DevOps Enginee
SpektrumNetherlands6 days ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
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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:
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 ID – 2025-0330
Role Background
To strengthen the Alliance through connecting its forces, the NCIA delivers secure, coherent, cost effective and interoperable communications and information systems in support of consultation, command & control and enabling intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, for NATO, where and when required. It includes IT support to the Alliances’ business processes (to include provision of IT shared services) to the NATO HQ, the Command Structure and NATO Agencies.
ACT and the NCIA are jointly pursuing the development and deployment of a Space Domain Awareness (SDA) system. This system is envisioned as minimum viable product for fulfilling some of the Space Domain Awareness operational requirements.
1.3 The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), Chief Technology Office (CTO), Space Technology and Resilience Team (STAR) located in The Hague, The Netherlands, is currently involved in the development and deployment of new capabilities for NATO in cooperation with ACT, and as such is looking for a devops expert with full stack expertise.
Role Duties And Responsibilities
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.
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 ID – 2025-0330
Role Background
To strengthen the Alliance through connecting its forces, the NCIA delivers secure, coherent, cost effective and interoperable communications and information systems in support of consultation, command & control and enabling intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, for NATO, where and when required. It includes IT support to the Alliances’ business processes (to include provision of IT shared services) to the NATO HQ, the Command Structure and NATO Agencies.
ACT and the NCIA are jointly pursuing the development and deployment of a Space Domain Awareness (SDA) system. This system is envisioned as minimum viable product for fulfilling some of the Space Domain Awareness operational requirements.
1.3 The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), Chief Technology Office (CTO), Space Technology and Resilience Team (STAR) located in The Hague, The Netherlands, is currently involved in the development and deployment of new capabilities for NATO in cooperation with ACT, and as such is looking for a devops expert with full stack expertise.
Role Duties And Responsibilities
- Build and manage cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, including Azure App Services, Azure Functions, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, building, and deployment.
- Collaborate closely with a small team to improve system reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Troubleshoot and optimize applications and infrastructure for high availability and security.
- Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and best practice sharing.
- Develop and maintain responsive, user-friendly web applications using React.js and TypeScript.
- Design and implement backend services and APIs using Python.
- Support the deployment of prototype systems (e.g., SDA Dashboard) on NU and NS networks.
- Advise STAR team on deployment solutions and options available within NCIA, according to NCIA CIS architecture.
- Motivated, good communication skills, team player
- 2 Years’ experience as a DevOps Engineer
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (Azure App Services, Azure Functions, AKS, Azure DevOps)
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Gitlab)
- Good working knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a team
- Flexibility and willingness to learn on the job—we value adaptability and a proactive attitude
- Familiarity with database systems like PostgreSQL
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Application Insights)
- Knowledge of serverless architectures and event-driven systems
- Familiarity with security best practices and compliance standards
- Experience with working in a closed environment
- Experience using React.js and TypeScript
- Experience with implementing backend services and APIs using Python
- Nationally recognized/certified university qualification on computer science / programming
- 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 NCI Agency, that is, at least 3 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post
- The Hague
- Onsite
- Some travel to other NATO sites may be required
- Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance
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