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Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Onsite
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:
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 – 2026-0127
Role Background
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) located in The Hague, The Netherlands, is providing technical support to the NATO HQ Cyber and Digital Transformation (CDT) Division and Supreme Allied Command Transformation (SACT) by moving away from manual point-in-time audits, authorization to operate and security accreditation towards Continuous Governance, Risk and Compliance Auditing leading to Continuous Authorization to Operate (cATO) and Continuous Security Accreditation via EaC (Everything as Code) + Regulatory Operations (RegOps) using NIST OSCAL (Open Security Controls Assessment Language ) data models with the ultimate goal to deploy the RegScale platform as a workload and establish a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for Continuous Authorization to Operate (cATO)
Role Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications
A minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognized/certified University in a related discipline and 3 years post-related experience.
2) A minimum of 3 years’ experience in all of the following items:
a. Kubernetes, API Integration (REST), Python/Scripting, CI/CD pipelines;
b. Drafting of technical data flows;
c. Webhooks, Jira/ServiceNow APIs;
d. M365 Graph API, Security Center;
e. Red-teaming compliance;
f. PowerShell, Cloud APIs, JSON;
g. OAuth2, OIDC, Identity Management.
3) Documented (or demonstrable) experience in process analysis, and design techniques.
B) Desirable Knowledge and Experience
1) Robust technical knowledge of NATO operations, responsibilities and organization – with
specific focus on how NATO achieves technical interoperability on the battlefield.
2) Comprehensive understanding of NATO’s Cloud strategies.
3) Knowledge of ITIL, COBIT, or equivalent.
4) Familiarity with current and evolving capabilities and trends in military and civilian
communication protocols and standards.
C) Desirable Competencies
1) Deciding and Initiating Action - Takes responsibility for actions, projects and people; takes
initiative and works under own direction; initiates and generates activity and introduces
changes into work processes; makes quick, clear decisions which may include tough
choices or considered risks.
2) Adhering to Principles and Values - Upholds ethics and values; demonstrates integrity;
promotes and defends equal opportunities, builds diverse teams; encourages
organizational and individual responsibility towards the community and the environment.
3) Relating and Networking - Easily establishes good relationships with customers and staff;
relates well to people at all levels; builds wide and effective networks of contacts; uses humor appropriately to bring warmth to relationships with others.
4) Formulating Strategies and Concepts - Works strategically to realize organizational goals;
sets and develops strategies; identifies, develops positive and compelling visions of the
organization’s future potential; takes account of a wide range of issues across, and related
to, the organization.
5) Achieving Personal Work Goals and Objectives - Accepts and tackles demanding goals
with enthusiasm; works hard and puts in longer hours when it is necessary; seeks
progression to roles of increased responsibility and influence; identifies own development
needs and makes use of developmental or training opportunities.
Working Location
Working Policy
Travel
Security Clearance
