Full Stack Developer

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.

We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who We Are Supporting

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

• Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.
• Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
• Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.
  
  

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.

To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.

Role Duties And Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team to analyse requirements and design technical solutions.
• Develop and maintain software applications (mainly) using C#, .NET Core, .NET 8, and Blazor.
• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including coding, testing, and support.
• Provide 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level support for the applications in exercises and events (from our offices in the Netherlands and occasionally on-site in other NATO countries)
• Continuously improve code quality and maintainability through code reviews and refactoring.
  
  

Particular tasks:

• Development of a Modular Monolith: Ensuring our modular monolith architecture can grow efficiently as we adopt more features. This involves managing dependencies and
• communication between modules and optimizing performance.
• API Design and Maintenance: Balancing the use of REST and RPC style APIs to ensure they are robust, maintainable, and performant. This includes handling versioning, security, and documentation.
• Integration of New Technologies: Continuously integrating new technologies and frameworks, such as .NET 8 and Blazor, while maintaining stability and compatibility with existing systems.
• Code Quality and Maintainability: Maintaining high code quality through rigorous code reviews, automated testing, and refactoring.
• Ensuring that the codebase remains clean and maintainable over time.
• Performance Optimization: Identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks in the application. This includes optimizing database queries, improving response times, and ensuring efficient resource utilization.
• Support and Troubleshooting: Providing effective 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level support. This involves quickly diagnosing and resolving issues, often under tight deadlines, and ensuring minimal disruption to users.
• Security: Ensuring the application is secure from vulnerabilities. This includes implementing best practices for authentication, authorization, data encryption, and regular security audits.
• Collaboration and Communication: Facilitating effective communication and collaboration within the team, especially when working on complex features or troubleshooting issues. Ensuring that everyone is aligned and working towards common goals.
• Data Management: Efficiently managing and scaling our databases, ensuring data integrity, and optimizing data access patterns. This also includes handling migrations and backups.
• User Experience (UX) Improvements: Continuously enhancing the user interface and experience, especially with Blazor, to meet user expectations.
• Technical Debt: Managing and reducing technical debt accumulated over time. This involves prioritizing refactoring efforts and balancing them with new feature development.
• Compliance and Regulations: Ensuring our application complies with relevant industry and NATO standards and regulations.
  
  

Essential Skills And Experience

• 5+ years of experience with: .NET (6+), C# (11+), ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Code First, EF Migrations, Microsoft T-SQL, Unit Testing, Design Patterns, Clean Code, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST API, API Design
• 2+ years of experience with: Blazor, Modular Monolith and service-oriented architecture, Event driven architecture, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker
• Proven experience with C#, .NET Core, .NET 8, and Blazor.
• Familiarity with modular monolith architecture.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with team members.
• Passion for software and improving existing skills.
  
  

Desirable Skills And Experience

• Familiar with the iDesign Method and Volatility Based Decomposition
• Familiar with MediatR and CQRS
• Familiar with TestContainers and integration testing in ASP.Core
  
  

Working Location

• The Hague, Netherlands
  
  

Working Policy

• On-Site, flexibility to work from home when needed
  
  

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required
  
  

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance
  
  

We never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon. If this opportunity isn't for you please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up.