Spektrum
About the Company
Spektrum are an international sales and management consulting firm who don’t just say we’re different, we are different.
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- Company Name
- Spektrum
- Job Title
- Project Manager - Infrastructure
- Job Description
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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:
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
Coordinating and monitoring the development and implementation of plans and projects allocated by the Agency's Transition Manager (mainly NDEC and New Building projects);
Chairing internal and external review meetings and reporting project status to senior management;
Developing and leading the change management initiative in coordination and along the line set by the Agency's Transition Manager at each location (Brussels and Mons) and
Preparing and coordinating infrastructure implementation plans as required for the development and delivery of the Infrastructure projects (main being NDEC in Mons);
Coordinating the development of the Site Master Development Plan in consultation with the Host Nation (HN);
Coordinating the development and implementation of the O&M support framework for the new infrastructure in consultation with the HN and Agency's SMEs;
Coordinating with Host Nation to ensure the delivery of the new buildings (NDEC and, pending ASB's approval, New Building) and related services are aligned with the Agency's requirements.
Essential Skills And Experience
Minimum 10 years of experience as a senior project manager for large office redevelopment projects on behalf of the end user, preferably in an international organisation or a national public administration (civil or military).
Good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes.
Good understanding of the procurement process including negotiation with third parties.
Good knowledge of programme and project management methods.
Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures.
Experience in programme management at major unit or executive level.
Ability to produce succinct, well-structured and effective staff papers, presentations and correspondence.
Excellent written and verbal skills with a proven ability to write English to a very high standard.
Ability to facilitate/present with strong persuasion to secure buyin and highly effective negotiating skills to achieve desired outcomes including business growth.
Ability to multi-task, manage time and work effectively under pressure while producing high-quality products under short-notice deadlines
Education
University level qualification in a related discipline (Civil Engineering), or an equivalent education combined with an appropriate amount of relevant, professional experience;
Working Location
Mons, Belgium
Working Policy
On-Site
During implementation stages, the activity can be carried out in construction areas which requires the use of Individual Protection devices and compliance to specific norms and regulations.
Travel
TDY from Mons to Brussels up to 1 day a week during the contract execution.
Security Clearance
Valid National or NATO Restricted 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.
Mons, Belgium
On site
10-03-2025
- Company Name
- Spektrum
- Job Title
- Deployment Manager
- Job Description
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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:
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 Background
NATO Digital Workplace Centre (NDW Centre), part of NCIA, provides simple yet innovative solutions that underpin the Digital Transformation of NATO by providing feature-rich Digital Workplace, which enable NATO staff members to connect, communicate, and collaborate.
Personal Workspace service area deliver the following user-facing services to NATO Commands, NATO Force structure and Nations in all 32 Allied Nations:
Windows-based and iOS/iPadOS-based end user device provisioning, management, operation, and lifecycle across multiple separate networks of different classifications and various form factors;
Workstream collaboration including email and instant messaging server backend and client frontend provisioning, management, operation and lifecycle across multiple separate networks of different classifications.
The services integrate with other services such as print/scan/copy, voice, video-teleconference (VTC), collaboration portals and enable NATO-specific functional applications higher up the software stack.
NDW Centre and Personal Workspace are contributing to several major projects that are enhancing the Workspace services and leading the user transition of the end users to the new enhanced services at multiple NATO locations. The projects work is organized in Agile/Scrum based approach.
Role Duties And Responsibilities
Tracking, monitoring and reporting on project progress for various stakeholder reporting
Organizing, preparing, coordinating and managing the project meetings
Documenting the action items in meetings and follows-up with the relevant members of the project team
Lead the administrative coordination of physical meetings with stakeholders, preparing agendas, documentation folder, and the overall organization including social events organization
Providing support in the execution of activities for and in monitoring the execution of project work plans and ensures that project activities are properly and realistically scheduled, monitored and reported.
Acting as the documentation custodian for the project; assists in writing reports, official letters and other project related documentation.
Reporting to project management team in intervals as requested,
Creates, maintains and improves the project SharePoint libraries, internal and external portals, and project wiki pages;
Manages the permission levels for the project team members to access to the project portals, and provision of support to the project team members in utilization the SharePoint (SP) portal.
