, videos);
• Support in demonstrating data entry and tool navigation during webinar sessions for Allies;
• Providing technical and analytical assistance to first-time users.
• Verify data analysis methods to ensure correct data analysis methods use, support in identifying trends and anomalies in Allied responses over time through a comparative analysis of the previous Pledge cycles (May-June).
• Support the automated creation of dashboards and visual analytics (June-July)

 Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Strong analytical and statistical skills.
• 2+ years working as a data analyst or similar role.
• Experience in data cleaning, transformation, analysis and visualization.
• Proficiency in Python for data processing.
• Ability to prepare visualisations, summaries, and other analytical products for non-technical audiences.
• Very good written and spoken English.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to perform repetitive tasks when needed.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.

 Desirable Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Experience using ArcGIS software (ArcGIS online, ArcGIS Experience Builder)
• Experience from developing web applications.
• Experience from cyber-security data analysis.
• Experience in preparing education material and providing training to the end-user community.

 Working Location

• Brussels, Belgium

Working Policy

• On-site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – CDT-0008

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• extracting data from input files, transforming data according to the necessary formats and loading data into the Repository platform.
• Ensuring smooth data flow into Pledge data analysis model.
• Maintaining the current data pipelines and developing new data pipelines to incorporate new sources of data.
• Work with the Repository team to understand requirements for analysis and visualization.
• Develop and optimize data models and data views that allow for analysis of all relevant aspects of the data.
• Working with the Pledge team to create an interactive portal/data model to facilitate analysis of Allied returns.
• Support the data analyst in cleaning and standardising data from external sources (Repository and Pledge).
• Identifying inconsistencies, gaps, and missing elements in the data and flagging these to the data analyst and the project manager (PM).
• Investigate potential tools for data processing, data integration and visualization that could be used in a NATO environment.
• Advising the team on technical choices by clearly communicating the options to a non-technical audience.
• Support the data analyst in producing analytical products by creating dashboards and visual analytics.
• Potentially also use large language models to extract insights from unstructured data.
• Document data pipelines, codes and data models.
• Information sharing with the team and onboarding of new team members.

 Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Strong analytical and technical skills.
• 2+ years experience working as a Data Engineer or in a similar role.
• Professional experience in planning and executing the data science lifecycle / data pipelines, including ingestion, pre-processing, quality assurance, analysing, post-processing and visualisation.
• Proficiency in Python for data processing.
• Knowledge of ArcGIS software.
• Very good written and spoken English.
• Proactive and highly detail-oriented.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.

 Desirable Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Proficiency in ArcGIS API for Python.
• Professional experience in configuring an ArcGIS Enterprise portal and its applications, such as ArcGIS Experience Builder, ArcGIS Dashboards, ArcGIS Notebooks, Survey123, and Workflow Manager, with preferred basic knowledge of ArcGIS Pro.
• Experience in visualization and building of web applications.
• Knowledge of NATO networks and data engineering/analysis tools available on those networks.
• Ability to work with both structured and unstructured data. Experience from using large language models to analyse text data.
• Experience with cyber-security data analysis.

 Working Location

• Brussels, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – CDT-0006

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• collecting and analysing data on CIS and Cybersecurity projects delivered by NCIA to support advising and (data-driven) decision making by CDT Senior Leadership;
• maintaining a prioritized project list, and contributing expertise during prioritization exercises and monitoring progress;
• actively supporting workshops and coordination meetings as part of the Enterprise Sizing effort;
• developing a database for sizing requirements, and facilitating the completion of new products and processes.
• Close liaison with ACT, capability monitors, program directors, ACO and NCIA to support enterprise coherence and cybersecurity within ICT prioritization and sequencing activities. Prioritization, dependency management, and sequencing are emphasized to optimize the execution of initiatives and ensure strategic alignment and success
• Systematically de-conflict and de-risk initiatives across multiple delivery streams and governance structures, integrating executive portfolio governance into the SEG to guide strategic prioritization, risk tolerance, and resource allocation.
• Supporting the SPG, the plan contributes the Enterprise perspective to Capability Delivery Action Plans at the WG level and serves as the CDT focal point for the WG1/SPG secretariat.
• Support mapping coherence across all Alliance and NATO Enterprise CIS and Cybersecurity CPPs, programs, and projects, developing an operating model for PfM across Enterprise stakeholders to enhance visibility, control, and coordination.
• Perform regular assessments of the NATO Enterprise ICT portfolio, identifying interdependencies, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Assess the qualitative data for NATO Enterprise – Enterprise Sizing (as specified in Annex C from SOR/MER 23) and updating the NATO Enterprise List of Entities and Points of Presence.
• Leverage advanced experience and knowledge of MS365 tools to enhance business as usual activities.
• Act as a conduit to drive and support coherence among Enterprise stakeholders in order to facilitate coordination and completion of new products and ways of working.

 Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Over 10 years of experience in project, program, or portfolio management within the ICT industries.
• Proven working experience from multi-cultural, large international organization (e.g. NATO, EU, etc.) – minimum 2 years.
• Experience across different domains and C-suite level stakeholders.
• Extensive team management experience and deep understanding of the digital transformation processes.
• Possessing recognised formal Project Management qualifications, such as PRINCE 2 (Practitioner) / Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Possessing recognised formal Portfolio Management qualifications, such as Management of Portfolios MoP (Practitioner) / Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP).
• Lean and Agile project implementation experience, proved with relevant certifications in Agile methodologies (e.g. CSPO, Agile Coaching ICP-ACC, SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, etc.).
• Organizational Change Management Experience.
• Service Management including ITIL 3 and/or 4.
• Knowledge and experience in state-of-the-art technologies, relevant to the work, i.e. software and development platforms, and familiarity with related international / commercial / industrial products.
• Proficiency in Power BI development, architecture and Azure Fundamentals certification.
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining portfolio dashboards that provide accurate and up-to-date information on project and portfolio status.
• Advanced expertise in the setup, configuration, utilization and administration of MS365 tools.
• Experience in the creation and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to standardize processes and ensure best practices in project and portfolio management.

 Working Location

• Brussels, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Cosmic Top Secret personal security clearance

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 – C004843

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve highly scalable, secure, and resilient Kubernetes platforms utilizing SUSE Rancher as the central management plane.
• Handle the end-to-end lifecycle of RKE/RKE2 clusters (provisioning, scaling, patching and upgrading) across hybrid, multi-cloud or bare-metal environments with minimal to zero downtime.
• Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines and implement GitOps workflows (using tools like Gitlab, ArgoCD or Rancher Fleet) to streamline continuous application delivery.
• Monitor platform health using tools like Prometheus and Grafana, respond to system alerts and troubleshoot complex containerized workload issues.
• Enforce security policy's, including network policies, Rancher RBAC configurations and automated container image scanning.
• Proactively monitor resource utilization (CPU, memory, persistent storage) to right-size clusters, scale nodes dynamically and optimize cloud or on-prem infrastructure.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including runbooks and architecture diagrams.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Minimum of 4 years of dedicated, hands-on experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering roles.
• Over 4 years of sustained experience designing, deploying and maintaining highly available production Kubernetes clusters, heavily utilizing the SUSE Rancher ecosystem.
• A solid track record of leading complex migrations, moving legacy virtualized applications into containerized, microservice-based architectures.
• Expertly provision, secure, and lifecycle-manage large-scale, multi-cluster Kubernetes environments using SUSE Rancher UI/API and Rancher Manager.
• Write modular, reusable code to automate infrastructure provisioning across hybrid environments using Ansible.
• Architect and maintain sophisticated, zero-downtime deploymentpipelines using GitOps principles with Gitlab, ArgoCD or Rancher Fleet.
• Author/manage advanced Helm charts and manage complex stateful and stateless deployments.
• Engineer comprehensive monitoring and logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) to establish SLIs/SLOs and configure automated remediation. Experience with Rancher Observability is a plus.
• Develop robust automation scripts in Python or Bash.
• Rapidly diagnose and resolve high-severity incidents across the entire stack, from kernel-level container issues to complex network routing failures.
• Comprehensive understanding of the underlying architectures of RKE, RKE2, K8S /K3s and knowing exactly when to apply each distribution.
• Knowledge of zero-trust models, Rancher RBAC, Pod Security Admissions, container scanning and enforcing governance.
• CNIs tools (Calico, Cilium, Canal) deep understanding of Software Defined Network and Container Networking, network policies and managing complex Ingress and Service Mesh (Istio)architectures.
• Expert knowledge of Container Storage Interfaces (CSI), disaster recovery planning and managing highly available storage solutions like SUSE Longhorn.
• Extensive practical experience operating distributed Kubernetes environments across a mix of bare-metal, on-premises hypervisors (vSphere, Nutanix), and public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience acting as a technical escalation point, guiding junior team members, and establishing DevOps best practices across development teams.

Working Location

• Brane-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

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 – CDT-0005

Role Background

The NATO Cyber and Digital Transformation (CDT) Division, led by the Assistant Secretary General (ASG), ensures ICT coherence across NATO’s 50+ civil and military bodies, serving over 25,000 users. Reporting to the Secretary General, the ASG oversees enterprise directives and advises on IT acquisition and services.

In 2026, NATO's ASG is prioritizing digital transformation, cloud migration, and becoming a data-centric organization. This strategic effort focuses on modernizing processes, harnessing AI, and integrating business services to build a more coherent organization. By optimizing business workflows, NATO aims to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen security, and achieve seamless cloud adoption.

To achieve this, CDT is seeking support in managing and coordinating a Business Services Program aimed at bringing coherence and modernizing the NATO Enterprise Business Services landscape. This initiative is part of the NATO Digital Transformation Implementation Strategy, which promotes improving processes and leveraging digital echnologies. The project addresses the need for greater alignment and improvement of processes across the NATO Enterprise to support ongoing digital transformation efforts. An initial study has been conducted and a plan has been prepared. The goal is to build upon this foundation by following up on the next steps by managing the transformation office to coordinate the delivery of business transformation across NATO Enterprise.

Responsibilities include leading the transformation office, program/project management, stakeholder management, and ensuring effective communication and collaboration.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Project Management, Stakeholder Management and Communication Management

• The contractor will drive alignment and collaboration across NATO’s enterprise initiatives and business services, ensuring coherence and increased effectiveness across all organizational entities. Responsibilities include:
  • Managing projects and initiatives: Execute project and program management of business services initiatives. Ensure delivery of scope within time and budgetary constraints.
  • Stakeholder management: Engage regularly with stakeholders across NATO entities, including Finance, HR, Procurement, Legal, and others, to promote synchronized efforts toward harmonizing enterprise business services.
  • Documenting: Develop and maintain documentation artefact necessary for any of the outlined tasks.
  • Managing risks: Maintain risk and issue registries, propose mitigation measures, and address challenges to enhance the successful delivery of business services transformation.

Leading the Business Services Transformation Office

• The contractor will act as the main lead for the Business Services Transformation Office to ensure streamlined processes and operational excellence across NATO entities. Responsibilities include:
  • Office operationalization: An initial setup will be required to ramp up the Transformation Office. This involves outlining the objectives, identifying and putting in place the resources, and defining the methods of working.
  • Leading the office: Be the lead of the transformation office and main PoC within CDT for the Business Transformation across NATO Enterprise.

Business Services Advisory (SME Role)

• The contractor will provide expert advisory support on business services, implementation of large ERP programs, and relevant business transformation initiatives. Responsibilities include:
  • Providing CDT staff with ad-hoc advisory on topics within the domain of business services, ERP implementation, and relevant technology considerations based on industry experience and best practices.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Demonstrated relevant experience (8+ years) in the area of Digital Transformation, specifically in Business Services (HR, Finance, Procurement), and large-scale ERP implementation programs.
• Proven experience in program management and project management.
• Proven experience in delivering ERP and Business Services projects delivering clear value in large international organizations, including data platforms.
• Strong ability to interact with, manage, and influence senior executive stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills in English with the ability to develop (in written-form) and present complex concepts in a clear and succinct manner.

Desirable Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Experience working in NATO and understanding of relevant NATO policy.
• Experience with market solutions in the domain of business services and ERP.
• Experience with commercial cloud provider platforms and/or on-premise cloud platforms.
• Proven ability to navigate complex multi-national environments (e.g., NATO/military contexts)
• Understanding of Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF), IT Governance (e.g. COBIT) and service management (ITIL).

Working Location

• Brussels, Belgium

Working Policy

• Hybrid (50% onsite/50% offsite)

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – 2026-0062

 Role Background

Operations and Exercises (OPEX) Centre is accountable to support Alliance Operations, Missions (AOM) and exercises during peacetime, crisis and conflict, by providing NCIA lead liaison, planning and coordinating functions. Acting as the primary Agency's interface to the customer, OPEX Centre is coordinating the NCI Agency efforts provided by the Business Areas, the CSUs and other Agency organizational elements. OPEX Centre has a requirement for Subject Matter Expert (SME) to be embedded with RPMO team, the team, in support development and streamlining the planning and funding process for operations, missions and exercises in 2026 and beyond. The part of the 2026 effort to be covered within this RFQ will be mainly focused on deep assessment of all NCIA OEs involvement of support to operations, missions and exercises.

The required expertise, will supplement the current level of expertise within the OPEX RPMO Team. The Contractors requested in this RFQ must be ready to quickly integrate with the current OPEX RPMO Team, taking up duties and responsibilities. The work required will be based on Intended Business Outputs and Outcomes, and defined Deliverables, as described in the following Sections.

 Role Duties and Responsibilities

The Business Analyst shall deliver a comprehensive set of portfolio, budgeting, forecasting, and governance outputs that strengthen financial stewardship and enhance the organization’s ability to plan, resource, and execute operational and exercise requirements. The role is outcome-focused and accountable for the accuracy, quality, and usability of all deliverables, with particular emphasis on optimizing service rate planning and ensuring efficient programming of support to operations and exercises.

 Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• A recognized Project Management certification, such as Prince2 or PMP.
• Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Breaking down complex business problems
• Identifying root causes (not just symptoms)
• Evaluating options and trade-offs
• Critical thinking and structured reasoning
• Communication & Stakeholder Management
• Translating business needs into technical requirements (and vice versa)
• Running meetings, workshops, and interviews
• Managing expectations across stakeholders
• Writing clear documentation (BRDs, user stories, etc.)
• Data Analysis Skills
• Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables)
• SQL (very valuable in most roles)
• Basic data visualization (Power BI, Tableau)
• Interpreting trends and drawing insights
• Business Acumen
• Knowledge of business processes (finance, operations, sales, etc.)
• Understanding KPIs and performance metrics
• Industry awareness (depends on your field)
• Requirements Engineering
• Eliciting requirements (interviews, workshops)
• Writing user stories, use cases, functional specs
• Prioritization techniques (MoSCoW, etc.)
• Managing scope and avoiding ambiguity
• Process Modeling & Improvement
• BPMN, flowcharts, process diagrams
• Identifying inefficiencies and bottlenecks
• Designing “as-is” vs “to-be” processes
• Technical Awareness (not coding-heavy)
• Basics of software development (Agile, Scrum, SDLC)
• APIs, databases, system integrations (at a high level)
• Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence
• Adaptability & Domain Learning
• Picking up new domains quickly
• Handling changing requirements
• Working across teams (tech, business, ops)

 Education

• A higher secondary education and completed higher vocational training leading to a formal or professional certification with a three-year function related experience OR a secondary education and completed advanced vocational training leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with five years of post-related experience.

 Language Proficiency

• Both oral and written communication in this job are conducted in English. The consultants shall be fluent in English corresponding to standard STANAG-6001 3333 (listening, speaking, reading and writing) or equivalent.

 Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• 80% Off-site / 20% On-site. The deliverables will be produced off site but presented at Purchaser’s premises in Mons, SHAPE Belgium.

 Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – NATOIMS-0003

Role Background

NATO is undergoing a transformative adaptation to accelerate its digital transformation and cybersecurity posture, aligned with the Digital Transformation Implementation Strategy (DTIS). These efforts are led by the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Cyber and Digital Transformation, who oversees coherence across the NATO Enterprise ICT capabilities and services while serving as the single point of authority for cybersecurity. The Cyber and Digital Transformation Division (CDT) is tasked with executing and enforcing Enterprise-wide coherence, ensuring alignment across NATO’s initiatives, overseeing implementation and impact, and advancing work to meet NATO’s strategic objectives outlined in NATO 2030. The position is currently within Capability Coherence Section. The ACPV (Asset, Configuration, Patching, and Vulnerability) Initiative is a foundational cybersecurity project aimed at strengthening situational awareness, ompliance, incident response capabilities, and vulnerability management across NATO. This initiative is also one of NATO’s largest data-centric programs, creating a strategic framework to feed future innovations such as cybersecurity scorecards, data exploitation platforms, governance systems, and other Enterprise tools. CDT is committed to executing this program within an evolving digital environment while fostering coherence across its people, processes, and technologies. Additional information is available in the Appendix 1 to this Annex.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide analysis and recommendations to align ACPV’s objectives, outputs, and deliverables with NATO’s Digital Transformation Implementation Strategy, supporting NATO’s broader priorities for cybersecurity, situational awareness, compliance, and operational readiness.
• Collaborate and engage with NATO leadership, Nations, user communities, and external partners to ensure unified messaging, clear communication, and sustained stakeholder alignment around ACPV’s objectives, timelines, and benefits.
• Establish and oversee program governance mechanisms to ensure accountability within NATO entities and external stakeholders, actively manage interdependencies, and prioritize risks across ACPV’s lifecycle while maintaining coherence across the Enterprise.
• Design and implement frameworks and strategies to plan for ACPV’s future evolution within NATO’s digital transformation, integrating innovative tools, practices, and long-term enterprise cybersecurity objectives into its roadmap.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• At least 10 years of experience in ICT and digital-policy-related industries, including extensive experience managing complex initiatives within multinational and governmental contexts.
• Experience across different domains, functions, and C-suite level stakeholders.
• Extensive team management experience with a high level of autonomy.
• Asset, configuration, patching and vulnerability management awareness and experience.
• Understanding of the digital domain.
• Expertise in strategic communications and stakeholder engagement, especially with public and private partners across multinational environments.
• Experience managing high-visibility programs with significant budgets (€50M+).
• Experience working with NATO governance bodies, military commands, and enterprise entities.
• Deep familiarity with NCIA processes, structures, and ways of working.

