Requirement: VeVA MN Firewall Coordination Services (Ops & Ex)
Location: Braine-l'Alleud, BELGIUM
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Not to Exceed Rate: 75 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours): 960
Required Start Date: 20 April 2026
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
Duties & Role:
- VeVA MN Firewall Coordination Process description document
- Monthly Firewall Changes Report
- Response / assess/manage related FW rule ITSM tickets
- Report of number of tickets assigned to and processed by the FW Coordinator
- Delivery required assessments to the FW rules originated through Change Requests
- Report the status of the managed FW Rules to the SMWG upon co-leader's requested.
- FW process description briefings
- Deliver assessment as Subject Matter Expert during exercise meetings.
- Provide direct engagement with and support to exercise participants and stakeholders at the exercise location.
- STCO26B - MPC/TCC
- STCO26B - FCC
- STCO26A E-Block (Fed. Joining)
- STCO26A E-Block (Fed. V&V)
- STCO26B E-Block (Fed. Joining)
- STCO26B E-Block (Fed. V&V)
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- A university degree from a nationally recognised/certified University in a technical subject with substantial Information Technology (IT) content and 2 years of specific experience.
- Exceptionally, the lack of a university 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 6 years extensive and progressive expertise in the duties related to the function of the post.
- Proven experience on Configuration Management and Firewall rules management
- Basic familiarity with networking concepts including routing, switching, and IP addressing.
- Strong technical understanding and experience working with various IT Service Management related tools and technology, including but not limited to BMC Remedy ITSM Suite.
- Understanding of infrastructure solutions hosting Service Management tools and technology, including understanding of market leading database solutions (including but not limited to MS SQL and Oracle)
- Sound knowledge of Service Design, Service Transition and Service Operation processes and principles according to ITILv3/v4;
- Experience with ITIL change and configuration management best practices;
- Strong technical understanding and knowledge of all aspects of modern CIS infrastructure, including cloud-based solutions used by large and globally disperse organisations
- Strong understanding and experience working with complex systems and architecture frameworks
- Extensive knowledge of concepts of central management with distribution execution;
- Sound Knowledge of NATO's missions and exercises, as well as peacetime architecture and operations
- Experience leading and facilitating meetings and committees with various stakeholders;
- Working as part of a technical team;
- Experience in the following Microsoft tools: MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Outlook, MS Word;
- Provide Project Management support as required;
- Strong awareness of business priorities and objectives and how to manage and prioritise the technical activities to support the business
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills to resolve complex issues,
- Demonstrated ability to derive meaningful metrics and guidance from system data and trends,
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously,
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders,
- Strong policy, process, and procedure skills
- Ability to clearly articulate ideas to senior leadership orally and in writing.
- Knowledge of IT Service Management through completion of formal certification in ITILv3 or v4 at the Foundation level or higher.
- Working experience in International or Multinational Organizations as well as in military environments will be considered as an asset.
- In-depth knowledge of NATO responsibilities, structure and organization, including ACO and ACT;
