Principal Solution Engineer

pSpektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects. /p h3Who we are supporting /h3 pThe 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. /p pThe NCIA provides a wide range of services, including: /p ul liCyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats. /li liCommand and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations. /li liSatellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces. /li liElectronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks. /li liInformation Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers. /li /ul pOverall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities. /p h3The program /h3 h3Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS) /h3 pThe 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. /p pTo 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. /p h3Role ID – C /h3 h3Role Duties and Responsibilities /h3 ul liLeads the development of architectures for complex solutions ensuring consistency with agreed requirements. /li liEstablishes policies, principles and practices for the selection of solution architecture components. /li liManages trade-offs and balances functional, service quality and systems management requirements within a significant area of the organisation. /li liCommunicates proposed decisions to stakeholders. /li liCoordinates and manages the target architecture across multiple projects or initiatives. /li liMaintains a stable, viable architecture and ensures consistency of design and adherence to appropriate standards across multiple projects or initiatives. /li /ul h3Requirements definition and management /h3 ul liPlans and drives scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for large, complex initiatives. /li liSelects, adopts and adapts appropriate requirements definition and management methods, tools and techniques. /li liContributes to the development of organisational methods and standards for requirements management. /li liObtains input from, and agreement to requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders. /li liNegotiates with stakeholders to manage competing priorities and conflicts. /li liEnsures changes to requirements are investigated and managed. /li liSets policy and drives adherence to standards for systems development. /li liLeads activities to make security and privacy integral to systems development. /li liIdentifies and manages the resources necessary for all stages of systems development projects. /li liEnsures that technical, financial and quality targets are met. /li liProduces, or approves network providers', network architectures, topologies and configuration databases for own area of responsibility. /li liSpecifies design parameters for network connectivity, capacity, speed, interfacing, security and access, in line with business requirements. /li liAssesses network-related risks and specifies recovery routines and contingency procedures. /li liCreates multiple design views to address the different stakeholders' concerns and to handle both functional and non
- functional requirements. /li /ul h3Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications /h3 h3Education, Experience and Training (essential): /h3 ul liA Master's degree at a nationally recognised/certified Universi