Deadline Date:
Thursday 16 October 2025
Requirement:
Engineer
Location:
Mons, BELGIUM
Full Time On-Site:
Yes
Time On-Site:
100%
Not to Exceed Rate:
66 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours):
200
Required Start Date:
20 November 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 & Role:
Under the direction of the responsible manager, the incumbent will perform duties such as the following:
- Ensuring the effective use of event management process and toolsets as required;
- Ensuring effective and timely resolution of IT Incidents: impact assessment and prioritization of IT incidents; dispatching of incidents to the relevant technical elements for resolution; validation and verification of the solution proposed; revision of the incident documentation; structured reporting; problem initiation, as recommendable;
- Problem Management initiation, as required;
- Authorized Service Interruption / Scheduled Outage (ASI/SO) approval and coordination, to minimize scheduled downtime and its effects of the Customer's business;
- Participation in the Change Management process to ensure that roll-outs, new releases and modifications to existing services happen in a coordinated manner and with the explicit awareness of the affected customers;
- Delivering of technical advice, coordination, support and assistance in respect of Operations Centre Incident Response;
- Engage with cross-functional teams to prioritize tasks during service restoration/risk mitigation, ensuring that the right talent is engaged and utilized at the appropriate level in order to achieve successful outcomes;
- Liaise with other Operations Centre's entities and NCIA Service Lines to provide, maintain and improve the incident management toolset for best practice;
- Gather, Process and Analyze Information and Data to ensure continual service improvement;
- Monitoring the effectiveness of incident management within the NCC and making recommendations for improvement;
- Monitor and life-cycle management of IT assets within the NCC;
- Creation and review of all incident management checklists, logs and tickets on a daily basis, providing follow-up actions and feedback as necessary;
- Driving, developing, managing and maintaining the major incident process and associated procedures;
- Reviewing and auditing the incident management process within the NCC;
- Work on own initiative with limited supervision, may lead others as required;
- Deputize for higher grade staff, as required;
- Perform other duties as may be required.
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- The IWC should have general CIS specific skills potentially CCNA or equivalent and must have experience with ITIL in particularly Service Operations.
- A Master of Science (MSc) degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related subject and 2 years post-related experience;
- Or a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related subject and 4 years post related experience;
- Or exceptionally, the lack of a university/college 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 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in the duties related to the function of the post;
- ITIL Service Operations;
- ITIL Foundation
- Very good understanding of telecommunications / network / information technology solutions & products.
- Service operations and service management skills and experience based on ITIL principles and following a customer/user focused approach and the use of related toolsets (e.g. ITSM).
- Ability to handle multiple incidents simultaneously while adapting to constantly changing requirements;
- Strong analytical, organization, multitasking and prioritization skills;
- Technical leadership experience;
- Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
- Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including Allied Command Operations and Allied Command Transformation.