Network & Systems Integration Engineer

Who we are supporting

Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is NATO’s leading agent for change: driving, facilitating, and advocating the continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities to maintain and enhance the military relevance and effectiveness of the Alliance. The main objectives of ACT are:

• providing appropriate support to NATO missions and operations;
• leading NATO military transformation;
• improving relationships, interaction and practical cooperation with partners, nations and international organizations.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide networking and IT services support to NATO exercises and associated events organized by NATO bodies.
• Collaborate with software and system teams to design, configure, and deploy resilient on-prem networking solutions supporting innovation activities.
• Support administration and maintenance of virtualization environments (e.g., Proxmox, VMware, LXC/VPS hosting) and integration with containerized workloads (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Implement and maintain networking security measures, including configuration of firewalls, VPNs, ACLs, and encryption technologies (e.g., TLS, PKI).
• Conduct system administration on Linux and Windows platforms to ensure services interoperate with networking infrastructure.
• Document networking and infrastructure solutions, including configuration baselines, administration guides, and step-by-step procedures in platforms such as Confluence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and interdisciplinary teams, including software development and operational support staff.
• Perform additional tasks as directed by the COTR in support of NATO innovation requirements.
• As directed by the COTR, travel on official business in support of ACT both within and outside NATO’s boundaries for up to 30 days per year.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Proven experience designing, configuring, and maintaining networking infrastructures (routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, ACLs) in operational environments.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift) to support networked solutions.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and automation tools for deploying and managing network services (e.g., Ansible, Terraform , Python, Bash, Netmiko /Nornir, Mikrotik).
• Proven experience with Linux and Windows system administration in hybrid or virtualized environments.
• Proven experience with virtualization solutions (e.g., Proxmox, VMware, LXC/VPS hosting) supporting infrastructure and services.
• Moderate experience with monitoring & troubleshooting (NMS/SNMP, NetFlow/sFlow, Wireshark/tcpdump, Prometheus/Grafana, syslog).
• Experience applying cryptographic elements, including key management (PKI), encryption algorithms (AES), and encryption in transit (TLS /IPsec/OpenVPN).
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional and interdisciplinary teams, including software development and operational support teams.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Networking, or a related discipline.

Language Proficiency

• Advanced Proficiency in English.

Working Location

Norfolk, VA, USA

Working Policy

On-Site

Contract Duration

January 2026 – December 2030

Security Clearance

Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance