#NC25SED0040 - INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ARCHITECT SOFTWARE ENGINEER - Closed
Deadline: April 24, 2025
Requester: NATO
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Job type: Contractor
Start date: June, 2025
Security clearance: NATO SECRET
SCOPE OF WORK / DUTIES / ROLES
In providing Intelligence System Architecture/Software Engineering services, the contractor will be responsible for :
Defining requirements:
- Organise regular engagements with the various target users to discuss client requirements;
- Map existing portals and underlying infrastructure;
- Define initial, as well as longer-term requirements as the process evolves.
Identifying solutions & developing the portal:
- Develop the design, applications and user groups of the portal, including developing mock up designs of the portal architecture;
- Develop advanced search and visualisation functions;
- Integrate and collate data from existing NATO Intelligence Enterprise databases into the portal, leaving room for the scalability of the portal and taking into consideration interaction with tools and databases that might be developed in the future;
- Administer content management, including version control and migrations between multiple environments;
- Administer, maintain, develop and implement use, policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the portal environment (Measurement: a document describing the Standard Operating Procedure);
- Document and keep records of every step in the portal design development process (Measurement: Technical document which will ensure business continuity in case of personnel changes);
- Performing trials, testing and quality checks to ensure strong functionality and optimisation.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- A university degree from a nationally recognised/certified University in a technical subject with substantial Information Technology (IT) content and 5 years of specific experience. Exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of the service provider’s particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to the OCIO; that is, at least 8 years extensive and progressive expertise in the tasks related to providing software engineering services;
- Administration of SharePoint environments;
- Administration of SQL Server clusters;
- SharePoint development using the Server Side Object Model, Client Side;
- Object Model and SharePoint Framework (SPFx);
- Software design, implementation and testing;
- Programming languages (such as JavaScript, .NET languages), techniques and methodologies associated with the duties described above;
- Knowledge and experience in C#, HTML5 and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (React), Web Services, XML, JSON, ASP.NET;
- Developing tools, interfaces and dashboards;
- Experience in designing search methodologies and visualisation tools, including the design of the system architecture and integrated visualisation dashboards;
- Recent experience in software integration;
- Experience with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs);
- Proven ability to write user manuals and technical documents;
- Knowledge of commonly used standards and best practices for software engineering, including design patterns;
- Experience in using debugging software (such as Fiddler) and other debugging features, such as the browser’s default debugging functionalities that are essential for a stable deployment;
- Experience in stakeholder management, collecting user requirements, and proposing technical solutions based on user requirements.
Desirable:
- Experience developing multi-threaded applications using C#;
- Experience using enterprise search applications such as Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Solr or Splunk;
- Database knowledge – experience in securing a database and backup data to preserve a company’s information during unforeseen circumstances;
- Knowledge and experience in Microsoft Server family of operating systems;
- Knowledge and experience in Microsoft SQL Server installation, configuration, programming and troubleshooting;
- Previous experience in intelligence software development;
- Previous experience in cyber threat intelligence analysis;
- Understanding of NATO and its intelligence environment.
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