Deadline Date:
Monday 1 September 2025
Requirement: Senior Cloud Administrator (AWS)
Location:
Braine-l'Alleud, BELGIUM
Full Time On-Site:
Yes
Time On-Site:
100%
Not to Exceed:
95 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours):
418
Required Start Date:
13 October 2025
Required Security Clearance:
NATO SECRET
Please do NOT
apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:
- Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
- Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
- Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position
Any applications that do NOT meet all the above - and do not CLEARLY show these on the CV - will be deleted .
Duties and Role:
Under the overall direction of the Service Owner and Service Delivery Manager, the incumbent will perform duties such as the following:
- Administer, configure, and manage AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, and VPC.
- Provide Level 2/3 support for AWS-related issues, investigating and resolving operational problems in a timely manner.
- Provision and maintain virtual machines, storage, and databases on AWS, ensuring high availability and performance.
- Manage and optimize AWS networking components like VPCs, subnets, route tables, VPNs, and Direct Connect.
- Automate the deployment and management of AWS resources using AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or similar tools.
- Develop scripts (Python, Bash, PowerShell) to automate routine tasks, such as instance management, backups, and scaling
- Perform other duties, as may be required
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- Have a graduate degree in Computer and Information Systems Technology or an equivalent level of qualification or professional accreditation by a related engineering Institute or professional body
- Be fluent English in both spoken and written.
- Experience with Amazon AWS cloud environment (IAM, EC2, ALB, Cloudfront, Cloudformation, WAF, Monitoring, Storage, Cognito)
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes clusters and Docker containers
- Experience with DevOps practices, including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
- Proficiency in managing and securing VPC networks, firewalls, and access control.
- Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, ELK Stack, Prometheus).