IT Service Desk Technician

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 -**C004304**

**Role Duties and Responsibilities**
- Perform end-user support by providing timely and accurate IT Service Desk services such as incident management. Problem escalation, remote assistance training and end-user guidance on NU. NR and NS network.
- Proactively monitor the IT Service Desk incident management system, act on incidents and alert relevant second-line support in case of performance degradation or downtime.
- Gather comprehensive information about IT Service Desk trouble tickets enabling escalation to correct second-line support area and to facilitate a short time-to-fix period.
- Perform On-Call level 1 service support either remotely or on site.
- Performs other duties as may be required.
- The position includes nights and week end shifts

**Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications**
- Minimum 1 year experience in Service Desk Operations within the last 2 years.
- Knowledge of and experience in NATO environment.
- Experience in, installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of MS Windows 10, MS Office, Visio, MS Project and web browsers (MS Edge, Firefox, ).
- Knowledge of Outlook configuration and administration and troubleshooting in an MS exchange environment.
- Experience in the installation and maintenance of mobile computing solutions (e.g. VPN access, Notebooks, Remote Access and WLAN).
- Usage of ITSM tools such as BMC Remedy, JIRA...
- Experience in end user support in general.
- Customer focus and service orientation as well as highly effective
- interpersonal skills in dealing with demanding customers under high workload.
- Experience in performing user administration in MS Active
- Directory and Exchange

**Working Location**
- Mons, Belgium

**Working Policy**
- Onsite

**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.