Requirement: Release and Deployment Manager
Location: Mons, BELGIUM
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Not to Exceed Rate: 79 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours): 1115
Required Start Date: 15 June 2026
End Contract Date: 31 December 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:
Emerging technology monitoring:
- Supports monitoring of the external environment and assessment of emerging technologies.
- Contributes to the creation of reports, technology roadmapping and the sharing of knowledge and insights.
- Provides support on the use of existing methods and tools.
- Configures methods and tools within a known context.
- Creates and updates the documentation of methods and tools.
- Provides administrative services to project boards, project assurance teams and quality review meetings.
- Uses recommended portfolio, programme and project control solutions for planning, scheduling and tracking.
- Sets up project files, compiles and distributes reports.
- Provides guidance on project management software, procedures, processes, tools and techniques.
- Applies tools, techniques and processes to administer, track, log, report on and correct configuration items, components and changes.
- Assists with audits to check the accuracy of the information and undertakes any necessary corrective action under direction.
- Assesses and analyses release components for input to release scheduling.
- Maintains and administers tools and methods for software delivery, deployment and configuration.
- Maintains release processes and procedures.
- Assesses, analyses, develops, documents and implements changes based on requests for change.
- Ensures that operational processes are in place for effective change control.
- Develops, configures and maintains tools to manage and report on the lifecycle of change requests.
- Identifies problems and issues and recommend corrective actions
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 2 years post-related experience. Or 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 duties related to the function of the post.
- At least two years practical experience performing release and deployment function in large IT environment/organization.
- Working in collaboration with Change Management, Configuration Management, Verification and Validation Teams.
- Training/Certifications: ITIL (v3/4) Foundation Certificate.
