C4ISR Subject Matter Expert (C2 dimension)

at  Spektrum

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.
We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.
Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

WHO WE ARE SUPPORTING

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO’s member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

• Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO’s communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO’s military commanders to plan and execute operations.
• Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
• Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO’s mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO’s information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO’s communication and information technology capabilities.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience in C4ISR for Defence – Over 5 Years
• Strong understanding of C2 systems and data, and its relevance for ISR.
• Knowledge to identify C2 data/information/quality deltas as relevant to ISR.
• Knowledge and practical experience of secure C4ISR systems engineering in a Defence context, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience.
• Knowledge and practical experience of deploying and securing the Esri platform in complex defence environments, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience of a wide range of C2 data.
• Knowledge of C4ISR systems delivery, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience.
• Knowledge of integrating diverse C4ISR data from complex and disparate pathways, with a minimum of 2 years’ experience.
• Knowledge and experience of running ISR requirements workshops in a Defence context.
• Knowledge and practical experience of C4ISR requirements elicitation in a Defence context, with a minimum of 2 years’ experience.

EDUCATION

• BSc or equivalent

The scope of this project is to enable and optimise the NATO Common Intelligence Picture using existing NATO capabilities, primarily the NATO Core GIS (Esri baseline). This will be accomplished, but not limited, by:

• Assessing and documenting the current NATO Intelligence Enterprise (NIE) capabilities
• Identifying operational data and system gaps of the NIE as well as areas for enhancements
• Design and implementation of strategies and solutions to address identified NIE gaps
• Test, validate and document NIE enhancements
• Support creation of a single consolidated Intel data services access portal
• Define, design access to NATO C2 information
• Define, design access to Intel source data
• Define, design functional GIS solutions for various JISR sub-functions as needed
• Define, design and deliver relevant training element

ROLE BACKGROUND

The scope of this project is to enable and optimise the NATO Common Intelligence Picture using existing NATO capabilities, primarily the NATO Core GIS (Esri baseline). This will be accomplished, but not limited, by:

• Assessing and documenting the current NATO Intelligence Enterprise (NIE) capabilities
• Identifying operational data and system gaps of the NIE as well as areas for enhancements
• Design and implementation of strategies and solutions to address identified NIE gaps
• Test, validate and document NIE enhancements
• Support creation of a single consolidated Intel data services access portal
• Define, design access to NATO C2 information
• Define, design access to Intel source data
• Define, design functional GIS solutions for various JISR sub-functions as needed
• Define, design and deliver relevant training elements

ROLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Support for the NATO Secure Common Multi Source Unified Intelligence Portal (Common Intelligence Picture) C4ISR (C2 dimension) Subject Matter expertise for the execution of the following tasks:

• Support to define the current C4ISR (C2 dimension) systems and data landscape
• Support identification of relevant C2 information services for JISR and Intelligence
• Support NATO C2 data/system /architecture/interoperability assessments
• Support integration of diverse C2 data from complex and disparate data pathways.
• Run C2 data services related workshops in a defence context.
• Provide knowledge and practical experience to improve C2 data workflows/interoperability.
• Development and implementation of interoperability solutions for C2 data access, registration, documentation and visualisation to be utilised by INTEL operators.