System Manager-150292

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Application Deadline: 08-Sep-2015  

 

System Manager-150292

 

Primary LocationNetherlands-The Hague

 

Organizational Element APPLICATION SERVICE DIRECTORATE

Schedule Full-time

 

Salary (Pay Basis) : 4,164.21Euro (EUR) Monthly

Grade B.5

 

 

Description

:  

The NCI Agency is currently seeking a System Manager for our Collective Training and eXercise (CTX) group being responsible for the collective training and exercise application services. As System Manager you will, in coordination with the Core Enterprise Services Service Line, set up and maintain the CTX application services: reference environment; development and test environment; and that are provided from centralised data centres or at local sites.

 

You will also be supporting the technical configuration, testing, documentation and training of the CTX application services.

 

Role Responsibilities

This is a position within the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), an organization of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
This post is assigned to the Education and Training Service Line (E&T SL) of the NCI Agency’s Directorate of Application Services (DAS).
In the DAS, the (E&T SL) is responsible for the planning, management and delivery of individual training. The Service Line is also responsible for the design, management and operation of the application services that support the training organisations in the NATO Command Structure in planning, preparing, conducting and evaluating collective training events and exercises. This post is part of the Collective Training and eXercise (CTX) group which is responsible for the collective training and exercise application services. The CTX application services are employed to support most NATO exercises and in particular the NATO Computer Assisted eXercises (CAX) that use simulations to represent battlespace.    

Under the direction of the Head of the Collective Training and eXercise Group, you will perform duties such as the following:

 

• In coordination with the Core Enterprise Services Service Line:
  • Set up and maintain the CTX application services reference environment;
  • Set up and maintain the CTX application development and test environment;
  • Set up and maintain the CTX application services that are provided from centralised data centres or at local sites.
• Support the technical configuration, testing, documentation and training of the CTX application services;
• Support the transition of application services;
• Support the operation of application services;
• Support the configuration management of applications according to an ITIL-inspired methodology;
• Performs other duties as may be required.

 

You may be required to travel for business purposes to NATO, national (NATO and non-NATO) and some Operational facilities (Both Inside and Outside of NATO boundaries). As well as this frequent travel between the NCIA offices may also be required.


Person Specification


Qualifications Required

For this post it is essential that you hold a higher vocational training in the area of computer science.

Experience Required

In addition to the higher vocational training, you also have as a minimum, 8 years working experience in job related area.

 

You will also have 3 years working experience as a system manager of:

• Linux servers;
• MS Windows 2008 or above servers;
• Oracle or MS SQLServer servers;
• MS IIS servers;
• Virtualised servers using VMware;
• Source code control servers, preferably MS TFS.

 

In addition to these requirements, it is considered highly desirable if you can display skills, experience and knowledge in any of the following areas:

 

• Configuration of active network devices such as routers, managing VLANs;
• Configuration of firewalls;
• Configuration and operation of application service monitoring software;
• Web-based RDP solutions;
• Working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements.

 

 

Competencies Required

 

To be successful as System Manager you should demonstrate the following behavioural competencies:

 

• Relating and Networking – Easily establishes good relationships with customers and staff; relates well to people at all levels; builds wide and effective networks of contacts; uses humour appropriately to bring warmth to relationships with others.
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations – Focuses on customer needs and satisfaction; sets high standards for quality and quantity; monitors and maintains quality and productivity; works in a systematic, methodical and orderly way; consistently achieves project goals.
• Planning and Organising - Sets clearly defined objectives; plans activities and projects well in advance and takes account of possible changing circumstances; identifies and organises resources needed to accomplish tasks; manages time effectively; monitors performance against deadlines and milestones.
• Deciding and Initiating Action – Takes responsibility for actions, projects and people; takes initiative and works under own direction; initiates and generates activity and introduces changes into work processes; makes quick, clear decisions which may include tough choices or considered risks.
• Applying Expertise and Technology – Applies specialist and detailed technical expertise; uses technology to achieve work objectives; develops job knowledge and expertise (theoretical and practical) through continual professional development; demonstrates an understanding of different organisational departments and functions.
• Presenting and Communicating Information - Speaks fluently; expresses opinions, information and key points of an argument clearly; makes presentations and undertakes public speaking with skill and confidence; responds quickly to the needs of an audience and to their reactions and feedback; projects credibility.
• Analysing - Analyses numerical data and all other sources of information, to break them into component parts, patterns and relationships; probes for further information or greater understanding of a problem; makes rational judgments from the available information and analysis; demonstrates an understanding of how one issue may be a part of a much larger system.
• Writing and Reporting - Writes convincingly; writes clearly, succinctly and correctly; avoids the unnecessary use of jargon or complicated language; writes in a well-structured and logical way; structures information to meet the needs and understanding of the intended audience.

Languages

Most of the work of the NCI Agency is conducted in the English language, and therefore a thorough knowledge of English, both written and spoken, is essential and some knowledge of French is desirable.


What do we offer?

 

• Excellent tax-free salary, including (where eligible) expatriation household and children's allowances and additional privileges for expatriate staff.
• Education allowance for children (where appropriate) and an excellent private health insurance scheme;
• Generous annual leave and home leave (if eligible).
• Retirement Pension Plan

 

The Agency’s recruitment team advises you that due to the large volume of applications it receives the screening process may take up to 2 months.

 

We appreciate your patience.

 

To learn more about NCI Agency and our work, please visit our website.