System Engineer

Deadline Date: Friday 16 October 2026 Requirement: System Engineer Location: The Hague, NL Full Time On-Site: Yes Time On-Site: 100% Total Scope of the request (hours): 380 Required Start Date: 9 November 2026 End Contract Date: 31 December 2026 Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET Duties & Role: Contributes to the development of domain architectures in specific business, infrastructure or functional areasContributes to the specifications of cloud-based or on-premises components, tiers and interfaces, for translation into detailed designs using selected services and productsSupports projects through the preparation of technical plans and application of design principlesAligns solutions with enterprise and solution architecture standards (including security)Assist in scoping, requirements definition and prioritization activities for small-scale changes and assists with more complex change initiativesFollows agreed standards and applies appropriate techniques to elicit and document detailed requirementsReviews requirements for errors and omissionsPrioritises requirements and documents traceability to sourceProvides input to the requirements baselineInvestigates, manages and applies authorised requests for changes to base-lined requirements, in line with change management policyEnsures that stakeholders are aware of required resources and that they are made availableFacilitates availability and optimum utilisation of resourcesMonitors and reports on the progress of development projects Requirements Skills, Knowledge & Experience: The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearanceThe service contractor will be required to have a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree at a nationally recognised/certified university in a technical subject with substantial Information Technology (IT) content and 3 years post-related experience. As an exception, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that are of interest to the NCI Agency; namely, at least 5 years of extensive and progressive experience in the duties related to the functions of this post The service contractor will be required to have system engineering, domain, and user-oriented capabilities. The following skills are considered particularly important: System-of-systems engineering and lifecycle managementRequirements engineering and traceability, including use of structured tooling such as DOORS or equivalentTechnical baseline and interface managementIntegration planning and verification strategy developmentOperational domain knowledge, particularly in AirC2, federated mission operations and NATO operational constructsHuman factors, usability analysis and user journey assessment Desirable Experience and Education: Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elementsKnowledge of NATO organization, internal structure and resultant relationships