C005489 Senior Solution Engineer

pbDeadline Date: /b Monday 19 October 2026 /ppbRequirement: /b Senior Solution Engineer /ppbLocation: /b Braine-l'Alleud, BE /ppbFull Time On-Site: /b Yes /ppbTime On-Site: /b 100% /ppbTotal Scope of the request (hours): /b 300 /ppbRequired Start Date: /b 23 November 2026 /ppbEnd Contract Date: /b31 December 2026 /ppbRequired Security Clearance: /b NATO SECRET /ppbDuties Role: /b /pp1. System and Solution Engineering /pulliAnalyse operational, functional project requirements translate them into implementable DCIS solutions. /liliDefine the overall technical solution and system architecture using the established DCIS Node, Module Service taxonomies. /liliEnsure that the resulting system delivers the required end-to-end functionality emergent behaviour. /liliPerform technical trade-off analyses considering performance, interoperability, security, deployability, resilience, maintainability, cost, schedule technological maturity. /li /ulp2. Model Based Systems Engineering /pulliApply MBSE throughout the engineering lifecycle. /liliMap project requirements against existing Requirement Models, Implementation Guidelines Implementation Constraints. /liliMaximise reuse of approved Modules, Services, architectures engineering patterns. /liliIdentify gaps where existing Requirement Models or standardized building blocks cannot satisfy project requirements. /li /ulp3. Complex Systems Product Ownership – Operational Nodes /pulliFor designated Nodes already introduced into operational service, act as the Complex Systems Product Owner: /liliMaintain technical ownership and system-level design responsibility for assigned operational Nodes throughout their lifecycle. /liliMaintain an authoritative understanding of the Node architecture, configuration, interfaces, dependencies, capabilities design constraints. /liliEnsure that modifications to individual Modules or Services do not compromise the overall coherence, interoperability, performance, security or operational capability of the Node. /liliAssess operational technical issues from an end-to-end system perspective coordinate their resolution with the appropriate SMEs, Model Custodians service organizations. /liliAnalyse requests for change, obsolescence issues, technology refreshes, security changes evolving operational requirements to determine their impact on the complete Node. /liliDefine maintain the technical evolution path Node roadmap, aligned with Module Service roadmaps the wider DCIS Target Architecture. /liliIdentify technical debt, architectural divergence, lifecycle risks emerging obsolescence before they become operational constraints. /liliInitiate or recommend engineering activities required to maintain the technical viability of the Node. /liliProvide system-level technical guidance to operations, maintenance service-management organizations where issues require design-level knowledge. /liliEnsure that operational experience lessons identified are fed back into the Modularity Framework, Requirement Models future system designs. /liliMaintain consistency between the as-designed, as-built and as-operated technical baselines of the Node. /liliSupport configuration change-control processes by assessing the system-level impact of proposed changes. /li /ulp4. Multi-Domain Technical Integration /pulliIntegrate engineering contributions across DCIS technical domains, including as applicable: Network Communication Access; WAN/LAN and network services; SATCOM tactical communications; Radio systems; Infrastructure Platform services; compute, virtualization cloud technologies; storage data services; cybersecurity security services; identity access management; Business Support Services; automation, orchestration Infrastructure-as-Code; physical deployable infrastructure associated supporting systems. /li /ulp5. Technical Coordination /pulliAct as the primary technical focal point for assigned projects operational Nodes. /liliCoordinate the engineering contributions required from the different technical domains. /liliTranslate system-level requirements operational issues into clear engineering tasks technical questions for the appropriate SMEs Model Custodians. /liliIntegrate the outputs produced by the different engineering disciplines into a single coherent solution. /liliIdentify conflicting requirements, assumptions or design decisions drive their technical resolution. /li /ulpbTravel: /bPossible travel to other Agency NATO sites within Belgium up to 1
- 2 times per month /ppbSkills, Knowledge

Experience:
/b /pulliThe candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance /liliUniversity degree in Systems Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or another relevant discipline. /lili10 years of relevant professional engineering experience, including significant experience with complex ICT/CIS, defence, aerospace, telecommunications or other high