#NC26DAT189144 - Backend Engineer
Deadline: June 3, 2026
Requester: NATO
Location: Braine L'Alleud, Belgium
Job type: Contractor
Start date: July, 2026
Security clearance: NATO SECRET
SCOPE OF WORK / DUTIES / ROLES
Data management:
- Developing and implementing plans, policies, and practices that control, protect and optimise the value of data assets;
- Devises and implements master data management processes for specific subsets of data;
- Assesses the integrity of data from multiple sources;
- Provides advice on the transformation of data from one format/medium to another;
- Maintains and implements information handling procedures;
- Enables the availability, integrity and searchability of information through the application of formal data and metadata structures and protection measures.
Programming/software development:
- Designs, codes, verifies, tests, documents, amends and refactors moderately complex programs/scripts;
- Applies agreed standards and tools to achieve a well engineered result;
- Monitors and reports on progress;
- Identifies issues related to software development activities;
- Proposes practical solutions to resolve issues;
- Collaborates in reviews of work with others as appropriate.
Data modelling and design:
- Investigates enterprise data requirements where there is some complexity and ambiguity;
- Plans own data modelling and design activities, selecting appropriate techniques and the correct level of detail for meeting assigned objectives;
- Provides advice and guidance to others using the data structures and associated components.
Data engineering:
- Designs, implements, and maintains complex data engineering solutions to acquire and prepare data;
- Creates and maintains data pipelines to connect data within and between data stores, applications and organisations.
Data science:
- Investigates the described problem and dataset to assess the usefulness of data science and analytics solutions;
- Applies a range of data science techniques and uses specialised programming languages;
- Understands and applies rules and guidelines specific to the industry, and anticipates risks and other implications of modelling;
- Selects, acquires and integrates data for analysis;
- Develops data hypotheses and methods and evaluates analytics models;
- Advises on the effectiveness of specific techniques based on project findings and comprehensive research;
- Contributes to the development, evaluation, monitoring and deployment of data science solutions.
Business intelligence:
- Supports business intelligence needs of specific management or governance processes or operational areas;
- Investigates the need for business intelligence reporting and analysis where there is some complexity and ambiguity;
- Selects and applies non-standard business intelligence tools and techniques to provide insights and aid decision-making;
- Selects, acquires and integrates data for analysis;
- Identifies opportunities to digitise and streamline operational data handling and optimise business intelligence capabilities.
Data visualisation:
- Applies a variety of visualisation techniques and designs the content and appearance of data visuals;
- Operationalises and automates activities for efficient and timely production of data visuals;
- Selects appropriate visualisation approaches from a range of applicable options;
- Contributes to exploration and experimentation in data visualisation.
User experience evaluation:
- Evaluates design options and prototypes to obtain user feedback on requirements of developing systems, products, services or devices;
- Tests the usability and accessibility of components and alternative designs;
- Administers a range of evaluations, recording data and feedback;
- Analyses evaluation data and recommends actions;
- Identifies areas for future user research;
- Checks systems, products, services or devices for adherence to applicable standards, guidelines, style guides, and legislation;
- Evaluates the usability of existing or competitor systems to provide benchmark values and as input to design.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- A minimum requirement of a relevant degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 2 years post-related experience;
- Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency, that is, at least 6 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post;
- Demonstrable experience as a Data Analyst, Data Scientist, or similar role, or experience performing these functions roles as part of another job;
- Demonstrable experience with at least one programming language, such as Python, R, or C;
- Experience with commercially available or open source data visualization tools, such as Power BI, Grafana or R Shiny;
- Experience with SQL and relational databases, such as SQL Server;
- Experience with user experience KPIs and reporting;
- Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
- Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT;
- ITIL Foundation, DevOps Foundation and certifications proving the competency level in programming/software development skills.
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