DCIS System Engineer

pSpektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects. /p h3Who we are supporting /h3 pThe NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. /p pThe NCIA provides a wide range of services, including: /p ul liCyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats. /li liCommand and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations. /li liSatellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces. /li liElectronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks. /li liInformation Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers. /li /ul pOverall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities. /p h3The program /h3 h3Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS) /h3 pThe NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V. /p pTo provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce. /p h3Role ID – C /h3 h3Role Duties and Responsibilities /h3 ul liProvide professional and technical contributions to the design, development and execution of DCIS engineering projects. /li liContribute and participate in a Development-Operations (DevOps) environment using concepts like continuous integration, continuous change management, deployment automation and system monitoring. /li liSupport junior staff with incident management, service request and problem management processes as the senior engineer and ultimate problem solver; /li liProvide DCIS engineering support to technically plan and execute NATO approved exercises, either on-site or from remote. /li liDocumenting designs and implementations of assigned services as well as troubleshooting guides; /li liPlan, schedule, participate and lead technical support teams in support of projects and exercises; /li liProvide on the job training, when necessary, in order to maintain highly skilled and trained technical support for the Service Line; /li liDeputize for higher grade staff; /li liPerforms additional duties as may be required /li /ul h3Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications /h3 ul liAt least 5 years' experience supporting and implementing in deployable or large enterprise environments of: /li liCentralized storage systems based on FC, iSCSI, SAS or Hyper converged technology like vSAN; /li liRecent Virtualization Technologies based on VMWare ESXi and Virtual Centre; /li liRecent Microsoft Windows Server and Redhat Linux Operating Systems; /li liExpert Directory, Identity and Access Management consisting of multiple interconnected and federated Active Directory Domains and Forests; /li liExpert DNS resolution, server hardening, AD troubleshooting and GPO development /li liMicrosoft Remote Desktop solutions, or related Application provisioning technology /li liHigh Availability Systems (i.e. Fail-over clustering, Database Availability Groups, stretched clusters, etc) /li liWindows patching and anti-malware update systems /li liAt least 3 years' active participation in a DevOps team with demonstrable experience of: /li liBash or PowerShell scripting languages; /li liAutomation and orchestration tools. /li liThorough knowledge of TCP/IP networking principles /li liKnowledge of ITIL IT service management mode and applied knowledge of Service Transition. /li liProven ability to communicate effectively orally and in wri