Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
DUTIES AND ROLE
Solution Architecture
* Leads the development of architectures for complex solutions ensuring consistency with agreed requirements.
* Establishes policies, principles and practices for the selection of solution architecture components.
* Manages trade-offs and balances functional, service quality and systems management requirements within a significant area of the organization.
* Communicates proposed decisions to stakeholders.
* Coordinates and manages the target architecture across multiple projects or initiatives.
* Maintains a stable, viable architecture and ensures consistency of design and adherence to appropriate standards across multiple projects or initiatives.
Requirements Definition and Management
* Plans and drives scoping, requirements definition and prioritization activities for large, complex initiatives.
* Selects, adopts and adapts appropriate requirements definition and management methods, tools and techniques.
* Contributes to the development of organizational methods and standards for requirements management.
* Obtains input from, and agreement to requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders.
* Negotiates with stakeholders to manage competing priorities and conflicts.
* Establishes requirements baselines.
* Ensures changes to requirements are investigated and managed.
Systems Development Management
* Sets policy and drives adherence to standards for systems development.
* Leads activities to make security and privacy integral to systems development.
* Identifies and manages the resources necessary for all stages of systems development projects.
* Ensures that technical, financial and quality targets are met.
Network Design
* Produces, or approves network providers network architectures, topologies and configuration databases for own area of responsibility.
* Specifies design parameters for network connectivity, capacity, speed, interfacing, security and access, in line with business requirements.
* Assesses network-related risks and specifies recovery routines and contingency procedures.
* Creates multiple design views to address the different stakeholders' concerns and to handle both functional and non-functional requirements.
SKILL, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
* The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance.
* A Master's degree at a nationally recognized/certified University in a related discipline and 5 years post-related experience. Or a Bachelor's degree with 8 years post related experience.
* Proven experience of managing teams of technical personnel.
* Knowledge of current and future Mobile Infrastructure (Deployable, Dispersible, Highly mobile CIS) technologies and trends.
* Experience with design and systems integration (e.g. AC Power distribution equipment, emergency AC Power generation and associated fuel storage, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)).
* Good understanding of current and future Wireless technologies and trends (to include SATCOM).
* Experience with Architecture modelling language(s) (UML, SysML, ArchiMate, etc.), preferably in the context of an Architecture Framework (NAFv4, TOGAF, DODAF, Zachman, etc.) and Models Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
* Experience in applying quality assurance practices.
* Sound experience in development, implementation, fielding, testing and maintenance of modern communications equipment.
* ITIL Foundation.
* PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent Project Management Framework (e.g. PMP) certification.
Experience and Training (Desirable)
* Knowledge and experience in applying the "NATO Architecture Framework, version 4".
* Knowledge and experience in the application of Federated Mission Networking (FMN) in service design.
* Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements.
* Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT.
* PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent (e.g. PMP) certification.
* ArchiMate or TOGAF or equivalent certification.
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