Spektrum offers exciting opportunities across various global locations and is eager to welcome new talent to our team. We provide specialized services to apex purchasers such as NATO, UN, EU, and national governments, focusing on aerospace and defense sales and operational expertise.

About the Company

Spektrum supports the NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA), which was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The NCIA is responsible for delivering secure and effective communication and IT services to NATO's member countries and partners.

The Role

As an Architect, you will support the development of architectures in specific business, infrastructure, or functional areas. You will ensure that appropriate tools and methods are available and employed in architecture development while evaluating requests for changes and deviations from specifications.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of architectures in specific business, infrastructure, or functional areas.
• Ensure appropriate tools and methods are available, understood, and employed in architecture development.
• Evaluate requests for changes and deviations from specifications, recommending actions.
• Apply relevant technical strategies, policies, standards, and practices, including security.

Requirements

• Experience in enterprise and solution architecture, system-of-systems design, and governance in complex federated environments.
• Required skills include:
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), including SysML and tools such as Cameo or Capella.
  • Enterprise and solution architecture methods.
  • NATO interoperability standards and architectural frameworks (NAF, FMN, STANAGs, TDL-related constraints).
  • API and microservices design.
  • Cloud-native and hybrid deployment architecture.
  • Integration architecture and interface control.
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in a technical subject with substantial IT content and 3 years of post-related experience, or 5 years of extensive experience in related duties if lacking a degree.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience in an international environment with both military and civilian elements.
• Knowledge of NATO organization and internal structure.

Working Location

The Hague, NL

Working Policy

Full-time on-site.

Travel

Some travel to other NATO sites may be required.

Security Clearance

Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance is required.

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