Solution Architect

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.

We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.

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 NATO's 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 NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's 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 NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO's 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 categorise's: 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 –

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Engage with JISRC staff (Technical Subject Matter Experts, Service Delivery Managers, Project Managers) to understand and document current and future system/service capabilities; and with Chief Technology Office (CTO) staff, especially the JISR Segment Architect and JISR Segment Service Engineer.
• Document JISR workflows and processes at technical level;
• Develop high level overview of technical solutions in place;
• Deliver JISR as-is architecture, capturing all current JISR services, applications and system capabilities; their inter-dependencies and the technologies by which they are implemented
• Deliver JISR to-be architecture
• Deliver implementation roadmap that specifies how to achieve the to-be architecture;
• Advise on technical synergies, gaps and opportunities identified.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Minimum 5 years' of proved experience in solution architecture delivery.
• Minimum 2 years' technical knowledge of the JISR process and ongoing programmes.
• Proven experience on the development of architectures for NATO and/or defence customers.
• Experience of using Archimate and Sparx Enterprise Architect
• Proven experience and writing of large, structure documents
• Proven ability to integrate and work in a multinational team.

Education

• MSc degree in either Computer Science, Software & Systems Engineering, or a similar area, or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCIA, that is, at least 6 years' extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the services outlined in the SoW.

Language Proficiency

• Fluent in Business English.

Working Location

• The Hague, Netherlands

Working Policy

• On-site (Alternatively, they may be delivered using flexible working, with a requirement to be on-site at NCIA, The Hague, Netherlands, as agreed with JISRC (anticipated as 1-2 weeks per month), with the remainder of the services provided remotely.)

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 isn't 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.