IT Engineer at Spektrum

Braine-l'Alleud, Wallonia, Belgium -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

12 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

14 Oct, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Cyber Security, Command and Control Systems, Satellite Communications, Electronic Warfare, Information Management, Systems Development, Stakeholder Management, Technical Expertise, Integration Testing, Process Improvement, Analytical Thinking, Technical Communication, Technology Roadmaps, C4ISR Systems, Requirements Definition, Project Management

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Description

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. 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 – C004218 Role Duties and Responsibilities Defines and manages scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for initiatives of medium size and complexity. Contributes to selecting the requirements approach. Facilitates input from stakeholders, provides constructive challenge and enables effective prioritisation of requirements. Establishes requirements base-lines, obtains formal agreement to requirements, and ensures traceability to source. Plans and drives systems development projects which support the organisation's objectives and plans. Selects, adopts and adapts appropriate systems development methods, tools and techniques. Ensures that stakeholders are aware of required resources and that they are made available. Facilitates availability and optimum utilisation of resources. Monitors and reports on the progress of development projects. Ensures projects are carried out in accordance with agreed architectures, standards, methods and tools and addresses security and privacy requirements. Develops road maps to communicate future development activity. Provides technical expertise to enable the configuration of system components and equipment for systems testing. Collaborates with technical teams to develop and agree system integration plans and report on progress. Defines complex/new integration builds. Ensures that integration test environments are correctly configured. Designs, performs and reports results of tests of the integration build. Identifies and documents system integration components for recording in the configuration management system. Recommends and implements improvements to processes and tools. Collaborate with, and facilitate internal and external communication to fully document business needs and indicate solutions if required. Support the creation of requirements that meet the strategic needs of the business. Take responsibility for understanding client requirements, collecting data, supporting the analysis and problem resolution. Support coherence, standardization effort, assure quality of products and alignment across the systems in the use of the optimal technologies, leading to faster implementation and reduced cost of maintenance. Contribute to the early Solution Architecting team activities related to customer support to upcoming requirements. Act as the interface to the CTO Early Engagement to allow the smooth transition of customer requirements to the NIMSC Project teams. Maintain active link NIMSC customers. Promote and enforce outsourcing of commodity services. Promote transition from assets to services. Reputize for higher grade staff, if required. Perform other duties as may be required. Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications Experience with drafting ICT design and/or software development and planning of system and software delivery for large C4ISR projects Experience in identifying and assessing new and emerging technologies and their adoption into larger systems Experience in developing technology roadmaps taking into account emerging technology solutions. Experience managing relationships with technical stakeholders (internal and external) Proven ability to apply analytical and systems thinking to complex problems. Proven ability to moderate technical design related discussions with multi-disciplinary teams. Proven experience with presenting complex technical concepts to a diverse audience and at times non-technical audience. Desirable Skills, Experience and Certifications Proven ability in process analysis, and design techniques, including needs assessment, specification development, planning and gap analysis Knowledge in The Open Group TOGAF, ArchiMate, ITIL, COBIT, CISSP, or equivalent Knowledge and experience with Military C4ISR systems requirement capture, analysis and specifications. 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 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 We never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon. If this opportunity isn't for you please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up.

Responsibilities

The IT Engineer will define and manage scoping, requirements definition, and prioritization activities for medium-sized initiatives. They will also plan and drive systems development projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and standards.