C001895 Principal Technician (LAN) (CTS) - FRI 31 Oct RELAUNCH

Deadline Date: Friday 31 October 2025

Requirement: Principal Technician (LAN)

Location: Mons, BE

Full Time On-Site: Yes

Time On-Site: 100%

Total Scope of the request (hours): 48

Required Start Date: 15 December 2025

End Contract Date: 31 December 2025

Required Security Clearance: NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET

Duties and Role:  

• Direct 3rd level fault resolution on Local Area Network (LAN) Elements to sectors, sites and the Service Area cells;
• Day-to-day operation of local and remote network sites routing, switching, and wireless infrastructure including some tasks that require installation and troubleshoot of physical layer;
• Advises on fault diagnosis throughout North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) sites utilizing a number of management platforms (e.g. HP Network Automation, InterMapper, Splunk);
• Ensure that, on LAN elements, remote routine maintenance throughout NATO sites is performed;
• Coordinate with sites to implement LAN elements centralization, standardization and best practices
• Liaise and collaborate internally throughout the NCI Agency Service Line infrastructures and to external organizations for fault rectification activities;
• Being responsible for the maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures within the LAN Cell;
• Performing operation and maintenance activities for current NATO operations (e.g. KFOR, OAE, and RS);
• Operate provided management toolsets and capabilities;
• Ensure a common understanding of the available toolsets and method of utilization within the centralized and distributed user base;
• Investigating and proposing long term solutions to encountered equipment and configuration problems;
• Create and maintain network diagrams using various tools and applications such as Microsoft Visio;
• Be accountable for the hardware and software part of network equipment like switches, routers, servers, network analysis devices (e.g. Fluke);
• When required, coordinates on-site surveys, validations and system acceptance testing into the Local Area Network and Wider CIS infrastructure.

Skill, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET security clearance
• University degree in a field related to the function of the post;
• Or exceptionally, the lack of a university/college degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or at least 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in the duties related to the function of the post;
• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities, structure and organization, including Allied Command Operations (ACO) and Allied Command Transformation (ACT);
• 3 years' experience in all aspects of maintenance, repair and operation of large complex multi-vendor IP communications networks and related equipment;
• Experience with Windows Server 2012 and linux operating systems;
• Experience with STP (Spanning Tree Protocol), VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network), FHRP (First Hop Redundancy Protocol), port-security, TACACS (Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System), SNMP (Simple Network Management protocol), ACL (Access Control Lists), QoS (Quality of Service), IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol), PIM (Protocol-Independent Multicast), VRF (Virtual Route Forwarding), LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol), LAG (Link Aggregation Group), IPV6 (Internet Protocol version 6) network technologies and concepts;
• Understanding of Firewall, Intrusion Detection System, IPSec (Internet Protocol Security), VPN (Virtual Private Network) technologies and concepts;
• Knowledge of Data Centre and virtualization technologies such as VMWare, Nexus devices, VSS (Virtual Switching System), vPC (Virtual Port-channel), MEC (Multichassis EtherChannel), etc.;
• Knowledge of shell scripting such as bash, and Powershell;
• Knowledge of the principles of command and control systems;
• Familiarity with network monitoring tools (e.g. HP Network Automation, InterMapper, Splunk, Spectrum);
• Shall have general understanding of MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching), Video, Voice and Wireless technologies and concepts;
• Familiarity with any ticketing system regarding networking issues;
• Level of knowledge shall be equal or higher than: CCNP: Cisco Certified Network Professional;  CCDP: Cisco Certified Design Professional;
• It will be considered as asset if you hold the following certifications: Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation or Higher; VMWare certification; A+ Certification; Any other IT industry network certifications