Working Location

• Brussels, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Top Secret personal security clearance

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 – C004852

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide support for project implementation, and delivery of infrastructure security solutions
• Ensure the stability and performance of deployed systems, services and applications post-implementation, through continuous monitoring and addressing any emerging issues in a timely manner.
• Apply approved security configurations (hardening settings), and continuously maintain the security posture of the infrastructure elements
• Contribute to remediation of CIS security findings for infrastructure elements
• Plan, deploy, and configure a variety of hardware, software, and security products;
• Perform other duties as may be required

 Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Knowledge of the principles of computer and communication security, networking, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications.
• Knowledge of and proven experience with linux OS, infrastructure as code and automation tools
• Knowledge of security technologies and solutions specific to hybrid-cloud, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and On-Premise DMZ capabilities
• Experience with Cyber Hygiene and the Critical Security Controls for effective cyber defence.
• Practical hands-on experience with systems administration.
• Ability to investigate and analyse complex scenarios and solve problems in innovative ways
• Excellent communication abilities, both written and verbal, with the ability to clearly and successfully articulate complex issues to a variety of audiences and teams

 Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – CDT-0012

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Cyber Digital Transformation Division (CDT) drives the end-to-end transformation of NATO’s Military and Non-Military Instruments of Power, enabled by digital technologies, to enhance the Alliance’s ability to execute its core tasks in a Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) environment. In particular, increase Alliance Digital Interoperability, support the modernisation of NATO’s Standardization processes, and enable the adoption of data exploitation capabilities and AI.

The contractor shall support NATO’s digital transformation by developing and advancing communications and networking standards that enable persistent, secure, and policy- compliant consultation, command, and control networks in support of Multi-Domain Operations (MDO).

We are looking for a well-rounded professional with excellent technical and communication skills as well as experience in the military domain. NATO knowledge would constitute and asset.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• The contractor shall design, develop, integrate, and maintain ontologies supporting NATO operational and technical use cases. This includes ensuring compliance with agreed standards, enabling interoperability across systems, and managing ontology artefacts through controlled lifecycle processes, including versioning, validation, and updates.
• The contractor shall develop and maintain semantic artefacts, including taxonomies, thesauri, dictionaries, and code lists, to ensure consistency of terminology and structured data usage across NATO systems and initiatives. These artefacts shall align with NATO terminology directive and applicable standardization policies.
• The contractor shall contribute to the development, review, and harmonization of NATO data standards, ensuring alignment with ISO standards and NATO standardization artefacts. This includes supporting the modernization of standardization processes and improving interoperability across military and non-military domains.
• The contractor shall define and implement governance processes for ontology lifecycle management, including roles, responsibilities, workflows, and quality assurance mechanisms. The contractor shall ensure that ontology and data artefacts are aligned with the NATO Enterprise Architecture Framework (NAF v4.1) and model-driven development practices.
• The contractor shall support the integration of ontologies into knowledge graphs and operational systems, enabling advanced data exploitation and supporting artificial intelligence and machine learning use cases. This includes ensuring compatibility with secure cloud environments and supporting DataOps and MLOps practices, where applicable.
• The contractor shall prepare and deliver briefings, presentations, and reports to NATO committees, capability panels, and working groups, and shall coordinate activities across stakeholders to ensure alignment, transparency, and effective progress of all assigned tasks.
• The contractor shall provide support to unforeseen or ad hoc requirements within the scope of ontology engineering, data standardization, and interoperability, as requested and prioritised by CDT. Such support shall be subject to mutual agreement on scope, effort, and priority.

Working Location

• Brussels, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – 2026-0057

Role Background

To support the NCSC with the execution of tasks identified in the subject work package of the service, the NCI Agency is looking for experienced penetration testing professionals to augment the existing teams in order to respond to the increasing demand for high quality security assessments and expertise.

This contract is to provide consistent support on a deliverable-based (completion-type) contract, to NCSC contributing to its POW based on the deliverables that are described in the scope of work below.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide Web, infrastructure and application-level penetration testing, including but not limited to COTS software and NOTS/GOTS software (NATO/Government off the Shelf), following clearly defined methodologies.
• Participate in kick-off meetings with stakeholders and technical points of contact in order to identify requirements for testing.
• Follow the documented procedures and workflows outlined by the technical leads
• Attend team meetings if required
• Write technical reports in fluent English, following defined templates and Reporting Tools.
• Brief at both executive and technical levels on security reports and testing outcome, including at flag officer level.
• In case of new vulnerabilities detected for COTS software, follow the Responsible Disclosure Process and follow-up with vendors and stakeholders.
• In co-ordination with the Technical Lead of the Penetration testing team, ensure proactive collaboration and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Stay abreast of technological developments relevant to the area of work.
• Perform any other duties as may be required.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Web application penetration testing
• IT infrastructure penetration testing
• Network security architecture design
• Assessing security vulnerabilities within OS, software, protocols & networks
• Researching and evaluating security products & technologies
• Knowledge in system and network administration of UNIX and Windows systems
• Use of penetration testing tools, techniques, and recognized testing methodologies
• Scripting skills in at least one of the following: Python, Go, PowerShell, shell (bash, ksh, csh)
• Technical knowledge in system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, application security, as well as, malware infection techniques and protection technologies.
• Ability to evaluate risks and formulate mitigation plans.
• Proven ability to brief at executive level on security findings, reports and testing outcome.
• Proven ability to write clear and structured technical reports including executive summary, technical findings and remediation plan for several different audiences.

Language

• A thorough knowledge of one of the two NATO languages, both written and spoken, is essential and some knowledge of the other is desirable.

NOTE: Most of the work of the NCI Agency is conducted in the English language.

Desirable

• Professional qualifications: OSCP, OSCE, OSWE, GPEN, CREST Certified Web Application Tester, GXPN, GWAPT or equivalent
• Familiarity with risk analysis methodologies.
• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements.
• Knowledge of NATO organization, internal structure and resultant relationships.
• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements.
• Knowledge of NATO organization, internal structure and resultant relationships.

Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – C004502

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning and Budgeting
• Assist in the preparation and updating of the Business Execution Plan to support O&M Operating Costs in alignment with the NCI Agency Business Plan and Financial Plan, prepare the Quarterly Annual Financial Report (QAFR), and provide inputs for Customer Rates and Service Rates. Additionally, assist in preparing and maintaining the NISC procurement plan in coordination with relevant Service Owners.
• Performance and Execution Monitoring
• Assist in the NISC financial execution and in-year reviews by continuously or monthly monitoring financial targets set in the Business Execution Plan, identifying urgent actions to rectify deviations, and covering all sources and types of funds. Provide analysis and management reports on revenues, costs, variances, productivity, and cost control, and monitor expenditures against all funding sources, proactively resolving discrepancies with managers. Monitor Purchase Orders for externally sourced workforce and maintain a corresponding dashboard for work execution and time bookings. Guide and monitor BA staff in identifying service costs and managing their projects in ServiceNow.
• Internal Control
• Review and validate project Price Proposals for OE services from a financial perspective, manage and control EBA Fund tasks such as admin travel, and align resource allocations with NISC business plans through approved prioritization processes. Ensure NISC resources are sufficiently planned, maintain discipline in booking effort against actual workload, and secure timely processing of non-billable time cards and complete timesheets for NISC resources.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• At least 5 years of relevant experience;
• Some experience in budgetary planning and management is preferred;
• Some experience in resource planning and personnel management is preferred;
• Awareness of Project Management Framework / Methodologies such as PRINCE II, PMP is preferred;
• Analytic skills is preferred;
• Some understanding of cost accounting;
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Sharepoint.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English, with a proven ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;
• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
• Knowledge of the NCI Agency is desirable;
• Experience of working in a customer funding environment;
• Experience in documenting/improving business processes;
• Experience in liaising with internal and external staff and ability to build relationships across the business.

Working Location

• Braine L’Alleud, Belgium

Working Policy

• On-site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – C004805

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain the master project plan and detailed work schedules in the agreed planning tool, updating progress weekly from workstream leads and flagging slippage or critical path risks to the Project Manager.
• Prepare look-ahead schedules, Gantt charts, and milestone trackers for use in project board meetings and team briefings.
• Support re-planning exercises at stage boundaries or when approved changes require a revised baseline.
• Own and maintain the RAID log (Risks, Actions, Issues, Dependencies), chasing owners for updates and escalating overdue items.
• Maintain the Risk Register, Issue Register, Lessons Log, Quality Register, and Decision Log, ensuring entries are current, consistently formatted, and reviewed at the appropriate governance forum.
• Track change requests through the change control process, recording the details of each approved change against the baseline.
• Establish and maintain the project filing structure, enforcing version control, naming conventions, and access permissions across the shared workspace.
• Manage the flow of project documents — distributing pre-reads, collecting sign-offs, archiving approved deliverables, and ensuring the team always works from the latest version.
• Act as configuration librarian where required, tracking the status of all formal project products.
• Track project expenditure against the approved budget, recording actuals, commitments, and forecasts and flagging variances to the Project Manager.
• Process purchase orders, timesheets, and contractor invoices through the agreed workflow, ensuring costs are coded to the correct budget lines.
• Maintain the resource allocation schedule and highlight conflicts or gaps requiring management attention.
• Coordinate site access arrangements for audit teams, refresh contractors, and specialist surveyors, liaising with local security points of contacts to secure the required access.
• Maintain the site visit schedule, tracking confirmed dates, access permits, security clearances, and any site-specific induction or health and safety requirements that must be completed before arrival.
• Maintain a site access tracker that records visit outcomes — completed, rescheduled, or denied — and flags sites with repeated access difficulties to the Project Manager for escalation to the Vendor Manager or client.
• Coordinate with contractors and internal teams to sequence site visits efficiently, grouping geographically close sites into logical routes and avoiding clashes where multiple teams require access to the same location.
• Ensure all site visit documentation — access request forms, risk assessments, method statements, and photographic evidence of completed work — is collected, filed, and linked to the relevant site record in the project filing structure.
• Draft highlight reports, checkpoint reports, and dashboard packs for the Project Manager's review, pulling together schedule, cost, risk, and quality data into a clear narrative.
• Organise all project meetings — booking rooms or virtual sessions, preparing agendas, circulating papers, and confirming attendance.
• Take accurate minutes, record decisions and actions with owners and deadlines, and follow up on outstanding actions between meetings.
• Maintain the forward calendar of stage gates, board meetings, and quality reviews, ensuring all required inputs are prepared on time.
• Act as the first point of contact for administrative queries from team members, directing people to the right templates, processes, or escalation routes.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Strong proficiency in project scheduling tools — ideally Microsoft Project and ServiceNow
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, conditional formatting, and the ability to build and maintain cost trackers and resource models.
• Confident user of Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Teams, Word, PowerPoint) for document management, collaboration, and reporting.
• Ability to build clear, concise dashboards and visual reports that translate raw data into RAG statuses, trend charts, and exception summaries for senior audiences.
• Familiarity with project management information systems (PMIS) or portfolio tools
• Exceptional attention to detail — the kind of person who notices a version number is wrong, a date has shifted, or a name is misspelled before it reaches a board pack.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks, deadlines, and information flows without dropping things.
• Strong written communication — able to draft clear, grammatically correct minutes, reports, and status updates that require minimal editing by the Project Manager.
• Proactive and self-starting — able to anticipate what the Project Manager will need next rather than waiting to be asked.
• Diplomatic and persistent when chasing actions from colleagues, contractors, and senior stakeholders who may not prioritise the PSO's requests.
• Comfortable working across all levels of seniority, from site teams to the project board, and adapting communication style accordingly.
• Calm under pressure, particularly during busy reporting periods, stage gates, or when multiple deadlines converge.
• Trustworthy with sensitive information — the PSO will have visibility of financial data, personnel matters, and pre-decisional papers.
• Team-oriented with a willingness to pick up whatever needs doing — the PSO role is broad and sometimes unglamorous, and the right person takes pride in making the whole team more effective.
• Willing to challenge constructively — confident enough to push back if a process is being bypassed or a standard is slipping, even when the person cutting corners is more senior.

Working Location

• Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium

Working Policy

• Hybrid (40% onsite/ 60% offsite)

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – C004815

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Supports monitoring of the external environment and assessment of emerging technologies.
• Contributes to the creation of reports, technology roadmapping and the sharing of knowledge and insights.
• Provides support on the use of existing methods and tools.
• Configures methods and tools within a known context.
• Creates and updates the documentation of methods and tools.
• Provides administrative services to project boards, project assurance teams and quality review meetings.
• Uses recommended portfolio, programme and project control solutions for planning, scheduling and tracking.
• Sets up project files, compiles and distributes reports.
• Provides guidance on project management software, procedures, processes, tools and techniques.
• Applies tools, techniques and processes to administer, track, log, report on and correct configuration items, components and changes.
• Assists with audits to check the accuracy of the information and undertakes any necessary corrective action under direction.
• Assesses and analyses release components for input to release scheduling.
• Maintains and administers tools and methods for software delivery, deployment and configuration.
• Maintains release processes and procedures.
• Assesses, analyses, develops, documents and implements changes based on requests for change.
• Ensures that operational processes are in place for effective change control.
• Develops, configures and maintains tools to manage and report on the lifecycle of change requests.
• Identifies problems and issues and recommend corrective actions

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• At least two years practical experience performing release and deployment function in large IT environment/organization.
• Working in collaboration with Change Management, Configuration Management, Verification and Validation Teams.
• ITIL (v3/4) Foundation Certificate.

Education

• A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 2 years post-related experience. Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency, that is, at least 6 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post.

Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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

As part of a small team of technical experts on the technologies listed above, but with a large amount of autonomous work, your main duties will be to:

• Design, setup and manage a set of sharepoint environments to be tightly integrated with the other technologies already available on the network.
• Ensure the security of the environment meets NATO security requirements, and conforms to the IT Service Manegement rules regulating the network on which the environment operates.
• Leverage the best practices for information management on the technology to ensure User Acceptance.
• Deliver expertise in Identity Management, Access Control and Federation Architectures and how to integrate these in the delivered solution
• Lead or contribute the creation and maintenance of the associated documentation
• Integrate the solution with other solutions like Atlassian JIRA, Confluence and Bitbucket, Splunk and PowerBI.
• Work closely with other team members and users to integrate feedback and constantly improve the quality of the delivered solution.

Deliverables The main deliverables as will be to:

• The provider shall develop and maintain the sharepoint environment and all the related content. The provider is expected to maintain it, make updates following the ITSM processes and continuously integrate user-feedback to increase the user satisfaction. This may include the development of custom-code to fullfill the user requirements.
• The provider shall also maintain the test and validation environment, used to validate changes before they are implemented on production.
• For coordination purposes and due to the access required, the provider of this service shall work onsite, at SHAPE, Mons, Belgium.
• The service provider shall be responsible for complying will all applicable local employment laws, in addition to following all SHAPE & NCIA onboarding procedures. Delivery of the service cannot begin until these requirements are fulfilled.
• The service provider shall not be required to work on NCIA holidays.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong knowledge and experience in designing, installing and managing complex and modern Microsoft Sharepoint environment for at least 500 end-users;
• Strong knowledge and demonstrable experience with web development technologies including ASP.NET, javascript and the use of REST API;
• Strong experience in user-centered development approach and working in an agile project management framework
• Strong experience with Identity and Access Management (IDAM) environment, including Active Directory Federation Service, and other tools like Keycloak.
• Strong team-spirit attitude
• Good Knowledge and experience using Microsoft SCCM / SQL Server / Exchange;
• Experience in developing custom SharePoint solutions using .NET Webforms (custom features, timer jobs, webparts, custom actions);
• Have an in-depth understanding of infrastructure concepts related to Hosting, Networks, IP address Management, firewalls, certificates, Load balancing and Proxy;
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience with scripting languages and integration tools including Powershell, Python and SQL.
• Good understanding of cyber security concepts. Good understanding of network communication protocols.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience developing .NET desktop applications (WPF, MVVM, Windows Background Service, Dependency Injection, Entity Framework 6, Serilog, xUnit, Moq, Azure DevOps);
• Working experience in the cyber security area.
• Past experience working for NATO.

Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – 2026-0043

Role Background

NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), as the main ICT service provider in NATO, is the main technical entity providing subject matter expertise to support NATO Cyber and Digital Transformation (CDT) Branch’s Innovation Programmes of Work (PoW) and relevant activities in 2026. NCIA Chief Technology Office (CTO) is looking for a Contractor who will provide full-stack software development support to the PoW projects.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Support NCIA in the NATO Programmes of Work with CDT in the area of software development for digital innovation and technology applications.
• Develop advanced application capabilities for analysts, enabling the exploration, analysis, and synthesis of strategic foresight analysis data through complex, multi-step user experience workflows, including cross-article reasoning, topic engineering, source intelligence, and relevance assessment.
• Develop full-stack integrations with AI-enabled backend services, including the exposure of AI-driven analytical functions, retrieval mechanisms, and automated synthesis capabilities in a controlled and user-transparent manner.
• Apply sound software design principles to ensure transparent, auditable, and controllable analytical workflows, including clear traceability between inputs, sources, AI-assisted reasoning steps, and generated outputs, suitable for high-trust analytical and policy environments.
• Deliver deployment-ready solutions that are compatible with restricted and secure environments, including solutions subject to accreditation for NATO UNCLASSIFIED (NU) deployment, and capable of operating under governance, security, and operational constraints beyond standard commercial systems.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Senior-level full stack development experience with at least 8 years of experience, covering: frontend and backend development, system architecture, integration, implementation and end-to-end ownership from design through deployment.
• Extensive knowledge in frontend (Vue.js, React, Astro) and backend frameworks (Python, FastAPI), including: Frontend application architecture and state management, backend API design, schema validation, and service orchestration.
• Proven experience integrating frontend applications with backend APIs and data services, including: high-volume data ingestion and querying, search, retrieval, and analytics- oriented backends, performance-aware UI–backend interaction patterns. The bidder must provide at least two project examples demonstrating the experience.
• Practical experience integrating AI and LLM-based services, including: LLM-powered analysis, synthesis, and content generation, retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) or hybrid retrieval approaches and deterministic, traceable, and auditable AI outputs suitable for policy and analytical use.
• Experience with designing and implementing analyst-facing workflows, with emphasis on: transparency of analytical results, traceability of sources, reasoning, and outputs, user control over inputs, filters, and relevance criteria.
• Experience working in analytical decision-support contexts or strategic foresight, including: Topic engineering and thematic analysis, source intelligence and relevance assessment, multi-source analytical synthesis.
• Ability to work independently at senior level, including: structuring complex systems from high-level requirements, translating abstract objectives into concrete technical deliverables and delivery constraints
• Experience with analytical platforms, such as strategic foresight analysis, emerging and disruptive technologies assessment, or decision-support tooling.
• Experience deploying solutions in restricted, controlled, or secure environments, including: separation of environments, controlled AI service integration, deployment constraints beyond standard commercial cloud setups
• Candidate must have the nationality of one of the NATO nations.

Language

• Excellent command of spoken and written English. 

Working Location

• Offsite

Working Policy

• Remote

Travel

This Task Order requires travel, consisting of up to 3 visits to NCIA Brussels (one per quarter) for a maximum of one working day each visit. Travel dates will be planned during the Project Kick-off Meeting with NCIA Project Manager. The travel, lodging and associated expenses for travel are included in the price of the bid (NTE), such that the purchaser shall not be invoiced.

Extraordinary Travel (Purchaser Directed Travel) may be required to other NATO or non- ATO locations as necessary. In the event of such unforeseen meetings being called, the cost of all travel and subsistence will be addressed through a contract amendment.

Extraordinary Travel expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with Article 5.5 of AAS+ Framework Contract. Such costs will be set as a separate PO line with a not to exceed value to cover and reimburse of actual expenses upon submissions of all receipts and invoices in line with NCIA processes.

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – C000102

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Assure successful deployment of security updates and anti- malware/data loss prevention endpoints;
• Assure security hardening based on security settings and group policies;
• Provide automated reporting on utilisation of resources with regards to licensing and capacity management;
• Load users and workstations into a datacentre – centric infrastructure;
• Install and document remote application provisioning services based on, but not limited to, Windows Remote App concept;
• Liaise with the Agency's Centralised Service Desk for incident, problem and change management

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Deep knowledge of implementing and administering large active directory environments;
• Experience of Windows Administration and relevant certifications; e.g. MCITP.;
• Experience in client provisioning and bare metal install using MDT and SCCM as toolsets;
• Experience in troubleshooting client OS and software provisioning problems;
• Experience in Application Provisioning technologies;
• Experience in REACH Support and NCIA Core Enterprise Services procedures;

Language

• Fluent in English.

Desirable Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Thin client / zero client deployment technology;
• Experience in remote application provisioning services based on, but not limited to, Windows Remote App concept.

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

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.

1. Linux Function
   1. Essential Skills
      1. 5+ years of experience in managing and patching Linux environments, specifically RHEL and OEL.
   2. Responsibilities:
      1. Patching all Linux-based systems including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) across all NATO locations.
      2. Utilizing tools like Ansible and Oracle Linux Manager (OLM) for patch management and deployment.
      3. Ensuring patches are thoroughly tested before deployment
      4. Conducting post-patch validation to ensure system stability and performance
2. Network Function
   1. Essential Skills
      1. 5+ years of experience in network administration and patch management, particularly with Load Balancers.
   2. Responsibilities:
      1. Patching and managing network-related devices, such as Load Balancers (Riverbed Stingray, Pulse Secure) across various NATO locations
      2. Ensuring that network patches are tested and validated before deployment.
      3. Troubleshooting any issues arising from patching network devices.
      4. Ensuring compliance with network security policies.

1. VMWARE Function
   1. Essential Skills
      1. 5+ years of experience with VMware technologies, including ESXi and vCenter.
   2. Responsibilities:
      1. VMware ESXi servers and VMware vCenter management platforms across all NATO locations.
      2. Applying patches to VMware environments, ensuring minimal downtime and maintaining high availability.
      3. Conducting pre-patch tests and post-patch validation to ensure stability and performance.

1. Hardware Function
   1. Essential Skills
      1. 5+ years of experience in managing and maintaining enterprise-level hardware systems.
   2. Responsibilities:
      1. Patching and upgrading firmware on physical hardware including HPE Rackmount and Blade Servers, Dell Servers, and associated storage systems across various NATO locations.
      2. Ensuring all hardware is compliant with the latest security and operational updates.
      3. Conducting pre-patch validation and post-patch testing to ensure hardware stability.

 Working Location

• Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium

Working Policy

• 100% On-Site, out of hours work is required

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – 2025-0261

Role Background

NATO Digital Workplace Centre (NDWC), part of NCI Agency, provides simple yet innovative solutions that underpin the Digital Transformation of NATO by providing feature-rich Digital Workplace, which enable NATO staff members to connect, communicate, and collaborate.

Shared Workspace service area delivers the following user-facing services to NATO Commands, NATO Force structure and Nations in all 32 Allied Nations:

• Workstream collaboration including email and instant messaging server backend and client frontend provisioning, management, operation and lifecycle across multiple separate networks of different classifications.
• Voice and Video conferencing server backend and frontend devices and rooms, maintenance, management, operation and troubleshooting across multiple separate networks of different classifications.

The services integrate with other services and enable NATO-specific functional applications higher up the software stack.

Through several on-going streams of work in Q4’24 and onwards, the services are rapidly evolving from using fully on-premise to a mixture of on-premise and public cloud technologies.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide prompt, professional, and effective resolution of technical issues (including incidents) escalated from Level 2 and (in some cases) Level 3 support and end users on all security domains for all encompassed Area of Responsibility (AOR) of the Service;
• Liaise with other teams in troubleshooting technical issues at various levels (network, backend, frontend, firewalls)
• Perform root cause analysis in order to reduce repeating/recurring technical issues
• Implement approved service requests and change requests (e.g. creation of new resources/configuration items, alteration of existing resources/configuration items).
• Implement security measures (patches, updates, etc..) on the systems manually with no to minimal downtime.
• Perform all administration and maintenance tasks required at the backend and frontend as a Subject Matter Expert to ensure the availability, continuity and optimum performance.
• Bring the backend systems (and if software exists also frontend devices) to the latest software version released by the vendor and approved by NATO authorities
• Certain periods of the contract period, to be decided by the unit manager, be ready and available after workhours during the week and the whole day during the weekend to be ready to provide support and resolve technical issues on all security domains for all encompassed Area of Responsibility.
• Improve backend and frontend maintenance activities; monitoring tools and implementation of security measures resulting in minimal to no service interruption.
• Continuously improve the quality and efficiency of IT services by monitoring and maintaining healthy backend and frontend environment thus reducing the need for support.
• Identify and provide opportunities for continuous service improvements.

 Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Cisco Voice Technologies - Advanced (3+ years experience): Problem solving, strong knowledge of Cisco Voice Technologies such as Cisco CUCM, Cisco CUBE, Cisco UCCX, Diagnose and resolve technical issues, support software and basic associated network related problems.
• Telecommunication Technology including TDM - Advanced (3+ years experience): Knowledge of managing call distribution lists, voice mailboxes, ISDN, TDM technologies, troubleshooting on Legacy TDM PABX integration to Cisco Voice Technologies
• Virtualized server platform products - Intermediate (2+ years experience): Good knowledge in managing VMWare vSphere and VMWare vCenter
• Communication Systems integration with PKI and Active Directory - Intermediate (2+ years experience): Good knowledge in AD and PKI integration with Cisco products
• Experience with monitoring platforms and protocols - Intermediate (2+ years experience): Good knowledge of monitoring platforms such as nGeniusOne, CA Performance management, CA Spectrum
• Scripting Experience - Beginner (1+ years experience): Basic knowledge in Java Script, Python or similar scripting languages
• Network - Intermediate (2+ years experience): Knowledge in troubleshooting basic network issues (including boundary protection devices) on servers and end users; Splunk log monitoring and analysis, nGeniusOne monitoring and analysis.
• Exercise/Military Operations Support (desirable) - Intermediate (2+ years experience): Knowledge and experience either working with or being in the military IT capacity specialized on Telephony service products (Cisco, legacy PABX, etc..) delivering support of exercises or operations; Knowledge of use case scenarios of Telephony service products (Cisco, legacy PABX, etc..) in exercise and operations as well as day to day operational requirements of military bodies
• Remote Support Units (desirable) - Intermediate (2+ years experience): Knowledge and experience either working with or being in a remote support unit IT capacity specialized on Telephony service products (Cisco, legacy PABX, etc..) delivering support to daily activities, exercises or operations; Knowledge of use case scenarios of Telephony service products (Cisco, legacy PABX, etc..) in remote support units exercise and operations support as well as remote units supporting day to day operational requirements support of military bodies

 Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• On-site, on-call hours are after work hours (17:30-08:30 next day) during the week, and whole day until the start of next business day during the weekend (Saturday 00:00 Sunday 00:00, Sunday 00:00 – Monday 08:30)

Travel

• Regular travel to Braine L'Alleud, Belgium

Security Clearance

• NATO Cosmic Top Secret /NATO Secret, in progress of upgrade to NATO Cosmic Top Secret

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 – CDT-0011

Role Background

Cyber Digital Transformation Division (CDT) drives the end-to-end transformation of NATO’s Military and Non-Military Instruments of Power, enabled by digital technologies, to enhance the Alliance’s ability to execute its core tasks in a Multi-Domain Operations (MDO)

environment. In particular, increase Alliance Digital Interoperability, support the modernisation of NATO’s Standardization processes, and enable the adoption of data exploitation capabilities and AI.

The contractor shall support NATO’s digital transformation by developing and advancing communications and networking standards that enable persistent, secure, and policy- compliant consultation, command, and control networks in support of Multi-Domain Operations (MDO).

We are looking for a well-rounded professional with excellent technical and communication skills as well as experience in the military domain. NATO knowledge would constitute an asset.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• The contractor shall engage with relevant stakeholders, including Capability Teams (e.g. Beyond Line of Sight (BLoS), SATCOM, Cellular Communications for Defence), Chairpersons, national subject matter experts, NCIA representatives, and standards custodians, to elicit, analyse, and validate requirements related to communications and networking standards. This includes translating complex CIS technical specifications and operational needs into clear, actionable, and testable requirements.
• The contractor shall contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of NATO Standardization Documents related to communications and networking, including STANAGs, Allied Communications Publications (AComP), and Standards Related Documents (SRD). This includes supportin The contractor shall define and document conformance criteria for NATO communications systems, with a particular focus on Beyond Line of Sight (BLoS) specifications. This includes identifying measurable technical criteria that support interoperability and enable system integration early in the development lifecycle.
• The contractor shall support the development of application layer and routing protocols enabling integration of HF and other BLoS communications systems with IP-based networks. This includes working closely with Capability Teams and standards custodians to define interoperable and scalable connectivity solutions.
• The contractor shall support interoperability across NATO CIS systems by ensuring that developed standards and specifications enable effective integration across communication domains, including BLoS, LoS, SATCOM, and cellular systems.
• The contractor shall support governance and coordination activities across Capability Teams, NCIA, and standard custodians, ensuring alignment, consistency, and progress of communications standardization efforts. This includes supporting Chairpersons and contributing to structured standardization processes.
• The contractor shall prepare and deliver briefings, technical presentations, and reports to NATO committees, Capability Teams, and working groups, clearly communicating progress, technical solutions, and recommendations.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• The candidate must possess a university degree in a relevant CIS field such as systems science, or an equivalent technical qualification.
• The candidate must have at least five (5) years of experience working with NATO CIS technical specifications, including demonstrated knowledge of their application in operational environments.
• The candidate must demonstrate strong project management skills.
• The candidate must demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• The candidate must demonstrate the ability to analyse complex technical specifications and translate them into clear, actionable requirements or technical guidance.
• Analytical thinking (ability to perform complex analyses and develop structured solutions), clarity and accuracy (ability to produce high-quality, error-free work),
• Conceptual thinking (ability to apply and adapt learned concepts),
• Customer-service orientation (taking ownership of issues and ensuring resolution), initiative (ability to act decisively in a time-sensitive and fast-paced environment), organisational awareness.

Education

• The candidate must possess a university degree in a relevant CIS field such as systems science, or an equivalent technical qualification.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the NATO Digital Policy Committee (DPC) and its substructure is desirable.
• Knowledge of NATO standardization artefacts, including STANAGs, Allied Communications Publications (AComP), and Standards Related Documents (SRD).
• Professional certifications in areas such as ITIL, PRINCE2, PMP, or CIS governance are desirable.

Working Location

• Brussels, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – CDT-0010

Role Background

Cyber Digital Transformation Division (CDT) drives NATO’s Digital Transformation, a key objective is to strengthen the ability of Allies and the NATO Enterprise to deter, defend against and counter the full spectrum of cyber and cyber-enabled threats at the speed of relevance, comprehensively across the political, military, and technical levels. In particular, strengthen mechanisms and tools to enhance readiness and resilience against cyber threats across the Alliance, focusing in particular on Mission Vital Infrastructure (MVI).

We are looking for a well-rounded professional with excellent technical and communication

skills as well as experience in the cybersecurity domain. NATO knowledge would constitute

and asset.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• 1 Requirements Analysis and Stakeholder Coordination
  • The contractor shall engage with relevant stakeholders, including NATO committees, Capability Panels, national SMEs, and standards custodians, to elicit, analyse, and validate requirements related to cyber security standards and CIS protection. This includes translating complex cyber security specifications, policies, and operational needs into clear, actionable, and testable requirements.
• 2 Development and Maintenance of Cyber Security Standards
  • The contractor shall contribute to the development, review, and maintenance of NATO cyber security standards, ensuring alignment with NATO policies and internationally recognized frameworks such as NIST and ISO. This includes supporting the 8lifecycle of standardization artefacts within NATO governance processes.
• 3 Development of Cyber Security Conformance Criteria and Audit Objectives The contractor shall define, document, and maintain cyber security conformance criteria and audit objectives, with a focus on enabling automation of compliance verification wherever feasible. This includes ensuring that criteria are measurable, testable, and aligned with NATO security policies and standards.
• 4 Development of Cyber Security Reference Architectures
  • The contractor shall design and maintain cyber security reference architectures, including the application of modern security principles such as Zero Trust. These architectures shall support secure system design across NATO CIS environments, including cloud and AI-enabled systems.
  • The contractor shall support the development and standardization of security measures for cloud-based environments and AI-enabled systems, ensuring that emerging technologies are aligned with NATO cyber security standards and best practices.
• 5 Interoperability and Standards Harmonization
  • The contractor shall ensure that cyber security standards are harmonized across NATO CIS domains and aligned with international standards and frameworks. This includes supporting interoperability between systems and reducing inconsistencies across standards and implementations.
• 6 Reporting, Briefings, and Technical Communication
  • The contractor shall prepare and deliver briefings, presentations, and reports to NATO committees, Capability Panels, and working groups, clearly communicating technical concepts, progress, and recommendations related to cyber security standards.
• 7 Support to Unforeseen and Ad Hoc Requirements.
  • The contractor shall provide support to unforeseen or ad hoc requirements within the scope of cyber security standards engineering, data standardization, and interoperability, as requested and prioritised by CDT. Such support shall be subject to mutual agreement on scope, effort, and priority.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• The candidate must have comprehensive knowledge of the principles of computer and communications security, networking, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications.
• The candidate must have at least five (5) years of demonstrated experience working with national or international CIS and cyber security standards, including their application and auditing at both governance and operational levels. Demonstrated experience working with NIST and ISO standards is essential.
• The candidate must have demonstrated experience in securing cloud-based environments.
• The candidate must have demonstrated experience in defining and implementing cyber security architectures, including Zero Trust principles.
• The candidate must have good knowledge of securing AI-enabled systems and data- driven capabilities.
• The candidate must have knowledge of high-level programming languages. Experience with languages such as Python is desirable.
• The candidate must demonstrate strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to convey complex cyber security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• The candidate must demonstrate strong project management skills.
• The candidate must demonstrate the ability to analyse complex cyber security specifications and translate them into clear, actionable requirements or standards artefacts.
• The candidate must demonstrate a strong security-focused and analytical mindset, with attention to detail and problem-solving capability.
• Knowledge of NATO Security Policy and its supporting Directives is desirable.
• Knowledge of the NATO Digital Policy Committee (DPC) and its substructure is desirable.
• Knowledge of NATO standardization artefacts, including STANAGs, Allied Communications Publications (AComP), and Standards Related Documents (SRD), is desirable.
• Knowledge of NATO CIS Security Accreditation processes, or equivalent national processes, is desirable.
• Knowledge of additional cyber security standards and frameworks, such as PCI-DSS, FedRAMP, or C5, is desirable.
• Recognised professional certifications in cyber security and/or project management are desirable.

Education

• The candidate must possess a university degree in a relevant engineering or technical field such as computer science, systems science, or an equivalent technical qualification.

Working Location

• Brussels, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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.

1. Database
   
   1. Essential Skills
      1. 5+ years of experience in database administration and patch management, specifically with SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
   2. Responsibilities:
      1. Patching all database servers, including MS SQL Servers, MySQL, and PostgreSQL across all NATO locations.
      2. Ensuring that database patches are tested in a controlled environment before being applied to production systems
      3. Coordinating with application owners to minimize disruption and ensure that database-dependent applications continue to function correctly post-patch.
      4. Performing post-patch validation and monitoring to ensure database integrity and performance.
2. Oracle 
   
   1. Essential Skills
      1. 5+ years of experience with Oracle Database and Oracle WebLogic.
   2. Responsibilities:
      1. Patching all Oracle Database Servers and related Oracle platforms such as Oracle WebLogic, Oracle Enterprise Manager, and other Oracle-specific applications.
      2. Testing and validating Oracle patches in a non-production environment.
      3. Coordinating with relevant teams to ensure seamless deployment with minimal disruption.
      4. Monitoring and validating the performance of Oracle systems post-patch.

1. Hardware 
   
   1. Essential Skills
      1. 5+ years of experience in managing and maintaining enterprise-level hardware systems.
   2. Responsibilities:
      1. Patching and upgrading firmware on physical hardware including HPE Rackmount and Blade Servers, Dell Servers, and associated storage systems across various NATO locations.
      2. Ensuring all hardware is compliant with the latest security and operational updates.
      3. Conducting pre-patch validation and post-patch testing to ensure hardware stability.

 Working Location

• Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium

Working Policy

• On-Site, out of hours work required

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – C002369/14

Role Duties and Responsibilities

The Service Engineer is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the service within the agreed performance levels. (S)He is the POC and resolves the Incidents and Service Requests related to the printing service and coordinates technical activities with local and remote IT support units. (S)He maintains working relationship with external contractors in close coordination with the Service Delivery Manager.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Proven experience in IT Service Delivery
• Working knowledge of Enterprise Level printing software (i.e. Uniflow)
• Previous Experience in supporting 'Follow Me' printing solutions
• Work Experience (5+) with the Management of multiple print servers at remote locations
• Proven experience handling customer and vendor relationship
• Working knowledge of ITIL and its processes
• Proficient in the creation and maintenance of Service documentation (Standard Operation Procedures and Instructions)

Desirable Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Previous experience in multinational environments.

Working Location

• Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium

Working Policy

• On-site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Cosmic Top Secret personal security clearance

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 – SHAPE-0027-R-A

Background

• LAWFAS is an operational concept to enhance the sharing of legal knowledge within the NATO community of interest and with NATO member nations and partners. Four inter-related parts compose it: information knowledge management concepts, energetic people, current information technology (IT), and the legal professionals in the NATO legal offices and legal offices in the Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs of the 32 NATO nations.
• The NATO legal community developed LAWFAS as a tool for sharing, preserving, and using legal knowledge in furtherance of NATO education and training, collaboration, and interoperability. LAWFAS uses a web-based Microsoft SharePoint (SharePoint) application to support a common document repository and collaborative tools.
• Regarding operational readiness, the LAWFAS service had been considered under the Readiness Action Plan (RAP) Minimum Military Requirements, which means that LAWFAS is meant to support NATO Force Integration Unit personnel and other RAP-related personnel.
• As detailed below, contractor services are required to curate the information in the document repository and make it readily available and usable to LAWFAS users through continual development and improvement of the platform.
• It must be noted that one of the biggest challenges NATO faces is how to effectively connect and communicate within a segmented command structure. LAWFAS is used as a tool to mitigate this challenge for the NATO legal community by bridging organizational seams and linking offices that are, in many use cases, not within the same command structure. LAWFAS encourages communication within the large NATO legal community by providing an accessible, curated repository of information (such as NATO treaties and agreements, polices, directives, and procedures) that increases common knowledge. Through the SharePoint feature of colleaguefinder, LAWFAS also offers the ability to search for and connect qualified NATO legal experts with one another. Like any SharePoint application, it also provides controlled-access spaces for active collaboration on version-controlled documents between colleagues who may be in a single office, different countries, or even on different continents.
• An important goal of LAWFAS is to build better institutional memory. Relying on the Connected Forces Initiative concepts of interoperability through expanded education and training, exercises, and better use of technology, LAWFAS is establishing procedures to retain and retrieve information that has legal significance. This is particularly critical for operations and missions where the many types of legal issues faced at the different commands and regions of the theatre require extensive documentation and thoughtful evaluation. LAWFAS can be used to access key legal information whether users are at their desk in Mons, deployed, or even sitting in the white cell during NATO exercises. Relying on the NATO Special Operations Headquarters' proven information knowledge management (IKM) concepts, and applying the NATO Headquarters document management taxonomy, LAWFAS will remain constantly available despite troop rotations, staff changes, decommissioning of commands, and the opening and closing of operational theatres.
• Initially operational only on the unclassified NATO network, LAWFAS has been deployed also on the NATO classified systems. Deploying LAWFAS on the classified network has expanded its usefulness as a tool for information sharing and collaboration for theatre locations and other operational commands connected to those systems.
• LAWFAS provides NATO with a tailored capability for distributing pre-deployment legal training, retaining lessons learned, delivering continuing legal education, and providing a way for NATO to institutionalize its legal knowledge.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Consolidate and publish information on LAWFAS:
  • Define publishing workflows
  • Upload and collect missing/new documents
  • Review of uploaded documents
  • Complete metadata
  • Publish reviewed documents to authorized users
• Curate information in the LAWFAS platform consistent with organizational policies and procedures for records and knowledge management and best practices.
• Provide document search and related legal research support services to OLA and other authorized LAWFAS users using LAWFAS and other databases, repositories, procedures, and forms made available pursuant to paragraph 9, above.
• Provide subject matter expert advice to guide LAWFAS development including functional implementation, data configuration management, database usability, data migration, and problem correction.
• Capture user requirements and produce use cases to guide LAWFAS functional enhancements.
• Provide of subject matter expert technical support in the event of LAWFAS project meetings, including with LAWFAS demonstration or multimedia tools.
• Develop collaboration workflows and/or workspaces for ACO OLA and other NATO entities. Prepare technical, functional, and user documentation.
• Prepare test scenarios for formal testing of LAWFAS developments.
• Archive OLA letters, agreements, and other key documents. Maintain and enforce agreed data standards and data management practices. Explore other available legal data bases for the collection and update of LAWFAS documents and OLA archives.
• Provide help desk assistance to LAWFAS users.
• Develop LAWFAS data import and export services, and prepare required reports.
• Develop and maintain reference data, templates, business rules, and workflows to meet knowledge management and information life cycle requirements.
• Develop technical solutions in liaison with appropriate NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) staff.
• Develop LAWFAS sites to facilitate access to SHAPE and HQ SACT Central Repositories of International Agreements records and archives with appropriate access controls.
• Develop and prepare statistical analyses of LAWFAS data, as required.
• Assist in the preparation and development of protocol and conference related activities for LAWFAS-related NATO legal community collaboration forums.
• Create and maintain LAWFAS knowledge management resources in support of OLA newcomers, hand over take over files, legal offices SOPs, and OLA events as instructed.
• Provide LAWFAS user training.
• Perform other related paralegal and administrative support of OLA collaborative platforms and processes.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Competency in records and knowledge management and document library curation demonstrated through relevant experience or training.
• One year of experience in the last three (3) years in supporting a common document repository and collaborative tool and platform comparable to LAWFAS as described above;
• Practical experience in the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of a document repository, knowledge management system, or records management system integrating new policies, processes, technology and organization;

Desirable Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Experience working in or with NATO;
• Professional knowledge of French language;
• Experience or training in databases.
• Capable of working harmoniously and tactfully in a multi-national, multi-cultural environment;
• Capable of working effectively, providing structured and organised skills;
• Good communications skills;
• Capable of working independently;
• Capable of effectively liaising with military and civilian senior management personnel.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• On-site (with possibility of working Remote in some circumstances)

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – SHAPE-0027-R-B

Role Background

• LAWFAS is an operational concept to enhance the sharing of legal knowledge within the NATO community of interest and with NATO member nations and partners. Four inter-related parts compose it: information knowledge management concepts, energetic people, current information technology (IT), and the legal professionals in the NATO legal offices and legal offices in the Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs of the 32 NATO nations.
• The NATO legal community developed LAWFAS as a tool for sharing, preserving, and using legal knowledge in furtherance of NATO education and training, collaboration, and interoperability. LAWFAS uses a web-based Microsoft SharePoint (SharePoint) application to support a common document repository and collaborative tools.
• Regarding operational readiness, the LAWFAS service had been considered under the Readiness Action Plan (RAP) Minimum Military Requirements, which means that LAWFAS is meant to support NATO Force Integration Unit personnel and other RAP-related personnel.
• As detailed below, contractor services are required to curate the information in the document repository and make it readily available and usable to LAWFAS users through continual development and improvement of the platform.
• It must be noted that one of the biggest challenges NATO faces is how to effectively connect and communicate within a segmented command structure. LAWFAS is used as a tool to mitigate this challenge for the NATO legal community by bridging organizational seams and linking offices that are, in many use cases, not within the same command structure. LAWFAS encourages communication within the large NATO legal community by providing an accessible, curated repository of information (such as NATO treaties and agreements, polices, directives, and procedures) that increases common knowledge. Through the SharePoint feature of colleaguefinder, LAWFAS also offers the ability to search for and connect qualified NATO legal experts with one another. Like any SharePoint application, it also provides controlled-access spaces for active collaboration on version-controlled documents between colleagues who may be in a single office, different countries, or even on different continents.
• An important goal of LAWFAS is to build better institutional memory. Relying on the Connected Forces Initiative concepts of interoperability through expanded education and training, exercises, and better use of technology, LAWFAS is establishing procedures to retain and retrieve information that has legal significance. This is particularly critical for operations and missions where the many types of legal issues faced at the different commands and regions of the theatre require extensive documentation and thoughtful evaluation. LAWFAS can be used to access key legal information whether users are at their desk in Mons, deployed, or even sitting in the white cell during NATO exercises. Relying on the NATO Special Operations Headquarters' proven information knowledge management (IKM) concepts, and applying the NATO Headquarters document management taxonomy, LAWFAS will remain constantly available despite troop rotations, staff changes, decommissioning of commands, and the opening and closing of operational theatres.
• Initially operational only on the unclassified NATO network, LAWFAS has been deployed also on the NATO classified systems. Deploying LAWFAS on the classified network has expanded its usefulness as a tool for information sharing and collaboration for theatre locations and other operational commands connected to those systems.
• LAWFAS provides NATO with a tailored capability for distributing pre-deployment legal training, retaining lessons learned, delivering continuing legal education, and providing a way for NATO to institutionalize its legal knowledge.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Update and explore technical and organizational solutions for securing and assuring the data in LAWFAS;
• Administer the LAWFAS platform through creation of new accounts, reset of expired passwords, and providing training and assistance to users.
• Manage the process for publishing information using the LAWFAS platform:
  • Define publishing workflows
  • Upload and collect missing/new documents
  • Review uploaded documents
  • Complete metadata
  • Publish curated documents to authorized users
• Develop templates and processes to implement data standards for LAWFAS records.
• Develop collaboration workflows and/or workspaces for ACO OLA and other NATO entities. Prepares technical, functional and user documentation. 16.2.6 Analyse and continually improve the usability of the LAWFAS platform.
• Archiving:
• Apply the NATO Information Management Policy (NIMP)
• Contribute technical expertise to inform potential revision of the NIMP
• Define archiving workflows and processes
• Develop processes and technical solutions to manage and archive currently nondigitalized records
• Provide SME advice for the management and validation of the operational software requirements for the LAWFAS tool, such as data configuration management, database operation, data migration, and problem correction.
• Provide LAWFAS SME tools Help Desk assistance to LAWFAS’ users.
• Conduct user requirements capture and use case production for the LAWFAS functional enhancements by the software technician. Investigate and identify technical solutions in liaison with the NCIA.
• Perform general IT / CIS support for the ACO OLA in liaison with the NCIA.
• Develop workflows and workspaces to facilitate legal office collaboration with other NATO entities.
• Support LAWFAS-related conferences and meetings, providing protocol support when required.
• Provide LAWFAS user training.
• Coordinate with the SHAPE Reprographics Section in support of the above.
• Perform other related technical and administrator duties as required in support of OLA, within the general scope of LAWFAS technical and administrative support services.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Knowledge of Information Computer Technology (ICT), with five years’ ICT experience in a comparable professional setting;
• Practical experience in the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of a common document repository and collaborative tool and platform integrating new policies, processes, technology and organization;
• One year experience in the last three (3) years in managing a platform comparable to LAWFAS as described above;
• Experience in functional support in the form of investigating and resolving problems, documenting solutions and implementing continual improvement processes.
• Experience demonstrating the ability to perform assigned tasks without immediate direct supervision;

Desirable Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Experience working in or with NATO;
• Experience assisting users to use a platform comparable to LAWFAS as described above.
• Capable of working harmoniously and tactfully in a multi-national, multi-cultural environment;
• Capable of working effectively, providing structured and organised skills;
• Good communications skills;
• Capable of working independently;
• Capable of effectively liaising with military and civilian senior management personnel.
• Professional knowledge of French language

Language Proficiency

• Business English

Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• On-site (with possibility of working Remote in some circumstances)

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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 – C004235

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Systems design

• Follows standard approaches and established design patterns to create new designs for simple systems or system components.
• Identifies and resolves minor design issues.
• Identifies alternative design options and seeks guidance when deviating from established design patterns.

