Senior Assurance Engineer

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 C004242

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans organises and conducts formal reviews and assessments of complex domains areas cross-functional areas and across the supply chain.
• Evaluates appraises and identifies non-compliances with organisational standards and determines the underlying reasons for non-compliance;
• Produces test documentation such as (Event) Test Plans Test cases Requirements Traceability Matrix test reports etc.
• Provides assurance to test artefacts such as the Requirements Traceability Matrix;
• Manages the design planning and execution of the V&V events and its reporting;
• Provides support to projects where the execution is performed by an external contractor
• Provides support to the operational community in operational acceptance activities

Essential Skills Experience and Certifications

• At least 5 years recent experience in planning and execution of test verification and validation activities in large complex projects
• At least 5 years recent experience with functional non-functional and interoperability testing of systems and products
• Proven experience with managing external stakeholders and co- workers during the execution of large complex projects
• Ability to understand and reason about hardware and software system architectures typically found in system designdocumentation
• Ability to communicate with clarity coherence conciseness and engagement both orally and in writing
• Experience in the management of a team of testers quality or development engineers;
• Experience using and testing in virtualized and cloud environments
• Familiar with main test tools for test management defect management and requirements management
• Experience dealing with independent testing when the testing is conducted by an external party.

Desired Skills Experience and Certifications

• Advanced certification in the area of testing and testing management;
• Experience testing NATO/military business domain;
• Experience with assurance tools and processes;
• Experience as an interoperability tester within NATO context;

Working Location

• The Hague

Working Policy

• Hybrid (75% onsite/ 25% offsite)

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance