REQUIREMENTS

Skill, Knowledge & Experience:

• Master’s Degree in computer science or a closely related engineering field.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in software development.
• Working knowledge of Oracle Solaris, Linux and Microsoft Windows platforms (sufficient to perform the programming tasks on that platform), and their security policies
• Java and JavaScript development at an advanced level
• Experience with Linux / Unix operating systems
• Preferably knowledge and experience in Military communication protocols (like L16, JREAP, SIMPLE, L22, OTHG, FFT-IP1/IP2)
• Knowledge and experience with CI/CD pipelines and related tools and agile development process.
• Knowledge and working experience with the following tools and technologies: Karaf / OSGI; Docker; RHEL; Vanilla Javascript; Vue(JS); OIDC; HTML; REST; XML/XSD/XSLT; CSS; Jira; JUnit; Jenkins; Maven; GIT; Infrastructure as code (Ansible/terraform)
• Sound understanding and solid working experience in Agile environments, with strong knowledge of software engineering practices and techniques in general
• Advanced knowledge of cyber security concepts
• Experience working in a secure environment
• Skills in technical writing

• Finalize the development of a complete XML based validated and verified Link 16 Standard modelling of all Link 16 transactions as they are contained in STANAG 5516 Ed 6
• Improve the generated diagrams (orchestration and processing flow) HTML representation generated from XML instance documents:
• Enhance the HTML version regarding hyperlinking
• Documentation and material to support Verification and Validation (V&V):
• Contribute to and produce material to support V&V demonstrate how the achievements for this generic approach for Link 16 would also be applicable for other Tactical Data Link Documents (i.e. ATDLP-5.11, -5.16, -5.18, -5.22 and also 5.01)
• For these tasks, substantial work has been done at NCI Agency that shall be used for further-on work.
• The list of activities will not be limited to the above-mentioned tasks and may expand as requirements emerge and qualification of the candidate allows.
• The contractor shall analyse the related available documents (e.g. STANAGs, MIL-STDs, SIDs, ICDs) to support the design and to implement the required new functionalities. This shall be done in co-ordination with the project manager and with the direct supervision of the Lead Engineer. The consultant(s) shall test the implemented functionality and document the results according to any required standards.