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Spektrum 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.
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 NATOs 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 NATOs communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
- Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATOs 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 NATOs mission to detect deny and defeat threats to its communication networks.
- Information Management: The NCIA manages NATOs information technology infrastructure including its databases applications and servers.
Overall the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATOs communication and information technology capabilities.
The program
Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATOs 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 categorises: 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 2025-0112
Role Duties and Responsibilities
- Working closely with relevant stakeholders to understand the requirements and implement/develop MW 3479 solutions that align with the following objectives;
- Ensuring that the MW 3479 capability is optimized for the tasks suggest and implements improvements if necessary.
- As part of the CSU Ramstein Team be responsive first-and-foremost to the requests related to MW 3479.
- Building Virtual Machines including user profiles firewalls and resources management (hardware and software).
- Fully supporting configuring and maintaining all elements of MW 3479;
- Monitoring required updates;
- Supporting and administering third-party applications;
- Ensuring MW 3479 network security and connectivity;
- Monitoring MW 3479 network performance (availability utilization throughput good put and latency) and test for weaknesses;
- Setting up user accounts permissions and passwords;
- Resolving problems reported by end user;
- Defining MW 3479 network policies and procedures;
- Specifying system requirements and design solutions;
- Researching and make recommendations on MW 3479 system administration;
- Liaising and acting as point of contact with CSU Ramstein Service Operations Branch in order to ensure data science software/hardware is adapted as required by the Data Science team and ensures all cyber policies are respected.
Essential Skills Experience and Certifications
- Proven experience in a system administrator role
- Some experience in networking routing and switching desirable
- Sound knowledge of scripting (PowerShell) including provisioning/changing Azure resources;
- Hands on experience in building virtual machines snapshot DRS concept clustering hosts;
- Experience in VMWare Horizon creating and tweaking gold images according to Microsoft guidance using the latest recommendations;
- Sound knowledge of VMWare Horizon Linked Clones Instant Clones and Thin App;
- Expertise in information technology domains such as Cloud Computing and IT Infrastructures;
- Excellent knowledge of best practices around management control and monitoring of server infrastructure
- Experience with firewalls troubleshooting and problem resolution
- Ability to set up and configure server hardware
- Familiarity with backup and recovery software and methodologies
- Great at organising prioritising and multitasking
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- Strong problem-solving skills.
Working Location
Working Policy
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 isnt 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.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority