#NC26NES186460 - Network Technician (Network Automation and Data Entry) - Closed
Deadline: March 8, 2026
Requester: NATO
Location: Braine L'Alleud, Belgium
Job type: Contractor
Start date: April, 2026
Security clearance: NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET
SCOPE OF WORK / DUTIES / ROLES
- Ensure tickets are resolved in fulfilment of applicable Service Level Agreements;
- Be responsible for the data quality and integrity;
- Be responsible for registration and publishing of names, addresses and metadata required to support the operation and management of NATO networks or comply with Agency direction;
- Perform data extraction, deduplication, matching, fusion and master data generation, curation and management through its lifecycle;
- Assign and register addressing and enterprise names to infrastructure designs;
- Assist project teams in integrating names and addresses of configuration items into NRA repositories;
- Automate configuration data for NATO, partners and Federation Mission Network affiliates;
- Automate network telemetry collection and ingestion;
- Perform other duties as may be required.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
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Higher vocational training in a relevant discipline with 3 years post-related experience. Or a secondary educational qualification with 5 years post-related experience;
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Minimum 3 years' experience in a Network Technician, DDI or IP address management (IPAM) role;
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Familiarity with network automation or other coding languages;
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Competence with subnetting in both IPv4 and IPv6 environments;
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Practical experience in DNS, IP and routing protocols (OSPF, RIP, ISIS, BGP etc);
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Evaluating and processing change requests;
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Auditing network device configurations against registered baselines;
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IP address management for military networks;
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Higher secondary education and advanced vocational training in a post related area, couples with at least 5 years recent experience in Telecommunications Management, Information Systems support and/or support of digital Networks;
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Drafting documents/manuals for NATO users;
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Knowledge of NCIA deployable CIS assets;
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Experience supporting NATO operations and exercises;
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Completion of RIPE NCC's LIR Training Course;
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Experience using IPAM DB;
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Experience with NCIA's service request processes;
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Technical knowledge on wide area networks, local area networks and applicability of Firewalls;
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Awareness of MPLS and Multicast networking;
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Experience and engagement in industry trainings and events;
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Industry certification (CCNA DevNet or JNCIA etc) or demonstrable equivalent experience;
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Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
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Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT.
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