Offer summary

Qualifications:

Minimum of 8 years of experience in Communication and Information Systems (CIS) engineering and design., Strong knowledge of system architecture, enterprise architecture, and capability architecture., Familiarity with international standards related to CIS and experience with military and deployable CIS systems., Experience with management frameworks such as ITIL, PRINCE2, or PMP, and prior work in an international environment..

Key responsibilities:

Provide support to the MC 0593/2 Tiger Team in developing and refining the draft content.

Coordinate and conduct editorial reviews of the draft with Subject Matter Experts and Stakeholder Groups.

Seek improvement inputs from external references and existing NATO best practices.

Support the maturation of the content for the MC 0593/2 Draft.

Job description

This is a remote position.

The Contractor is to provide support services to the MC 0593/2 Tiger Team, developing the content of the current draft. Improvement inputs shall be sought from external references such as:

The federated requirements as expressed in current FMN documentation on (spirals 4 – 6).
The draft of the high level operational concepts for persistent mission networking.
Existing NATO best practices on CIS and DCIS network management and operations for NRF mission networks (in particular considering the responsibilities of NCIA and NCISG staff on the NATO provided assets and services).
Support the NDS led Tiger Team in the development and maturation of the content for MC 0593/2 Draft.
Coordinate and Conduct editorial reviews of the MC 0593/2 Draft with Subject Matter Experts and Stakeholder Groups

Requirements

The consultancy support for this work requires a Service Engineer with the following demonstrated qualifications and experience (a minimum of 8 years of sound experience in these fields):

Knowledge and experience in large and complex Communication and Information Systems (CIS) engineering and design, including Communication Systems, Networks, Infrastructure, Virtualization, Cloud, Security, Monitoring and Control, Interoperability
Knowledge and experience in system architecture and design
Knowledge in Enterprise and Capability architecture
In-depth knowledge with SMC aspects, relevant frameworks and their implementation in large CIS networks
Familiarity with CIS related international / commercial / industrial standards
Experience with Military CIS systems
Experience with deployable CIS systems (Military and/or Civilian)
Experience in Service Design and Management
Experience with management frameworks such as ITIL, PRINCE2, PMP, etc.
Prior experience of working in an international environment.
Knowledge of NATO political ambition and organizational structure