C004716 Principal Solution Engineer

Deadline Date: Wednesday 4 November 2026 Requirement Title: Principal Solution Engineer

Location:
Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium Full time on-site: Yes Total Scope of the request (hours): 80 Required Start Date: 10 December 2026 End Contract Date: 31 December 2026 Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret Evaluation Methodology: Lowest Priced Technically Compliant Specific Working

Conditions:
Normal office environment Possible TDY to other NATO sites within Belgium up to 1
- 2 times per month This is a relaunch. Previously submitted candidates were deemed noncompliant for the following:
• Lacks knowledge of current and future Mobile Infrastructure (Deployable, Dispersible, Highly mobile CIS) technologies and trends
• Lacks experience with Architecture modelling languages Duties and Role: Solution architecture
• Leads the development of architectures for complex solutions ensuring consistency with agreed requirements.
• Establishes policies, principles and practices for the selection of solution architecture components.
• Manages trade-offs and balances functional, service quality and systems management requirements within a significant area of the organisation.
• Communicates proposed decisions to stakeholders.
• Coordinates and manages the target architecture across multiple projects or initiatives.
• Maintains a stable, viable architecture and ensures consistency of design and adherence to appropriate standards across multiple projects or initiatives. Requirements definition and management
• Plans and drives scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for large, complex initiatives.
• Selects, adopts and adapts appropriate requirements definition and management methods, tools and techniques.
• Contributes to the development of organisational methods and standards for requirements management.
• Obtains input from, and agreement to requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Negotiates with stakeholders to manage competing priorities and conflicts.
• Establishes requirements baselines.
• Ensures changes to requirements are investigated and managed. Systems development management
• Sets policy and drives adherence to standards for systems development.
• Leads activities to make security and privacy integral to systems development.
• Identifies and manages the resources necessary for all stages of systems development projects.
• Ensures that technical, financial and quality targets are met. Network design
• Produces, or approves network providers', network architectures, topologies and configuration databases for own area of responsibility.
• Specifies design parameters for network connectivity, capacity, speed, interfacing, security and access, in line with business requirements.
• Assesses network-related risks and specifies recovery routines and contingency procedures.
• Creates multiple design views to address the different stakeholders' concerns and to handle both functional and nonfunctional requirements.
• NATO Secret security clearance Education, Experience and Training (essential):

Education:
• A Master's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 5 years post-related experience. Or a Bachelor's degree with 8 years post related experience.

Experience:
• Proven experience of managing teams of technical personnel;
• Knowledge of current and future Mobile Infrastructure (Deployable, Dispersible, Highly mobile CIS) technologies and trends;
• Experience with design and systems integration (e.g. AC Power distribution equipment, emergency AC Power generation and associated fuel storage, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS));
• Good understanding of current and future Wireless technologies and trends (to include SATCOM);
• Experience with Architecture modelling language(s) (UML, SysML, ArchiMate, etc.), preferably in the context of an Architecture Framework (NAFv4, TOGAF, DODAF, Zachman, etc.) and Models Based Systems Engineering (MBSE);
• Experience in applying quality assurance practices;
• Sound experience in development, implementation, fielding, testing and maintenance of modern communications equipment; Training/Certifications:
• ITIL Foundation;
• PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent Project Management Framework (e.g. PMP) certification; Experience and Training (desirable):

Experience:
• Knowledge and experience in applying the "NATO Architecture Framework, version 4";
• Knowledge and experience in the application of Federated Mission Networking (FMN) in service design;
• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT; Training/Certifications:
• PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent (e.g. PMP) certification;
• ArchiMate or TOGAF or equivalent certification;