Digitial Backbone Demonstration, Test, And Experiementation Coordinator

DIGITIAL BACKBONE DEMONSTRATION TEST AND EXPERIEMENTATION COORDINATOR

DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products. We are inspired by our clients critical missions and driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions operational challenges and requirements. Our dedicated experienced and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.

POSITION OVERVIEW

A detail-oriented and strategically minded Digital Backbone Demonstration Test and Experimentation (DTE) Coordinator responsible for planning managing and executing NATO capability development events such as DiBaX and CWIX. This role involves close coordination with the CIS Branchs Digital Backbone team and a wide range of stakeholders including HQ SACT NATO HQ NCIA ACO and national entities. The coordinator defines and refines DTE event objectives aligned with evolving operational and technological needs while managing event project plans resources and host nation support in line with established agreements and MOUs. Key responsibilities include industry and nation engagement for technology selection developing use cases and producing detailed planning risk and security documentation. The role supports the integration of capability teams into events manages event logistics and VIP engagements and ensures post-event reporting captures DOTMLPFI implications and lessons learned. By fostering cross-ACT coordination and aligning with national advanced technology offices the coordinator ensures NATO remains at the forefront of next-generation communications and digital transformation.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate and contribute to the activities of the CIS Branch Digital Backbone Capability development Team.
• Define/ refine demonstration test and experimentation (DTE) event (e.g. DiBaX and CWIX) objectives that are aligned with capability development and operational needs. This entails working with subject matter expertise including but not limited to HQ SACT other subordinate entities NATO HQ NCIA and ACO. 3
• Develop refine and track for performance to plan of the project plan using project management toolset for events (e.g. DiBaX).
• Develop and provide final versions of event resource requirements that identifies host nation support requirements consistent with existing Memorandum of Understanding (e.g. HQ SACT to Lativan MOD MOU for 5G test site use).
• Support the planning meetings associated with DTE venues and support the integration of capability teams into the events. (e.g. DiBaX CWIX)
• Support advanced technologies (e.g. Next Gen Communications) industry selection for DTE events by developing criteria soliciting inputs from nations/industry scoring of proposal. Proposals will come in the form of Operational Demonstration Test and Experimentation documentation.
• Provide required save-the-date calling notices and other administrative documentation for soliciting action for internal and outside entities.
• Provide draft and finalize event design and management document in sufficient detail to track implementation.
• Support the elaboration of DOTMLPFI requirements as outputs from the execution of technical demonstration test and experimentation event.
• Support the development of DTE event risk management plan.
• Support the development of the DTE event security plan.
• Support the development of the DTE registration observer day and VIP engagements.
• Supports the development of use cases in which to base the design of the technical DTE.
• Developments and refines the post DTE report that is provided to stakeholders.
• Conduct cross ACT event coordination to synchronize efforts. Support the engagement with advanced technology offices within nations in the area of advance communications.
• . Directly supports the event directors and will be required to travel to planning integration and execution sessions within NATOs boundaries for approximately 4 weeks per year event planning and execution. There may be more required depending on the combination with other events.
• Performs additional tasks as required by the COTR related to the LABOR category.

Required Qualifications:

• A University/ Bachelors degree in computer science engineering business management.
• Minimum of 5 years in the last 10 in the field of technical event planning design and execution.
• Demonstrate 3 years in the last 10 years of experience with the deployment of civilian standards based wireless communications autonomous systems or community of interest services.
• Demonstrate 3 years in the last 10 with the knowledge of and application of project management.
• Have a current project management certification including PMP or equivalent.
• Demonstrate 3 years operational knowledge of military communications network technologies within the last 10 years either as a military officer or as a civilian.
• Demonstrate 3 years of the last 10 years in the application of event management toolset.

DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole-life benefits package that includes medical dental vision holiday paid time off 401K with a match life insurance short/long-term disability and educational reimbursement. The DEFTEC team comprises professionals who make a difference daily in crucial national security missions. Our leadership knows that this happens by employing a diverse team that is well cared for. Our top priority is our employees making DEFTEC an ideal workplace.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Please get in touch with if you require reasonable accommodations.

DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana cocaine opioids amphetamines PCP and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

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