Principal Solution Engineer

Who we are:

For more than 70 years, NATO’s mission has been to preserve peace and security in the Alliance for nearly one billion citizens. The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) and its predecessors have worked tirelessly in providing the means that enable the connectedness and togetherness that keep our Alliance strong. We are the NCI Agency, a team of 3000 civilian and military staff in 29 locations throughout Europe, North America and Asia. Our technology and cyber experts allow NATO to conduct critical operations, protect NATO’s airspace, make data-driven decisions, defend against cyber-attacks, secure NATO networks and maintain superiority in space. This is all possible because of our greatest force, our people. In order to keep this edge we aim to hire, train and retain the very best staff. Our staff members represent both the diversity and unity of our Alliance. When you join the NCI Agency, you will be part of an organization where you can contribute authentically to the mission and purpose of NATO and help us keep our technological edge.

About the job:

Based in The Hague, Netherlands you will join the Agency as we embark on a journey to transform our IT services to support NATO’s Digital Endeavour. You will join The Air Command and Control (AirC2) Business Area. The AirC2 Centre delivers planning, development, procurement, implementation and In-Service Support of NATO authorised AirC2 capabilities across the Alliance and bilaterally in the European Nations of the Alliance, satisfying the operational requirements, assuring the coherence, integrity and interoperability of the involved NATO and national systems and sub-systems. In doing so, the AirC2 Centre contributes to NATO's Integrated Air and Missile Defence operations and continuously evolves NATO authorised systems and services to empower seamless, resilient and adaptable NATO operations in a multi domain environment.

We are now recruiting for a Principal Solution Engineer to bring expertise to The AirC2 System Products Service area, which is dedicated to the development, deployment, maintenance, and support of NATO’s integrated air command and control systems. Our team of AirC2 experts deliver integrated products essential for NATO’s 24/7 air defence missions. We ensure the complete life-cycle support of these critical systems, providing comprehensive services for incident management, exercise support, data management, training and sensor tuning. Specifically, you will join Platform Engineering Services responsible for:

• Management, Maintenance and Engineering Support for test and validation Platforms
• Install, and evaluate software baselines and security updates from contractors and organic development teams
• Deployment of approved baselines and security updates on internal and operational platforms

We are seeking expertise in the following areas:

• Solution architecture
• Requirements definition and management
• Systems development management
• Network design
• Sourcing
• Contract management

About You:

The valuable knowledge and experience that you bring to this role will include:

Education:

A minimum requirement of a Master’s degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 5 years post-related experience. Or a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years post related experience.

Experience:

• Proven experience in the leadership and management of a team of engineers;
• Recent practical experience in managing system/software engineering activities on large mission critical software intensive systems;
• Knowledge of system/software architectures, operating systems, deployment infrastructure and network concepts;
• Knowledge of system/software engineering related methods, techniques, metrics and tools;
• Knowledge of system/software development, maintenance, integration and deployment concepts;
• Knowledge of database management systems and data management concepts

What we offer:

• Genuinely meaningful work as part of the most successful alliance in history.
• 5-year contract with competitive tax-free salary and household and children’s allowances.
• Privileges for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where appropriate) and Additional home leave.
• Excellent private health insurance scheme.
• Generous annual leave of 30 days plus official holidays.
• NATO Pension Scheme.
• Development programs such as professional training, wellbeing, and more

Key skills/competency:

• Solution Architecture
• Systems Engineering
• Network Design
• Requirements Management
• Contract Management
• Team Leadership
• Software Deployment
• Air Command and Control (AirC2)
• Database Management
• Mission Critical Systems