2025-0241 CSB Cloud Project Manager (NS) BELGIUM - 10 Sep

Deadline Date:  Wednesday 10 September 2025
 
Requirement:   CSB Cloud Project Manager
 
Location:  Braine-l'Alleud, BELGIUM
 
Time On-Site:  100%
 
Not to Exceed:  2025 BASE: NTE 4,275 EUR per 2 week (5 weeks, total NTE 21,375 EUR
2025 OPTIONS: NTE 4,275 EUR per sprint (9 sprints, total NTE 38,475 EUR)
2026, 2027, 2028 options
 
Period of Performance:  2025 BASE: 16 October 2025
 
Required Security Clearance:  NATO SECRET
 

1. Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
2. Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
3. Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position

• To address the complex nature of cloud transformation, the NATO Enterprise Cloud Operating Model (NECOM) has been designed to facilitate and harmonize a common approach towards leveraging cloud services across the NATO Enterprise, ensuring the effectiveness, security, compliance, and interoperability of all its different cloud environments while maintaining coherence and synchronization with extant capability planning processes. Key elements of NECOM include the Cloud Strategy Group (CSG) and the Cloud Service Broker (CSB) functions.
• The CSB function is composed of a multi-disciplinary team with expertise extending across the domains necessary to efficiently build and operate cloud services, such as technology, project management, financial management, acquisition and legal. NCIA is responsible for implementing the CSB.
• The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) Chief Technology Office - Cloud Centre of Excellence (CTO-CCoE) is guiding the development and alignment of the Cloud Service Broker (CSB) with NATO's broader digital transformation goals. This SoW defines the provision of Cloud Project Manager Services to lead, coordinate, and deliver high-impact cloud-based initiatives across NATO's cloud environments.

• Define, plan, and execute large-scale cloud transformation and service implementation projects.
• Monitor scope, schedule, budget, and quality across all project phases.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including PID, Gantt charts, RAID logs, and reporting dashboards.
• Apply both Agile and Waterfall methodologies based on project needs.
• Ensure project deliverables are accepted per agreed criteria and change requests are appropriately managed.

• Develop stakeholder management strategies and stakeholder registers.
• Engage with senior stakeholders including CDT, CTO, programme managers, and SMEs across the NATO Enterprise.
• Facilitate communication and alignment across technical and business stakeholders in multinational contexts.

• Align project activities with NECOM principles and enterprise-wide cloud governance models.
• Support development of governance artefacts such as RACI matrices, ToRs, risk registers, and control frameworks.
• Collaborate with the CSB function, cloud architects, and compliance leads to ensure programmatic coherence.

• Maintain and update project risk registers and mitigation plans.
• Lead change control procedures and impact assessments of scope, schedule, and resourcing variations.

• Coordinate with contract officers and vendors for service delivery in accordance with contractual obligations.
• Monitor KPIs, SLAs, and vendor performance metrics.

• Provide weekly and sprint-based progress updates.
• Participate in monthly sprint reviews, retrospectives, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Submit delivery reports and update relevant documentation repositories.

• The contractor shall participate in daily status update meetings, sprint planning, sprint retrospectives and other meetings, physically in the office, or in person via electronic means using Conference Call capabilities, according to project manager's instructions.
• For each sprint to be considered as complete and payable, the contractor must report the outcome of his/her work during the sprint, first verbally during the retrospective meeting and then in written within three (3) days after the sprint's end date. The format of this report shall be a short email to the NCIA Point of Contact mentioning briefly the work held and the development achievements during the sprint.

• The contractor will be required to provide services on site at NCIA, Brussels, Belgium. Part-time work from home (can be any NATO country) may be allowed if work permits.
• The contractor may be required to travel to other sites within NATO for completing these tasks.
• Travel arrangements will be the responsibility of the contractor and the expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with Article 5.5 of AAS Framework Contract and within the limits of the NCIA Travel Directive.
• This work must be accomplished by ONE contractor.

• Minimum 8 years' experience in project management of complex ICT/cloud initiatives.
• Proven success in managing multi-region cloud transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and deployment models.
• Certified PMP/PRINCE2/Scrum Master or AgilePM.
• Cloud certification (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Admin).
• Experience working in multinational or defense environments.
• Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
• The Contractor can anticipate and proactively mitigate potential strategic and operational challenges.
• The Contractor has excellent communication and presentation skills, with the capacity to convey complex information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• The Contractor has a collaborative mind-set and a proven ability to work effectively alongside strategic leads and other stakeholders in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• The Contractor has expertise in programme delivery methodologies and relevant experience in delivering programmes within a broader portfolio context.
• The Contractor can speak and write fluent English since the work is conducted in English.
• The Contractor must have the nationality of one of the NATO nations.