C005490 Senior Solution Engineer

pbDeadline Date: /b Monday 19 October 2026 /p pbRequirement: /b Senior Solution Engineer /p pbLocation: /b Braine-l'Alleud, BE /p pbFull Time On-Site: /b Yes /p pbTime On-Site: /b 100% /p pbTotal Scope of the request (hours): /b 300 /p pbRequired Start Date: /b 30 November 2026 /p pbEnd Contract Date: /b31 December 2026 /p pbRequired Security Clearance: /b NATO SECRET /p pbDuties Role: /b /p p1. System and Solution Engineering /p ul liAnalyse operational, functional project requirements translate them into implementable DCIS solutions. /li liDefine the overall technical solution and system architecture using the established DCIS Node, Module Service taxonomies. /li liEnsure that the resulting system delivers the required end-to-end functionality emergent behaviour. /li liPerform technical trade-off analyses considering performance, interoperability, security, deployability, resilience, maintainability, cost, schedule technological maturity. /li /ul p2. Model Based Systems Engineering /p ul liApply MBSE throughout the engineering lifecycle. /li liMap project requirements against existing Requirement Models, Implementation Guidelines Implementation Constraints. /li liMaximise reuse of approved Modules, Services, architectures engineering patterns. /li liIdentify gaps where existing Requirement Models or standardized building blocks cannot satisfy project requirements. /li /ul p3. Complex Systems Product Ownership – Operational Nodes /p ul liFor designated Nodes already introduced into operational service, act as the Complex Systems Product Owner: /li liMaintain technical ownership and system-level design responsibility for assigned operational Nodes throughout their lifecycle. /li liMaintain an authoritative understanding of the Node architecture, configuration, interfaces, dependencies, capabilities design constraints. /li liEnsure that modifications to individual Modules or Services do not compromise the overall coherence, interoperability, performance, security or operational capability of the Node. /li liAssess operational technical issues from an end-to-end system perspective coordinate their resolution with the appropriate SMEs, Model Custodians service organizations. /li liAnalyse requests for change, obsolescence issues, technology refreshes, security changes evolving operational requirements to determine their impact on the complete Node. /li liDefine maintain the technical evolution path Node roadmap, aligned with Module Service roadmaps the wider DCIS Target Architecture. /li liIdentify technical debt, architectural divergence, lifecycle risks emerging obsolescence before they become operational constraints. /li liInitiate or recommend engineering activities required to maintain the technical viability of the Node. /li liProvide system-level technical guidance to operations, maintenance service-management organizations where issues require design-level knowledge. /li liEnsure that operational experience lessons identified are fed back into the Modularity Framework, Requirement Models future system designs. /li liMaintain consistency between the as-designed, as-built and as
- operated technical baselines of the Node. /li liSupport configuration change-control processes by assessing the system-level impact of proposed changes. /li /ul p4. Multi-Domain Technical Integration /p ul liIntegrate engineering contributions across DCIS technical domains, including as applicable: /li liNetwork 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 /ul p5. Technical Coordination /p ul liAct as the primary technical focal point for assigned projects operational Nodes. /li liCoordinate the engineering contributions required from the different technical domains. /li liTranslate system-level requirements operational issues into clear engineering tasks technical questions for the appropriate SMEs Model Custodians. /li liIntegrate the outputs produced by the different engineering disciplines into a single coherent solution. Identify conflicting requirements, assumptions or design decisions drive their technical resolution. /li /ul pbTravel: /bPossible travel to other Agency NATO sites within Belgium up to 1
- 2 times per month /p pbSkills, Knowledge

Experience:
/b /p ul liThe candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance /li liUniversity degree in Systems Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or another relevant discipline. /li li10 years of relevant professional engineering experience, including significant experience with complex ICT