Frontend Developer for Space applications

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 C004646

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• The role supports the development and operation of software capabilities for the Space Domain with a focus on Space Situational Awareness and operational decision support.
• Design develop and maintain space-domain operational software solutions including dashboards to collect process and visualize space situational awarenessrelated data from multiple sources including real-time and near-real-time feeds.
• Implement modular scalable and secure system architectures enabling automation rapid adaptation and integration of new functionalities in response to evolving space operational requirements.
• Develop configurable user interfaces supporting role-based customization flexible layouts and mission-specific space operational information presentation.
• Provide operationally relevant visual elements including alerts (visual and audible) system status indicators orbital and temporal graphical representations and data summaries to enhance space situational awareness.
• Support space operational activities exercises and demonstrations by delivering adaptable tools data visualization capabilities and reporting functions aligned with exercise and mission objectives.
• Integrate external and federated data sources including standardized space surveillance and tracking (SST/SSA) data elements ensuring data consistency reliability and operational usability.
• Enable automated generation of reports summaries and analytical outputs to support space operational decision-making and post-activity assessments.
• Ensure responsive design and interoperability across supported platforms and display configurations including multi-screen and command-centre environments.
• Perform administration configuration and maintenance of frontend components to ensure system availability performance and sustainability in operational space systems.
• Contribute to assessments on the operationalisation long-term viability and future evolution of space-domain capabilities including recommendations for improvement and further development.
• Nationally recognized/certified university qualification on computer science / programming

Essential Skills Experience and Certifications

• It is desirable that the Consultant has the following skills/experience:
  • Knowledge of NATO Space stakeholders and their responsibilities;
  • Experience developing mapping solutions (2D/3D) using Cesium including data visualization for orbital temporal and geospatial datasets.
  • Prior involvement in military governmental or multinational operational software projects.
  • Basic understanding of space operations space situational awareness (SSA/SST) or space domain data.
  • Experience in NATO operational exercises;
  • Experience in NATO interoperability exercises;
  • A minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated professional experience in software development using and/or Angular frameworks applied to operational or mission-oriented software systems particularly experience with commonly used React ecosystem tools and libraries including but not limited to Flux Redux and Webpack.
  • Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of JavaScript HTML CSS and related technologies used in data-intensive and real-time or near-real-time applications.
  • Demonstrated experience in user interface design for operational dashboards situational awareness tools or command-and- controltype applications.
  • Working knowledge of testing and performance assessment frameworks including Mocha and Jest.
  • Experience building React applications with component libraries like Material-UI.
  • Experience implementing data caching strategies (e.g. Redis Memcached) to optimize application performance and reduce database load
• Demonstrated analytical and troubleshooting skills in complex multi-source data systems.
• Ability to operate effectively within structured project and operational environments including planning coordination and reporting.
• Working knowledge of the Python programming language particularly for data handling or integration purposes.
• Prior experience working within the NATO Software Factory environment.
• Familiarity with NATO-related software solutions and platforms including ORION RIGEL and ORBIT or comparable space- domain systems.
• Ability to work on its own and as part of a team;
• Strong listening and communication skills in English.
• Experience with mapping solutions 2D and 3D maps
• Eager-to-learn front-end developer with ambitions to expand into full-stack development working across both front end and back end

Working Location

• The Hague Netherlands

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance