Deadline Date:
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Requirement:
Engineer (Digital Communication Services)
Location:
Braine L'Alleud, BELGIUM
Full Time On-Site:
Yes
Time On-Site:
100%
Not to Exceed:
63 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours):
418
Required Start Date:
27 August 2025
Required Security Clearance:
NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET
Specific Working Conditions:
Normal Office Conditions. Up to 100 TDY within Belgium per year
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:
Systems design:
- Designs large or complex systems and undertakes impact analysis on major design options and trade-offs.
- Ensures that the system design balances functional and nonfunctional requirements.
- Reviews systems designs and ensures that appropriate methods, tools and techniques are applied effectively.
- Makes recommendations and assesses and manages associated risks.
- Adopts and adapts system design methods, tools and techniques.
- Contributes to development of system design policies, standards and selection of architecture components.
- Produces, or approves network providers', network architectures, topologies and configuration databases for own area of responsibility.
- Specifies design parameters for network connectivity, capacity, speed, interfacing, security and access, in line with business requirements.
- Assesses network-related risks and specifies recovery routines and contingency procedures.
- Creates multiple design views to address the different stakeholders' concerns and to handle both functional and nonfunctional requirements.
- Plans and drives activities to develop organisational systems integration and build capabilities including automation and continuous integration.
- Identifies, evaluates and manages the adoption of tools, techniques and processes to create a robust integration framework.
- Provides authoritative advice and guidance on any aspect of systems integration.
- Leads integration work in line with the agreed system and service design.
- Assesses risks and takes preventative action.
- Measures and monitors applications of standards.
- Contributes to the development of organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for systems integration.
- Drafts and maintains procedures and documentation for network support and operation.
- Makes a significant contribution to the investigation, diagnosis and resolution of network problems.
- Ensures that all requests for support are dealt with according to set standards and procedures.
- NATO Cosmic Top Secret security clearance
- Practical experience with the designing, implementing, and maintaining the core network architecture for large organizations.
- Relevant practical experience configuring, troubleshooting and optimizing routers, switches, firewalls, and other hardware/software networking elements.
- Ability to stay updated with emerging technologies.
- Very good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical skills and problem-solving attitude.
- Experience in leading small teams.
- Knowledge and experience of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)/Software Defined (SDx) (e.g. SDN, SD-WAN, SDDC or SASE);
- CCNP Routing and Switching
- Services and Technology Professional Certification (e.g. ITIL, CCIE, SRA, JNCIE, or Devnet Professional or equivalent experience )
- Experience in planning, design, system and services engineering and implementation of communication aspects of C4ISR
- Modern digital communication networking techniques, protocols and standards; communication
- Networks specification, design and testing, with an emphasis on IP networks, including IPv6, QoS, MPLS, MP-BGP.
- Communications infrastructure and network service management and control.
- Familiarity with related international / commercial / industrial standards.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively orally, using tact and diplomacy, and in writing with good skills.
- Producing high quality, clear and precise technical and policy papers and reports.
- Proven technical project management/lead experience with supported HLD, LLD, POCT, SAT, etc.
- Experience working in an SLA / SOP driven IT organisation.
- Intermediate knowledge in authentication technologies.
- Proven experience with regards to design and implementation in large scale networks, across vendors and technologies
- Experience of operational and technical leading of an engineering team.