CIS Capability Development Analyst

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

Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is NATOs leading agent for change: driving facilitating and advocating the continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities to maintain and enhance the military relevance and effectiveness of the Alliance. The main objectives of ACT are: providing appropriate support to NATO missions and operations; leading NATO military transformation; and improving relationships interaction and practical cooperation with partners nations and international organisations. ACT therefore leads Alliance concept development capability development training and lessons-learned initiatives and provides unfettered military support to policy development within NATO.

The program

Capability Development & Management Support (CDMS)

DCOS Capability Development (CAPDEV) acts as the Supreme Allied Commander Transformations Director for guidance direction and coordination of the activities and resources of the Capability Development Directorate.

The Requirements Division will execute all tasks and activities needed to support requirements management for NATO capabilities

The Capability Requirements (CR) Branch will develop the Capability Requirements Brief and recommended courses of action to resolve issues through the life cycle management of requirements using matrixed cross-functional project-specific Requirements Management teams.

The Requirements Forward Branch (Mons) is responsible for conducting requirements development and management representation and engagement-related functions in Europe.

The Capability Division coordinates the development of capabilities from capability planning through acceptance and then disposal with management entities NATO Headquarters staff and the NATO Governance Structure

The Capability Forward Branch (Mons) coordinates with ACO NCIA NSPA NATO HQ territorial Host Nations and NATO Centres of Excellence (COEs) to support the development of capabilities.

Strategic Plans and Policy (SPP) supports Allied Command Transformation in formalizing military advice to shape future military strategy political guidance and other policy documents supporting NATOs strategic objectives.

Role ID:ACT-CDMS-26-02-B-46

RoleBackground

The NATO Digital Backbone (NDBB) is a critical asset for the overall NATO Digital Transformation and is a prerequisite for the execution of Multi-Domain Operations.

The NDBB is a strategic and operational level command network connecting the NATO Command Structure and NATO Force Structure as well as non-military actors to provide synchronization.

The NATO Command Network Project was part of the Cross-Domain Command WDI and started in 2022 and with an aim to implement it by 2035. The NATO Command Information

Systems Initiative has transitioned into supporting the development of the NATO Digital Backbone.

The Digital Backbone is a strategic deliverable under the Digital Transformation Implementation Strategy. The definition of the Digital Backbone is to connect sensor decision makers and effectors. The digital backbone is architecturally referenced in the NDBB and Data Centric Reference Architecture (RA). The NDBB is described as the layer underpinningthe datamanagement and data exploitation mechanisms. The collection of the capabilities and services to realize the Digital Backbone are independent useful systemsthat till nowhave been treated as distinct entities providing unique set of outcomes and operational benefits. The intent of the NDBB initiative is to create a whole that is greater than the sum of the individual capabilities/services. The approach to address the creation of a NATO Digital Backbone will require planning analyze organizing andintegratingthe existing and new system changes into a system of system capability that generates outcomes and operational benefits greater than the sum of individual parts. NATO Digital Transformation is anendeavourto transform the Alliance towards a secure data-enabledorganisation. It addresses the operational needs to securely move data vertically from the strategic to the tactical level and horizontally across the Land Maritime Air Cyber and Space domains.

The work will include the managementrevisionand execution of the NATO Digital Backbone Capability Programming Strategy.

The CPS will also include the need toinclude interoperability emerging and disruptive technology non-material ()and other capability development aspects. New operational requirements will also need to be incorporated into the CPS planning. The contractor will support the completion of all these activities.

RoleDuties andResponsibilities

• Contract personnel shall provide products and support services to the CIS Branch in support of the main NATO Command Information Systems Initiative (NDBB) activity to provide enterprise architecture support for the following tasks:

• Conduct activities through direction from the CIS Branchleadfor the NATO Command Information Systems Initiative (NDBB).

• Plan andfacilitatethe conduct of NATO Command Information Systems Initiative (NDBB) workshop with stakeholders in NATO HQ ACO NCIAgencyand others in Europe with the purpose of implementing a cohesive NATO Digital Backbone aligned to operational requirementsstatements. Provide briefings engage in discussions andfacilitateworking sessions.

• Development and incorporation of coherent capability requirements across all NDBB related efforts through work with the Planning Requirements and Execution Division Branches.

• Facilitate/support ACO in the development of high-level requirements ( requirements) for the NDBB that support multi-domain operations using work from Conceptual operational requirements architectural and high-level guidance. Must be able to communicate the overall intent of the NDBB to guide the further development of new operational requirements.

• Support ACTs contributions to standing network initiatives that may result in updates to existing NDBB programming and CPS the execution of an implementation plan or the development of ACT management products () associated with the NDBB.

• Consult with Enterprise Architecture conceptual working groups FMN gapanalysisprogrammedirectors project managers within ACT and in other organizations Germane to the NATO Command Information Systems Initiative (NDBB) toaccomplishtheaforementioned tasks.

• Consult asappropriate withproject/programmemanagers operational users business architects system engineers and other key stakeholders within NATO Commands and Agencies to obtain the information necessary for analysis to develop the outcomes needed to support the Digital Transformation through NDBB.

• Support the updating of ACTprogrammemanagement dashboards and SharePoint sites consistent with HQ SACT guidance. This includes updatingprogrammeplans risk registersanddocumentationrepositories.

• Develop presentations and information papersin order toprovide updates on the NATO Command Information Systems Initiative (NDBB) to stakeholder groups and for use by COTR for further dissemination to leadership.

• Participates in planningexecutingand reporting on NDBB related exercises and experimentation.
• Other duties as assigned by Line Managerare NCISI/NDBB related.

EssentialSkills and Experience

• Demonstrable experience (4 years or more) in CIS capability integration systems engineering Project Management CIS requirements or equivalent.

• Demonstrated Ability toparticipateeffectively in high-level discussions workshops etc. and prepare professional high-quality documents and briefings for review.

• Knowledge and experience (3 years) of project management techniques.

• Demonstrable experience (3 years or more) in conducting studies and providing coherent papers explaining study results and recommendations.

• Knowledge of NATO its organizational working indefenceenvironmentor technical development organizations.
• Familiarity and knowledge of the specific area of communications-information systems such as datacentres cloud computing communications and application services.

Education

• University degree level education (bachelor and/or master) in a relevant field (Computer Science Engineering Information Sciences and Technology Mathematics Business Management etc.).

Language Proficiency

• Advanced Proficiency in English

Working Location

• Norfolk VA USA

Working Policy

• On-Site

Contract Duration

• July2026 December 2030

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATOSecretpersonal security clearance