Requirement: Senior Engineer (Core Services)
Location: Brunssum, NETHERLANDS
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Not to Exceed Rate: 83 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours): 300
Required Start Date: 23 November 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:
The Contractor shall perform activities related to the planning, design, implementation, integration, validation, and deployment of Core Services solutions across CIS environments. Services shall be delivered in a structured and controlled manner, ensuring alignment with project objectives, technical requirements, implementation schedules, and stakeholder expectations.
The scope includes the development of technical designs, installation and configuration of Core Services components, system integration, execution of testing and acceptance activities, support to deployment and migration efforts, and the production of all required technical documentation. The Contractor shall contribute to technical coordination, risk identification and mitigation, quality assurance, and project governance activities to ensure the successful delivery of CIS capabilities.
The Contractor shall work closely with project teams, architects, security stakeholders, and operational authorities to ensure that delivered solutions are fit for purpose, interoperable, secure, and capable of supporting current and future operational requirements.
The Contractor shall provide regular service reports detailing the status and progress of assigned CIS and DCIS project activities. Reports shall provide visibility of project execution, technical achievements, risks, issues, and planned activities to support effective project governance and decision-making.
The service reports shall include, as a minimum:
- Progress against agreed project plans, milestones, and deliverables.
- Status of design, integration, configuration, testing, deployment, and migration activities.
- Achievement of key project objectives and technical deliverables.
- Identification of project risks, issues, dependencies, and proposed mitigation actions.
- Summary of completed activities during the reporting period.
- Planned activities and milestones for the upcoming reporting period.
- Status of technical documentation, design artefacts, and acceptance deliverables.
- Quality assurance activities performed and any identified non-conformities.
- Resource utilisation and effort expended against assigned tasks, where required.
- Escalations, decisions, or support required from NCIA stakeholders.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- A university degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in the design, implementation, integration, and deployment of enterprise IT infrastructure and Core Services solutions.
- Demonstrated experience in the delivery of infrastructure and CIS projects, including planning, design, deployment, migration, testing, and transition activities.
- Experience working within large-scale, multi-domain, or government/military environments is highly desirable.
- Experience working within structured project delivery frameworks and governance processes.
