System Engineer

1. SUMMARY

The BIGES Group Executive (BGX), a NATO entity, is the executive body of the BIGES Group (BG). The BG exists to enable the sharing and exchange of intelligence and information between and amongst NATO nations, with NATO and with other non-NATO nations and organisations. Under the leadership of the Director, BGX is composed of the Intelligence and Enterprise Services (IES) Division, the Programs, Engineering and Maintenance (PEM) Division, the Operations and Security Services (OSS) Division and the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Cell. The core mission of the PEM Division is to provide the primary expertise to manage the BIGES Programme, develop, improve and manage the lifecycle of IT capabilities, and implement and maintain the IT capabilities. As such, PEM is championing all IT aspects with integrated expert team members from the other BGX Divisions. The PEM Division is directed by the Deputy Director for PEM and is composed of three Branches in direct support of the mission: Programme and Project Management, Engineering and Enterprise Architecture, and Maintenance and Implementation. The EEA Branch drives BIGES IT coherence and modernisation, and is responsible for leading the planning, definition, maintenance, and governance of BIGES architectural baselines, service coherency, technical designs, standards, and solutions to ensure coherent, secure, and interoperable enterprise capabilities. The Branch drives the development of CIS solutions, based on requirements and modernisation aspects with a view to provide focus of the solution through architectures, develop designs taking specific system requirements into account (e.g. cyber security, operational), support transition of solutions into the system and provide service ownership. Under the supervision of the EEA Branch Head, the System Engineer supports the integration, testing, validation and transition of software and application services into the BIGES enterprise. The incumbent ensures that changes, updates and new software components are introduced in a controlled and interoperable manner, aligned with PEM technical-governance principles, BIGES architectural standards and NATO software and interoperability requirements. The incumbent performs these activities under the technical guidance of the Principal System Engineer Principal System Engineer and contributes to the implementation of engineering solutions defined by the Engineering and Enterprise Architecture Branch. The incumbent contributes to PEM capability development and lifecycle processes by performing integration tasks, preparing and maintaining technical documentation, supporting system testing and acceptance activities, validating application behaviours, and coordinating technical actions in support of the Service Owner with the assigned Service Team, IES, OSS, ISR Cell staff, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) and national representatives to maintain operational readiness and service coherence. S/He supports the integration and validation of software and applications so they operate correctly within BIGES and, where applicable, provide interoperability with interconnected systems, like the NATO Enterprise CIS, in accordance with approved architecture and security standards. Operational travel may be required in accordance with the BG Deployment Policy and national requirements.

2. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Possesses minimum a Bachelor Degree in information technology, computer science or another IT related discipline.
• At least three years' experience in agile software development, integration and testing;
• Knowledge of agile programming methods, like DevSecOPs, networking concepts and experience in the maintenance of software applications;
• Knowledge of XMPP based applications and web-based applications;
• Ability to prepare and maintain documentation of a technical nature;
• Experience with object-oriented analysis, design and development;
• Experience with structured programming languages (e.g. Java, Java Script) and scripting languages;
• Experience with Microsoft Windows, Linux/UNIX environments and virtualisation platforms (e.g. VMware). and web server technologies;
• Level V (Advanced) proficiency in the English language.

Desirable

• Experience supporting secure software integration processes consistent with NATO and NCIA guidance;
• Understanding of configuration management and lifecycle requirements relevant to BIGES applications;
• Experience with automated testing, integration tooling or continuous integration approaches;
• Knowledge of NATO and national CIS security policies and accreditation considerations;
• Experience working within multinational or coalition environments;
• Experience with the NATO Software Factory (NSF);
• Familiar with Microsoft Azure Clou