C004343 Engineer (NS) - THU 16 Oct

Deadline Date: Thursday 16 October 2025

Requirement: Engineer

Location: Mons, BE

Full Time On-Site: Yes

Time On-Site: 100%

Total Scope of the request (hours): 200

Required Start Date: 20 November 2025

End Contract Date: 31 December 2025

Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET

Duties & Role:

Under the direction of the responsible manager, the incumbent will perform duties such as the following:

• Ensuring the effective use of event management process and toolsets as required;
• Ensuring effective and timely resolution of IT Incidents: impact assessment and prioritization of IT incidents; dispatching of incidents to the relevant technical elements for resolution; validation and verification of the solution proposed; revision of the incident documentation; structured reporting; problem initiation, as recommendable;
• Problem Management initiation, as required;
• Authorized Service Interruption / Scheduled Outage (ASI/SO) approval and coordination, to minimize scheduled downtime and its effects of the Customer's business;
• Participation in the Change Management process to ensure that roll-outs, new releases and modifications to existing services happen in a coordinated manner and with the explicit awareness of the affected customers;
• Delivering of technical advice, coordination, support and assistance in respect of Operations Centre Incident Response;
• Engage with cross-functional teams to prioritize tasks during service restoration/risk mitigation, ensuring that the right talent is engaged and utilized at the appropriate level in order to achieve successful outcomes;
• Liaise with other Operations Centre's entities and NCIA Service Lines to provide, maintain and improve the incident management toolset for best practice;
• Gather, Process and Analyze Information and Data to ensure continual service improvement;
• Monitoring the effectiveness of incident management within the NCC and making recommendations for improvement;
• Monitor and life-cycle management of IT assets within the NCC;
• Creation and review of all incident management checklists, logs and tickets on a daily basis, providing follow-up actions and feedback as necessary;
• Driving, developing, managing and maintaining the major incident process and associated procedures;
• Reviewing and auditing the incident management process within the NCC;
• Work on own initiative with limited supervision, may lead others as required;
• Deputize for higher grade staff, as required;
• Perform other duties as may be required.

Skill, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• The IWC should have general CIS specific skills potentially CCNA or equivalent and must have experience with ITIL in particularly Service Operations.
• A Master of Science (MSc) degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related subject and 2 years post-related experience;
• Or a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related subject and 4 years post related experience;
• Or exceptionally, the lack of a university/college 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 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in the duties related to the function of the post;
• ITIL Service Operations;
• ITIL Foundation
• Very good understanding of telecommunications / network / information technology solutions & products.
• Service operations and service management skills and experience based on ITIL principles and following a customer/user focused approach and the use of related toolsets (e.g. ITSM).
• Ability to handle multiple incidents simultaneously while adapting to constantly changing requirements;
• Strong analytical, organization, multitasking and prioritization skills;
• Technical leadership experience;
• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including Allied Command Operations and Allied Command Transformation.