NATO DIGITAL BACKBONE SYSTEMS ANALYST (AKA COMMAND NETWORK SYSTEMS ANALYST)

About the role

The contractor will support the completion of all activities related to the NATO Digital Backbone Capability Programming Strategy (CPS).

Responsibilities

• Conduct activities through direction from the CIS Branch lead for the NATO Command Information Systems Initiative (NDBB).
• Plan and facilitate the conduct of NATO Command Information Systems Initiative (NDBB) workshops with stakeholders in NATO HQ, ACO, NCI Agency and others in Europe.
• Provide briefings, engage in discussions, and facilitate working sessions.
• Develop and incorporate coherent capability requirements across all NDBB related efforts through work with the Planning, Requirements and Execution Division Branches.
• Facilitate/support ACO in the development of high-level requirements (e.g. operational requirements) for the NDBB that support multi-domain operations using work from Conceptual, operational requirements, architectural, and high-level guidance.
• Communicate the overall intent of the NDBB to guide the further development of new operational requirements.
• Support ACT’s contributions to standing network initiatives that may result in updates to existing NDBB programming and CPS, the execution of an implementation plan, or the development of ACT management products (e.g. capability programme plan) associated with the NDBB.
• Consult with Enterprise Architecture, conceptual working groups, FMN gap analysis, programme directors, project managers within ACT and in other organizations germane to the NATO Command Information Systems Initiative (NDBB) to accomplish the aforementioned tasks.
• Consult as appropriate with project/programme managers, operational users, business architects, system engineers, and other key stakeholders, within NATO Commands and Agencies to obtain the information necessary for analysis, to develop the outcomes needed to support the Digital Transformation through NDBB.
• Support the updating of ACT programme management dashboards and SharePoint sites consistent with HQ SACT guidance.
• Develop presentations and information papers in order to provide updates on the NATO Command Information Systems Initiative (NDBB) to stakeholder groups and for use by COTR for further dissemination to leadership.
• Participate in planning, executing and reporting on NDBB related exercises and experimentation.

Requirements

Demonstrable experience (4 years or more) in CIS capability integration, systems engineering, Project Management, CIS requirements or equivalent.

University degree level education (bachelor and/or master) in a relevant field (Computer Science, Engineering, Information Sciences and Technology, Mathematics, Business Management etc.).

Demonstrated Ability to participate effectively in high-level discussions, workshops, etc. and prepare professional, high-quality documents and briefings for review.

Knowledge and experience (3 years) of project management techniques.

Demonstrable experience (3 years or more) in conducting studies and providing coherent papers explaining study results and recommendations.

Knowledge of NATO, its organizational structure.

Previous experience working in defence environment or technical development organizations.

Familiarity and knowledge of the specific area of communications-information systems such as data centres, cloud computing, communications, and application services.