DevSecOps Technician

Science and Technology Organization

Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation

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NATO Body: Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE)

Schedule: Full-time

Salary (Pay Basis): 3,720.58 EUR (Monthly)

Grade NATO SSS Grade G8/G10 (ABCL B3/B4)

Clearance Level NS

Appointment will be subject to receipt of a NATO SECRET security clearance (provided by the national

Authorities of the selected candidate) and approval of the candidate’s medical file by the CMRE

Medical Adviser.

Do you have experience creating deployment pipelines for CI/CD using automation tools such as

GitLab-CI, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins? Do you enjoy working in a challenging

international environment? If so, CMRE is looking for you!

1. POST CONTEXT

This is a position within the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), an

organization of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

CMRE is an established, world-class scientific research and experimentation facility that organizes and

conducts scientific research and technology development, centred on the maritime domain, delivering

innovative and field tested Science & Technology (S&T) solutions to address defence and security

needs of the Alliance.

This position is within The Engineering and Information Technology Division (EITD), which supports

the execution of the Programme of Work.

EITD consists of the Engineering Department (ED) and the Information Technology Department (ITD):

• ED addresses the engineering and technological requirements of the Centre's research activity, by

designing, developing, constructing, testing at-sea and maintaining, repairing and calibrating

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electronic, oceanographic, mechanical, acoustical assemblies and unmanned systems, especially

prototypes, or combinations of such units as required.

• ITD supports the conception, design, development and construction of state-of-the-art

technologies in computing, networking and data infrastructure as well as developing, integrating,

and validating software applications, services and products. All this is done while ensuring

interoperability, security and compliance with relevant NATO policies and regulations.

The position is within the Information Technology Department, Software Development and Data

Management Section.

2. PRINCIPAL DUTIES

• Create, deploy and maintain deployment and data pipelines

• Secure (hardening) operating system and application stacks, applying the security by design

• Being involved in all stages of the software development lifecycle ensuring high source code

quality

• Stays informed about latest DevSecOps practices, platforms and systems

• Supports and coordinates with scientists, architects and operational staff

• Supports CMRE sea experiment planning with a focus on software deployment and data

acquisition

• Works closely with the CMRE IT Teams as advocate by the DevOps principles

3. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND ADDITIONAL DUTIES

a. Flexibility Clause

The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties even in other parts of the organization

All other related duties should correspond with the required competencies for the job.

b. Deployment/Travel

The incumbent may be required to perform his/her duties onboard Centre or chartered vessels.

The incumbent may be required to undertake TDY assignments within and outside NATO boundaries.

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4. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

a. Professional/Experience

• Professional experience in using distributed software version control system, such as GitLab,

• Professional experience in creating deployment pipelines for CI/CD using automation tools such

as GitLab-CI, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and others

• Professional experience with one or more of the following technologies: Cloud computing, Docker,

• Professional experience in one or more programming languages including Python, TypeScript, C++,

Java, Rust and C#

• Professional experience with the Linux operating system, with specific focus on security aspects

• Professional experience in one or more automatic code testing technique, such as unit tests,

acceptance tests, penetration tests, end-to-end tests, GUI tests

• Professional experience in working in an agile team

b. Education/Training

• A minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognized/certified University in

software engineering, computer science or a related discipline and 1 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 CMRE, that is, at least 3 years

extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post.

c. Language Requirements

A thorough knowledge of one of the two NATO languages, both written and spoken, is essential and

some knowledge of the other is desirable.

NOTE: Most of the work of CMRE is conducted in the English language.

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5. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Master degree in software engineering, computer science or equivalent

• Agile methodology certification (e.g. SCRUM Master)

• Professional experience in code quality analysis and security scanning tools (e.g. Sonarqube, pre

commit hooks, Software Bill of Materials, etc.)

• Professional experience in using package repository, such as Nexus Sonatype, JFrog Artifactory,

etc.

• Professional experience with application monitoring tools and metrics (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana)

• Professional experience with architectural framework and notations such as C4, UML, etc.

• Certifications in DevOps and/or Cyber Security

6. COMPETENCIES

The successful candidate possesses the following competencies/personal attributes:

• Achievement: works to meet standards;

• Analytical Thinking: sees multiple relationships;

• Clarity and Accuracy: checks own work;

• Conceptual Thinking: applies learnt concepts;

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written – able to communicate at all levels;

• Innovative and driven: always displaying sound judgement;

• Good time management and organisational skills;

• Very good interpersonal skills: solicits inputs and encourages others.