Maintains the documentation configuration baselines and logs; and implements the change management process for the documentation;
Performs other related duties as required
Essential Skills And Experience
5+ Years of experience in project management with distributed teams; Knowledge of project management principles, practices and procedures;
5+ Years of knowledge of ITIL framework;
3+ Years of Knowledge of SCRUM agile methodology; Ability to take meeting minutes and draft comprehensive summaries; Ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with stakeholders with positive attitude;
3+ Years of Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite; Knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint with relevant experience; Ability to create and maintain JIRA projects; Undertanding of complexity of modern Data Centers technologies;
3+ Years of thorough knowledge of the English language, both written and spoken, is essential; with ability to write concise documents for different audience;
Working Location
Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium
Working Policy
On-Site
Travel
Travel may be required to both NATO and non-NATO nations.
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.
Braine-L’Alleud, Belgium
On site
11-03-2025
- Company Name
- Spektrum
- Job Title
- Senior Strategic Advisor – Cyber & ICT Governance
- Job Description
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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:
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 Background
NATO is undergoing a major adaptation of its overall approach to cybersecurity. As part of its mandate, the NATO Chief Information Officer (CIO) is overseeing the coherence of the NATO Enterprise ICT1 capabilities and services and is the single point of authority for cybersecurity. The NATO CIO is responsible for developing and implementing a cybersecurity strategy through a comprehensive cyber adaptation effort. This includes significant interaction with executive stakeholders within NATO, both military and civilian, national representatives and key cybersecurity leaders.
The NATO Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity deputizes for the NATO CIO on matters related to cybersecurity and Cyber Adaptation. This includes maintaining relations and interactions with national leaders, with national delegates to NATO and other key roles with a special focus on cybersecurity. Additional expertise in this area is required, to support the NATO Deputy CIO in managing appropriate interactions with key decision makers, at the level of A6/OF6 (1-star general) and above.
To support this effort, OCIO requires services that will leverage in-depth knowledge of the NATO political environment, experience with national government agencies and decision-making structures in the area of cybersecurity and cyber defence.
The project will improve the coordination between OCIO and Enterprise stakeholders, national delegations and other key decision-makers in implementing the actions derived from the Council mandate for OCIO.
Role Duties And Responsibilities
They will effectively and efficiently provide the following services, with a special focus on political/military issues and investment programme activities in the area of cybersecurity:
Provide quality executive advice to OCIO leadership, based on relationships with NATO delegations and their representatives on matters related to Cyber Defence, Cybersecurity, capability development, ICT, Cloud Adoption, IT modernization and cybersecurity services. This should include proposing creative, collaborative ways of understanding problems, and crafting recommendations for promising paths forward, with the aim to enhance the “enterprise approach” to cybersecurity; improve coordination across the NATO Enterprise civil and military bodies; and align Enterprise priorities with trends observed in national environments.
Measurement: To the NATO Deputy CIO satisfaction with regards to the tailored advice provided by the consultant. Confirmation by the NATO Deputy CIO with regards to the positive impact of the advice provided on the achievement of the OCIO strategic goals and objectives.
Ensuring a direct liaison function between the NATO Deputy CIO and senior executives within national delegations. This would include building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships, facilitating communications, and acting as a senior NATO CIO representative in official and/or informal meetings (including Allied senior boards and committees), workshops, conferences and exercises;
Measurement: Confirmation by the NATO Deputy CIO with regards to the quality of the engagement with national delegations and the value added to achieving the OCIO strategic stakeholders engagements’ objectives.
Contribute to the design and implementation of the OCIO Program of Work (POW) and high-level strategic documents, such as the Cyber Adaptation Roadmap, with a special focus on cybersecurity. Support the implementation and continuous alignment with the OCIO strategic goals and objectives. Report regularly on progress and provide actionable recommendations on improving performance.
Measurement: Monthly progress reports, complemented by an annual overall progress report; a first one by Q4 2025.
