ICT Solution Engineer at NATO

Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 May, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Application Integration, Data Architecture, Application Architecture, UML, BPMN, TOGAF, ArchiMate, Cloud Computing, Cloud Migration, ICT Security Protocols, Project Management, Data Modeling, Metadata Strategy, Business Process Design, Analytical Thinking, Conceptual Thinking

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

1. SUMMARY Within NATO’s International Staff (IS), the Information, Communication and Technology Management (ICTM) Office provides support and services in the areas of information communication and technology management, and digital information, archives, records and knowledge management to the North Atlantic Council (NAC), its committees and to the IS. The Solution Engineer’s main responsibility will be supporting organizational efforts to institutionalize Digital Transformation and Cloud Adoption. To this end, the incumbent will focus on the implementation of the target data and application architecture as well as on assessing the impact of changes in business processes to the data and application architecture. 2. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE The incumbent must: • have a university degree in electronic engineering, information management or other related subject for this post; • have at least 3 years of work experience as solution engineer, ICT architect or in other relevant roles for this post with comparable responsibilities; • have strong expertise in application integration and Data and Application solutions and implementation methodologies; • have proven experience in at least one architecture modeling tool and/or one architecture modeling framework (e.g., UML, BPMN, TOGAF, ArchiMate); • possess the following minimum levels of NATO’s official languages (English/French): V (“Advanced”) in one; III (“Intermediate”) in the other. The following would be considered an advantage: • certification in a certain ICT Architecture domain; • good understanding of the most common ICT security protocols, project management methodologies and current/emerging information systems; • experience with cloud computing architectures, and in particular with migrating traditional ICT services to the cloud in security-focused organisations. 3. MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES Expertise Development. Define and make recommendations on data standards, metadata strategy and currently available and emerging technological solutions at application level. Provide expert knowledge on, capture and analyse the requirements for future data and application architecture changes and identify the techniques and technologies that should be applied. Participate in business and technology planning sessions, exhibitions and seminars to anticipate future business/technology changes. Project Management. Contribute with expertise in the domain of data and application solutions to related projects/programmes. Assist projects by producing specific documentation and by contributing to source selection procedures. Knowledge Management. Work with business analysts and software developers to develop the conceptual and logical data model and ensure efficient flows of information through business processes. Create data and application artifacts that are consistent with data and application architecture principles, standards, methodologies and ICT best practices. Work with other ICT architects and analysts to determine the most appropriate data and application partitioning to achieve the performance and scalability requirements. Organizational Efficiencies. Co-ordinate with the HQ security personnel on investigating the security related aspects of possible ICT solutions. Work with user representatives, members of the NCI Agency staff and ICTM staff to review/document existing business processes and design/document new processes to take advantage of available and emergent technologies. Perform any other related duty as assigned. 4. INTERRELATIONSHIPS Reporting Line: The incumbent reports to the Head BSM. Interactions: The incumbent works closely with the assigned project managers, co-ordinates with members of the International Staff, International Military Staff and the NCI Agency involved in Data or Application projects, and liaises closely with the NATO Office of Security (NOS) on security considerations. Direct Reports: N/a Indirect Reports: N/a 5. COMPETENCIES The incumbent must demonstrate: • Analytical Thinking: sees multiple relationships. • Achievement: works to meet standards. • Clarity and Accuracy: checks own work. • Conceptual Thinking: applies learned concepts. • Customer Service Orientation: takes personal responsibility for correcting problems. • Empathy: is open to others' perspectives. • Impact and Influence: takes multiple actions to persuade. • Initiative: is decisive in a time-sensitive situation. • Teamwork: solicits inputs and encourages others. 