Network design

• Specifies the technical configurations and components required for a small network or a network segment in a more complex infrastructure.
• Follows organisational architectures and standards.

Systems integration and build

• Defines the software modules needed for an integration build and produces a build definition for each generation of the software.
• Accepts completed software modules, ensuring that they meet defined criteria.
• Produces software builds from software source code for loading onto target hardware.
• Configures the hardware and software environment as required by the system being integrated.
• Produces integration test specifications, conducts tests and records and reports on outcomes.
• Diagnoses faults and records and reports on the results of tests.
• Produces system integration reports.

Network support

• Maintains the network support process and checks that all requests for support are dealt with according to agreed procedures.
• Ensures network configurations are applied to meet operational requirements in line with agreed procedures.
• Uses network management software and tools to investigate and diagnose network problems, collect performance statistics and create reports

Additional duties for this post:

• Network Design & Implementation – Plan, configure, and deploy routing protocols (e.g., OSPF, BGP, IS-IS).
• LA/WAN Optimization – Optimize routing tables and traffic flow for performance and redundancy.
• Troubleshooting & Support – Diagnose and resolve routing issues, including latency, congestion, and failures.
• Security & Compliance – Implement route filtering, prefix lists, and security policies to prevent unauthorized access.
• Capacity Planning – Monitor network usage and plan for scalability and growth.
• Documentation & Reporting – Maintain network diagrams, change logs, and incident reports.
• Collaboration – Work with other teams (e.g., security, data centre, cloud) to ensure seamless connectivity.
• Software & Firmware Management – Upgrade and patch routers to maintain security and stability.
• Testing & Lab Work – Conduct network simulations and testing before deploying changes.
• On-Call Support – Be available on a rotating basis for after-hours network incidents and escalations.
• Enterprise Security Operations Center Rotation – Take assigned shifts in the ESOC to monitor and manage network operations in real-time

Essential Skills and Experience

• Hands-on experience with the designing, implementing, and maintaining the core network architecture for large organizations.
• Practical experience configuring, troubleshooting and optimizing routers, switches, firewalls, and other hardware/software networking elements.
• CCNA Routing and Switching or similar training/certification At least 2 years practical experience with the designing, implementing, and maintaining the core network architecture for large organizations.
• Good practical experience configuring, troubleshooting and optimizing routers, switches, firewalls, and other hardware/software networking elements.

Knowledge and experience of the following domains:

• Routing and Protocol Expertise: Proficiency in dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, IS-IS) and traffic engineering techniques, with a strong foundation in IPv4/IPv6 networking. MPLS, IPv6, Segment Routing, QoS.
• SD-WAN and Network Virtualization: Hands-on experience deploying, managing, and optimizing SD-WAN solutions for modern enterprise environments. Software Defined (SDx) (e.g. SDN, SD-WAN, SDDC, SASE) Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
• Troubleshooting and Automation: Advanced troubleshooting skills combined with knowledge of network automation tools (e.g., Python, Ansible) for efficient configuration and monitoring.
• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT.
• Cisco or other network manufacturer certifications are welcome.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good analytical skills and problem-solving attitude.

Specific Working Conditions

• Take assigned shifts in the ESOC to monitor and manage network operations in real-time.

Working Location

• Braine l’Alleud, Belgium

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel
•    Up to 100 travels between NATO sites in Belgium (Braine l’Alleud, Mons, Brussels)

Security Clearance
•    Valid National Top Secret or NATO Cosmic Top Secret personal security clearance

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 – C004826

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide support level 2/3 support for INF051 related services including: Secure Web Proxies, Web Application Firewalls, Email Gateways, Remote Access VPN, DNS and DHCP;
• Routinely serve as CISS representative in the ESOC;
• Provide assistance to other work centres within NISC as needed;
• Other related duties as required.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Experience in implementing and maintaining an enterprise network.
• Experience with the management of DNS/DHCP solutions, Remote Access VPNs, Secure Gateways, Proxies, Firewalls, Load Balancers, WAF and Intrusion Detection System Technologies.
• Experience in implementing and maintaining Secure Access Services Edge.
• Experience in implementing and maintaining cloud based DDOS, and Web Application Firewall protection.
• Excellent technical troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of cloud networking architecture, cloud operations, security, automation and orchestration.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Networking.
• Knowledge of IT Security frameworks and governance models.
• Extensive knowledge of public key infrastructure (PKI).
• Experience implementing and managing cloud based Secure Access Service Edge.
• Experience implementing Secure Cloud configurations.
• Experience implementing NATO Security Directives.
• Prior experience working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements.
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization to include NATO Security Policy and supporting directives.
• Practical experience troubleshooting infrastructure related issues, perform regular maintenance.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good analytical skills and solution-oriented attitude.

Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Join Axon and be a Force for Good

At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life. We're explorers, pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you'll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Your Impact

The Axon Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) team in Brussels 🇧🇪 in the Robotics New Ventures pillar supports critical drone and robotics offerings for Special Forces and Law Enforcement. These robots work together to provide tactical reconnaissance and an advantage during critical, high-risk and stressful missions. The product portfolio includes aerial drones (Thor, Scout) and ground robots (Sigyn) — please see: https://www.axon.com/products/axon-sky-hero.

We are actively working on truly disruptive next-generation drone & robotics technology that we strongly believe will advance our mission to Protect Life.

The GNC team is responsible for the software stack that makes these robots fly, communicate, and operate reliably. This includes flight modes, mission logic, integration with the PX4 flight controller, and the middleware and services that tie the system together — all running on Linux in Rust and C++ with ROS 2.

As a Senior Robotics Software Engineer I on the GNC team, you'll be a core contributor to this stack. You'll design and build performance-sensitive software across flight modes, communication with ground control stations, telemetry, sensor integration and processing, and the middleware that connects it all. You'll improve the reliability of existing systems and help lay the software foundations for future autonomy capabilities.

This is a software engineering role first — you'll bring robotics domain knowledge and apply it to building a robust, well-architected platform. You'll collaborate closely with firmware, computer vision, and imaging teams across Belgium and Finland, as well as US-based teams for architecture and integration planning.

Working on these next-generation robotics products is not only a career-defining accomplishment, but also a real opportunity to help reach our Moonshot goal: cut gun-related deaths between police and the public by 50% in 10 years.


What You’ll Do

Location: Brussels, Belgium
Reports to: Engineering Manager

• Design and develop performance-sensitive software in Rust and C++
• Architect and implement flight modes, mission logic, and middleware services on ROS 2
• Integrate with the PX4 flight controller and contribute to its configuration and extension
• Identify and drive improvements to software quality, reliability, and architecture
• Debug and resolve complex systems issues across the stack — from inter-process communication to soft real-time performance
• Collaborate with firmware, computer vision, and imaging teams on cross-functional features
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews as a senior technical contributor
• Support flight testing and iterate based on real-world results
• Contribute to build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and testing infrastructure

What You Bring

Candidates with active robotics or drone experience writing performance-sensitive software on Linux will be prioritized. We are looking for a strong software engineer first who brings robotics domain knowledge.

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• 8+ years of professional experience in systems-level software engineering
• Strong experience with Rust, C++, or C — writing performance-sensitive code that manages memory deliberately and handles concurrency correctly
• Strong Linux experience as a development and deployment platform
• Solid understanding of systems fundamentals: memory management, inter-process communication, multithreading, and synchronization
• Professional experience working on robotics or drone systems
• Experience with ROS 2
• Effective communicator who can articulate technical trade-offs across teams and time-zones
• Proficiency in English is required; French or Dutch is a plus

Any experience with the following is a plus:

• PX4, ArduPilot, Betaflight, or similar flight controller stacks
• Communication protocols / middlewares such as MAVLink, DDS, or Zenoh
• Path planning, autonomous navigation, or SLAM
• Simulation tools such as Gazebo, Mujoco, Isaac Sim, SITL, or HITL environments
• CI/CD pipelines and build systems (CMake, Cargo, Bazel)
• Yocto, Buildroot, or similar embedded Linux build systems
• Hands-on drone or UAV experience (personal, academic, or professional)

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive Base Salary
• 30 Vacation Days per Year
• Annual Bonus Eligibility
• Restricted Stock Unit Eligibility
• Private Health Insurance
• Wellbeing Platform
• Of course, we have free snacks in our offices

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.