Senior Software Engineer (Near-Real Time)

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Job Number: 150394 - 

Belgium-Brussels

 

Application Deadline: 27-Oct-2015  

Organizational Element: AIR C2 PROGRAMME OFFICE & SERVICES - Grade: A.3

 

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Job Description 

Senior Software Engineer (Near-Real Time)-150394

 

Primary Location Belgium-Brussels

 

Organizational Element  AIR C2 PROGRAMME OFFICE & SERVICES

Schedule  Full-time

 

Salary (Pay Basis)  : 6,153.80Euro (EUR) Monthly

Grade A.3

 

 

Description

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Do you have experience in software engineering with a focus on the development of complex software-intensive command-and-control systems and/or decision aids? Do you have practical experience in a management function, or as a Team or Project Leader?

If the answer is Yes, This position is Ideal for you.

The NCI Agency is currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Near-Real Time) to ensure the technical, architectural, interoperability and operational compliance and suitability of messaging related capabilities of ACCS and related Projects. You will be ensuring that the technical requirements are properly reflected in the system engineering, design and testing; and providing users with guidance on the engineering impact of architectural or operational decisions of related systems.

Role Requirements

This is a position within the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), an organization of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); The Air C2 Programme Office and Service (AirC2 PO&S), as part of the NCI Agency, ensures the harmonised planning, implementation, deployment, evolution and support of the Air Command and Control System (ACCS) and other AirC2 assigned programs.

The Engineering Branch (ENB) provides estimates of the required effort for each project / task, staff, plan, allocates and manages engineering resources according to agreed priorities. The Software Acquisition Engineering Section (SoES-Acq) manages, controls, guides and orchestrates all software engineering aspects (requirements, architecture/design, implementation, test support) and software engineering resources allocated to the procurement of all AirC2-related projects.

The Senior Software Engineer (Near Real Time (NRT)) ensures technical, architectural, interoperability and operational compliance and suitability of messaging related capabilities in the planning domain of ACCS and ACCS-related acquisition projects. As the SME for interoperability, you will oversee and supports technical and architectural Acquisition activities related to the development, definition, integration, implementation and evolution of ACCS-related projects. You will be responsible for providing technical expertise and oversight in the areas of interoperability, military messaging, and mission planning capabilities. You will be responsible for eliciting new requirements in coordination with the Operational User, ensuring technical compliance and appropriate testing. You will monitor and assesses the implementation of these requirements and supporting the different acceptance phases.

As the Senior Software Engineer (Near Real Time), and under the direction and supervision of the Chief, SoES-Acq you will be expected to:

• Ensure that operational, functional, ergonomic (HMI and workflow), performance and interoperability requirements for the Mission Planning and Current Operations subsystem of ACCS related procurement activities;
• Liaise with SHAPE and representatives of the User Communities to provide guidance on the engineering impact of architectural and operational decisions in the Mission Planning subsystem of all ACCS related system;
• Ensure that operational, functional, ergonomic (HMI and workflow), interoperability and performance requirements for the Mission Planning subsystem of all ACCS related systems are properly reflected throughout the ACCS system engineering design, implementation, integration and test;
• Review the contract deliverables arising from the LOC1 and TMD contracts, to ensure that the contractor has correctly interpreted the relevant specifications;
• Participate in contract milestone reviews, technical interchange meetings, contract deliverable reviews and other project meetings; 
• Monitor the contractor’s progress during the design, implementation, production, integration and verification of the ACCS software/hardware during all programme phases, including the Replication phase;
• Advise on methods of verification and validation with regard to the specified requirements, ensuring that documented requirements are correctly addressed in test plans and procedures, and test results are produced and analysed to support verification and validation;
• Keep abreast of the current and future NATO Air C2 Operational Concept as far as the Mission Planning subsystem of all ACCS related systems are concerned;
• Keep abreast of current and future architecture and interoperability trends and standards, both within NATO and in industry;
• Perform other related duties as required.

As the Senior Software Engineer 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

The Successful candidate will hold a university degree, from a nationally recognised/certified University in a technical subject, ideally in software engineering, computer science or another related subject with substantial Information Technology (IT); preferably equivalent to a master's degree and supplemented by substantial relevant Information Technology qualifications.
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.


Experience Required

The ideal candidate will be required to hold, as a minimum, 5 years of recent experience in the development of complex software-intensive command-and-control systems and/or decision aids. This will include activities related to the management, the analysis, the design, the implementation, and the test of such projects.

It is also essential that you are able to display:

• In depth knowledge and practical experience in air C2 automated mission planning systems is required;
• A familiarity with current and evolving capabilities and trends of communications and command-and-control technology, with particular focus on military messaging: HMI and workflow, X.400, X.509, SMTP, XMPP, HTTP and military messaging;
• A familiarity with engineering practices related to interoperability testing and interoperability engineering, database concepts and server-based container frameworks such as JEE or Node/JS;
• An understanding of procurement, system integration and deployment management concepts;
• Practical experience in management functions as project or team leader.

In addition to the above qualifications and experience it would be highly desirable if you can display:

• • Knowledge of NATO ACCS design and of the NATO and its procedures is most desirable
• Basic knowledge of ITIL, TOGAF, CMM and six sigma.
• Recent experience with software models and meta-models as well as supporting tools

Competencies Required

• 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.
• Leading and Supervising - Provides others with a clear direction; motivates and empowers others; recruits staff of a high calibre; provides staff with development opportunities and coaching; sets appropriate standards of behaviour.
• Working with People - Shows respect for the views and contributions of other team members; shows empathy; listens, supports and cares for others; consults others and shares information and expertise with them; builds team spirit and reconciles conflict; adapts to the team and fits in well.
• Adhering to Principles and Values - Upholds ethics and values; demonstrates integrity; promotes and defends equal opportunities, builds diverse teams; encourages organisational and individual responsibility towards the community and the environment.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 judgements from the available information and analysis; demonstrates an understanding of how one issue may be a part of a much larger system.
• Achieving Personal Work Goals and Objectives - Accepts and tackles demanding goals with enthusiasm; works hard and puts in longer hours when it is necessary; seeks progression to roles of increased responsibility and influence; identifies own development needs and makes use of developmental or training opportunities.

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 (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

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

Please note: Due to the Agency’s transition into a new structure in the near future, this post may be subject to transfer to one of our other locations, as well as to a change of reporting lines. The final decision will be made at the time of a firm offer.

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.