Database Administrator

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.

We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.

**Who we are supporting**

The 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.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

- Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
- Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.
- Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
- Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

**The program**

**Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)**

The 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.

To 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.

**Role ID -** **2025-0197**

**Role Duties and Responsibilities**
- Support the development and reviewing of documentation such as requirements definitions, functional and technical design documents, systems specifications and other deliverables.
- Participate in and perform Testing activities and readiness assessments.
- Develop Test Scenarios for User Acceptance testing (UAT).
- Follow project approach and methodology.
- Participate in frequent (daily, weekly) meetings with the team, observing team schedule.
- Provide briefings and presentations.
- Participate in UAT and review UAT results.
- Provide training for Key Users.
- Performing other duties as may be required.

**Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications**
- A minimum of 8 years recent practical experience as an Oracle E-Business Suite DBA, demonstrating a 36 months sustained period of performance on the previous 2 most recent assignments.
- Practical experience with Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Database backup/recovery (RMAN), configuration, sizing, space management, monitoring, patching, upgrades, performance tuning, troubleshooting and administration.
- Expertise in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 (or higher) technical architecture, including knowledge of the underlying database architecture, with particular reference to schemas/products, database objects, file system structure, tables, views, packages, procedures, functions, triggers, sequences, indexes and constraints.
- Sound knowledge of and proven practical experience with laaS, PaaS & SaaS solutions delivered through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services platforms.
- Sound knowledge of and proven practical experience with advanced topology elements like shared APPL_TOP, Oracle Clusterware, Rapid Application Cluster (RAC), Automatic Storage Management (ASM), Demilitarized Zones (DMZ) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions.
- Sound knowledge of and proven practical experience with Oracle's Enterprise Manager 13g or higher.
- Sound knowledge of and proven practical experience with Oracle's Application Management Suite for Oracle E-Business Suite.
- Sound knowledge of and proven practical experience UNIX/Linux and good automation (UNIX/Linux scripting) skills.

**Working Location**
- Braine l'Alleud, Belgium

**Working Policy**
- On-site. (some work outside business hours and up to 4 weekends per year)

**Travel**
- Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

**Security Clearance**
- Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

We never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon. If this opportunity isn't for you please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up.