Principal Solution Engineer at NATO

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Feb, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Solution Architecture, Requirements Definition, Systems Development Management, Network Design, Sourcing, Contract Management, Platform Engineering, Software Engineering, System Engineering, Incident Management, Data Management

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Who we are: For more than 70 years, NATO’s mission has been to preserve peace and security in the Alliance for nearly one billion citizens. The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) and its predecessors have worked tirelessly in providing the means that enable the connectedness and togetherness that keep our Alliance strong. We are the NCI Agency, a team of 3000 civilian and military staff in 29 locations throughout Europe, North America and Asia. Our technology and cyber experts allow NATO to conduct critical operations, protect NATO’s airspace, make data-driven decisions, defend against cyber-attacks, secure NATO networks and maintain superiority in space. This is all possible because of our greatest force, our people. In order to keep this edge we aim to hire, train and retain the very best staff. Our staff members represent both the diversity and unity of our Alliance. When you join the NCI Agency, you will be part of an organization where you can contribute authentically to the mission and purpose of NATO and help us keep our technological edge. About the job: Based in The Hague, Netherlands you will join the Agency as we embark on a journey to transform our IT services to support NATO’s Digital Endeavour. You will join The Air Command and Control (AirC2) Business Area. The AirC2 Centre delivers planning, development, procurement, implementation and In-Service Support of NATO authorised AirC2 capabilities across the Alliance and bilaterally in the European Nations of the Alliance, satisfying the operational requirements, assuring the coherence, integrity and interoperability of the involved NATO and national systems and sub-systems. In doing so, the AirC2 Centre contributes to NATO's Integrated Air and Missile Defence operations and continuously evolves NATO authorised systems and services to empower seamless, resilient and adaptable NATO operations in a multi domain environment. We are now recruiting for a Principal Solution Engineer to bring expertise to The AirC2 System Products Service area, which is dedicated to the development, deployment, maintenance, and support of NATO’s integrated air command and control systems. Our team of AirC2 experts deliver integrated products essential for NATO’s 24/7 air defence missions. We ensure the complete life-cycle support of these critical systems, providing comprehensive services for incident management, exercise support, data management, training and sensor tuning. Specifically, you will join Platform Engineering Services responsible for: - Management, Maintenance and Engineering Support for test and validation Platforms - Install, and evaluate software baselines and security updates from contractors and organic development teams - Deployment of approved baselines and security updates on internal and operational platforms We are seeking expertise in the following areas: Solution architecture Requirements definition and management Systems development management Network design Sourcing Contract management For a full list of duties, please review the job descriptions on the NCI Agency career site here: Principal Solution Engineer About you The valuable knowledge and experience that you bring to this role will include: Education: A minimum requirement of a Master’s degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 5 years post-related experience. Or a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years post related experience. Experience: Proven experience in the leadership and management of a team of engineers; Recent practical experience in managing system/software engineering activities on large mission critical software intensive systems; Knowledge of system/software architectures, operating systems, deployment infrastructure and network concepts; Knowledge of system/software engineering related methods, techniques, metrics and tools; Knowledge of system/software development, maintenance, integration and deployment concepts; Knowledge of database management systems and data management concepts What we offer: Genuinely meaningful work as part of the most successful alliance in history. 5-year contract with competitive tax-free salary and household and children’s allowances. Privileges for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where appropriate) and Additional home leave. Excellent private health insurance scheme. Generous annual leave of 30 days plus official holidays. NATO Pension Scheme. Development programs such as professional training, wellbeing, and more To learn more about NCI Agency and our work, please visit our website. The NCI Agency prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment of mutual respect and value uniqueness and differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnic or cultural origin, age, religion, sexual orientation and physical or neurocognitive ability. Additional details on the conditions of application can be found via the NCI Agency career site.

Responsibilities

The Principal Solution Engineer will join Platform Engineering Services, responsible for the management, maintenance, and engineering support for test and validation platforms. This includes installing and evaluating software baselines and security updates, and deploying approved baselines on internal and operational platforms.