Develop and implement strategies to leverage commercial partnerships and relationships with industry leaders to accelerate NATO’s cyber adaptation efforts. This includes engaging with key technology providers, fostering collaboration between the private sector and NATO’s Cyber Defence Committee (CDC) and NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), and ensuring that national stakeholders support industry-driven cybersecurity advancements.
Measurement: Confirmation by the NATO Deputy CIO with regards to the quality of the engagements with All...
Brussels, Belgium
On site
12-03-2025
- Company Name
- Spektrum
- Job Title
- CIS Cyber Defence Specialist
- Job Description
-
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 Background
The NCI Agency has been established with a view to meeting the collective requirements of some or all NATO nations in the fields of capability delivery and service provision related to Consultation, Command & Control as well as Communications, Information and Cyber Defence functions, thereby also facilitating the integration of Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Target Acquisition functions and their associated information exchange.
As per NATO directive “Minimum Level of Communication and Information Systems Capabilities at Land Tactical Level” [MC(2019)0640], the Mission Network Operation Centre (MNOC) contains the Mission Cyber Security Operation Centre (MCSOC), which is the central mission service management and cyber security operations centre. The MCSOC provides mission-wide Cyber Defence (CD)/CIS Security visibility to the mission commander and coordinating/facilitating CD/CIS Security related reporting, incident management, coordination of incident responses, etc., for DCIS operating in exercises or actual operations.
The MCSOC is expected to be supported by staff from the NATO Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the NATO CIS Group (NCISG). Deployed systems are connected to static primarily via SATCOM link, so dependency on this need to be carefully planned and managed. The MNOC also has a controlled interface to existing fixed systems (e.g. NATO Secret – NS).
The MCSOC has further relationships to other NATO programmes, systems, policies, processes, and procedures that need to be integrated or reflected in developing requirements as NATO enterprise strategy evolves (for example, Federated Mission Networking).
Role Duties And Responsibilities
Development and baselining of existing documentation (AS-IS)
Update the existing MCSOC documentation (produced in 2022 and 2023) to reflect the change of focus from the NRF towards the emerging concept of an Allied Reaction Force (ARF);
Continuation of the previous ACT Programme of Work;
Update the DCIS CD roadmap from 2024;
Update MCSOC documentation;
Update / further develop the Identity and Access management concept developed in 2022.
Reviewing, integrating, and referencing documentation
Review and integration of aspects from previous MCSOC documentation (produced in 2022 and 2023);
Review the Identity and Access management concept developed in 2022.
Development of a Target Architecture (TO-BE) and its technical analysis
Develop a Programme of Work product, delivered as a standard NCI Agency Technical Report.
With the aim to:
Identify DCIS specific requirements and gaps to implement NATO’s Cyber Defence Regulations in the deployed environment and explore and propose possible solutions and develop a roadmap for implementation of Cyber Defence requirements in to the DCIS environment.
Review and further develop the existing MCSOC Concept of Employment (CONEMP) in line with emerging and changing requirements of DCIS and other adjacent programmes of work in NATO.
Review and further develop the existing concept documentation for federated SOC operation, including uplift of MSOC documentation to reflect the latest changes to Federated Mission Networking (FMN) Spirals.
Create and/or update additional MCSOC project documentation as directed by the Technical Lead (TL) and Project Manager (PM).
Essential Skills And Experience
They shall have extensive knowledge and experience (totalling more than 10 years) in Cyber Security and Information Security. More specifically:
Certification on Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP);
Proven experience of at least 2 years in any of the activities below:
Concept development in the area of cyber security;
Cyber as a domain operational concepts;
Working in a Security Operations Centre;
Setting up processes for a Security Operations Centre;
Setting up SIEM/Logging, Firewalls and NIDS/NIPS/HIDS concepts;
Converting requirements into security architectures and technically feasible solutions;
System design, architecture, and implementation;
NATO organisational structures and relationships with NATO and Partner nations;
Working within a complex customer environment and multi-national team;
Desirable Skills And Experience
Knowledge to evaluate and assess scenarios for cyber security threat / risk ratios;
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Brussels, Belgium
Remote
19-03-2025