All CMRE personnel are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the current NATO Code

of Conduct agreed by the North Atlantic Council (NAC), and thus display the core values of integrity,

impartiality, loyalty, accountability, and professionalism.

7. REMARKS

The duties are mostly performed in an office environment, but staff may be required to work on-board

a vessel.

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About us:

The Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) is part of the NATO Science and

Technology Organization (STO). The mission of the STO is to help position both national and NATO

science and technology investments as a strategic enabler and technology advantage for the defence

and security posture of NATO Allies and partners. The Centre conducts scientific research and

technology development and delivers innovative field-tested S&T solutions to address the defence

and security needs of the Alliance. CMRE has more than 60 years of experience and has produced a

cadre of leaders in ocean science, modelling and simulation, acoustics and other disciplines, as well as

producing critical results and understanding that have been built into the operational concepts of

NATO and the Nations.

What we offer:

• Salary (Pay Basis): 3,720.58 Euro (EUR) Monthly*

*Salary value as per 2024. Subject to future adjustments in accordance with North Atlantic Council

decisions.

• Grade ABCL grade B3/B4 / NATO grade G8/10

NOTE:

Irrespective of previous qualifications and experience, candidates for twin-graded posts will be

appointed at the lower grade. Advancement to the higher grade is not automatic, and will not normally

take place during the first three years of service in the post.

Under specific circumstances, serving staff members may be appointed directly to the higher grade,

and a period of three years might be reduced by up to twenty four months for external candidates.

• A world class research facility located in the sea port of La Spezia, Italy supported by two specialised

• An exciting place in which to work situated at an ideal location, the port of La Spezia, Italy, enabling

synergy with regional and global academic institutes and industry.

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• Salary and conditions of employment will be in accordance with the NATO Civilian Personnel

Regulations (NCPR), which includes a rewarding salary and a comprehensive system of allowances,

supplements and insurances to support families and, in case of expatriated staff, offers an interesting

• A generous annual leave and, (where eligible) home leave.

• The successful candidate will be offered a three years’ definite duration contract, which may be

renewed for subsequent periods subject to business needs, satisfactory performance and the need to

rotate skills and talent within the Organization.

• Applicants who prove to be competent for the post but who are not successful in this competition

may be offered an appointment to another post of a similar nature, which might become vacant in

the near future, albeit at the same or a lower grade, provided they meet the necessary requirements.

Our recruitment process:

• Please note that we can only accept applications from nationals of NATO member countries

• Applications (including the most relevant publications, the diplomas - stating the highest level of

education - and a CV) for this vacancy are to be submitted using the E-recruitment system

• Appointment will be subject to receipt of a security clearance (provided by the national Authorities of

the selected candidate) and approval of the candidate’s medical file by the CMRE Medical Adviser.

Additional information:

• CMRE values diverse backgrounds and perspectives and is committed to recruiting and retaining a

diverse and talented workforce. We welcome applications of nationals from all Member States and

strongly encourage women to apply.

• Selected candidates are expected to be role models of integrity, and to promote good governance

through ongoing efforts in their work.

For more information on how to apply:

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NOTE:

NATO will not accept any phase of the recruitment and selection prepared, in whole or in part, by

means of generative artificial-intelligence (AI) tools, including and without limitation to chatbots,

such as Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (Chat GPT), or other language generating tools.

NATO reserves the right to screen applications to identify the use of such tools. All applications

prepared, in whole or in part, by means of such generative or creative AI applications may be

rejected without further consideration at NATO’s sole discretion, and NATO reserves the right to

take further steps in such cases as appropriate.

HOW TO APPLY:

Applications are to be submitted using the NATO Talent Acquisition Program (NTAP)

Applications submitted by other means are not accepted. NTAP allows adding attachments. Essential

information must be included in the application form. Particular attention should be given to

Education and Experience section. Each question should be answered completely. Expressions such as

“please see annex / enclosed document” or invitations to follow links to personal webpages are not

acceptable and will be disregarded. All answers should be in English preferably, or French.

• NATO Body: Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE)
• Schedule: Full-time
• Salary (Pay Basis): 3,720.58 EUR (Monthly)