6. CONTRACT Contract to be offered to the successful applicant (if non-seconded): Definite duration contract of three years; possibility of renewal for up to three years, during which the incumbent may apply for conversion to an indefinite duration contract. Contract clause applicable: In accordance with the contract policy, this is a post in which turnover is desirable for political reasons in order to be able to accommodate the Organisation's need to carry out its tasks as mandated by the Nations in a changing environment, for example by maintaining the flexibility necessary to shape the Organisation's skills profile, and to ensure appropriate international diversity. The maximum period of service foreseen in this post is 6 years. The successful applicant will be offered a 3-year definite duration contract, which may be renewed for a further period of up to 3 years. However, according to the procedure described in the contract policy the incumbent may apply for conversion to an indefinite contract during the period of renewal and no later than one year before the end of contract. If the successful applicant is seconded from the national administration of one of NATO’s member States, a 3-year definite duration contract will be offered, which may be renewed for a further period of up to 3 years subject also to the agreement of the national authority concerned. The maximum period of service in the post as a seconded staff member is six years. Serving staff will be offered a contract in accordance with the NATO Civilian Personnel Régulations. NOTE: Irrespective of previous qualifications and experience, candidates for twin-graded posts will be appointed at the lower grade. Advancement to the higher grade is not automatic, and will not normally take place during the first three years of service in the post. Under specific circumstances, serving staff members may be appointed directly to the higher grade, and a period of three years might be reduced by up to twenty four months for external candidates. These circumstances are described in the IS directive on twin-graded posts. 7. USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICATION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS Please note that we can only accept applications from nationals of NATO member countries. Applications must be submitted using e-recruitment system, as applicable: For NATO civilian staff members only: please apply via the internal recruitment portal (link); For all other applications: www.nato.int/recruitment Before you apply to any position, we encourage you to click here and watch our video providing 6 tips to prepare you for your application and recruitment process. Do you have questions on the application process in the system and not sure how to proceed? Click here for a video containing the information you need to successfully submit your application on time. When submitting your application, please ensure that your Taleo Candidate Profile is updated and that your CV is correctly uploaded in the Taleo attachments section. More information about the recruitment process and conditions of employment, can be found at our website (http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/recruit-hq-e.htm) Appointment will be subject to receipt of a security clearance (provided by the national Authorities of the selected candidate), approval of the candidate’s medical file by the NATO Medical Adviser, verification of your study(ies) and work experience, and the successful completion of the accreditation and notification process by the relevant authorities. NATO will not accept any phase of the recruitment and selection prepared, in whole or in part, by means of reference documents without proper quotes (plagiarism), or any tools available on internet, including but not limited to translation facilities, or generative artificial-intelligence (AI) tools. NATO reserves the right to screen applications to identify the use of such tools. All applications prepared, in whole or in part, by means of such tools will be rejected without further consideration, and NATO reserves the right to take further steps in such cases as appropriate. 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NATO is committed to diversity and inclusion, and strives to provide equal access to employment, advancement and retention, independent of gender, age, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, cultural background, sexual orientation, and disability. NATO welcomes applications of nationals from all member Nations, and strongly encourages women to apply. NATO is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible working environment, where all candidates living with disabilities can fully participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require reasonable accommodation, please inform us during your selection process. Candidates will be required to provide documented medical evidence to support their request for accommodation. Building Integrity is a key element of NATO’s core tasks. As an employer, NATO values commitment to the principles of integrity, transparency and accountability in accordance with international norms and practices established for the defence and related security sector. Selected candidates are expected to be role models of integrity, and to promote good governance through ongoing efforts in their work. Due to the broad interest in NATO and the large number of potential candidates, telephone or e-mail enquiries cannot be dealt with. Applicants who are not successful in this competition may be offered an appointment to another post of a similar nature, albeit at the same or a lower grade, provided they meet the necessary requirements. The nature of this position may require the staff member at times to be called upon to travel for work and/or to work outside normal office hours. The organization offers several work-life policies including Teleworking and Flexible Working arrangements (Flexitime) subject to business requirements. Please note that the International Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium is a non-smoking environment. For information about the NATO Single Salary Scale (Grading, Allowances, etc.) please visit our website. Detailed data is available under the Salary and Benefits tab. NATO does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. For more info please click here.

Responsibilities

The Solution Engineer supports digital transformation and cloud adoption by implementing target data and application architectures. They are responsible for defining data standards, creating architectural artifacts, and coordinating security aspects of ICT solutions.