Cyberspace Wardare Development Engineer

LABOR CATEGORY 33: CYBERSPACE WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER (ONE CANDIDATE)

Location:

Norfolk, VA, USA (On-site)

• Based on NATO operational needs, requirements, literature review, and high‑level direction and guidance from ACT Programme Director, develop, describe and document cyber capabilities, including:
• Developing, analyzing, validating, completing and enhancing capability requirements, departing from operational requirements, to translate them into specifications for the capability description.
• Developing or supporting the development and documentation of capability architectures.
• Developing or supporting the development of capability specifications, including functional and non‑functional specifications.
• Developing or supporting the development of implementation plans, including analysis of scope, timelines, cost and risk.
• Building and maintaining Communities of Interest (NATO organizations, Nations, Industry, Academia) dedicated to the development and implementation of cyberspace capabilities, in close coordination with the Technical Director and ACT Cyberspace Federation & Partnership SME.
• Using those Communities of Interest to develop and validate the products resulting from tasking 1, above.
• Supporting and contributing to other capability development activities, including feasibility studies, foresight analysis, technical and operational analysis, experimentation campaigns, etc.
• Informing, organizing and participating in meetings, workshops, conferences and other events, and travelling to attend those, as needed, generally within NATO’s boundaries for up to 20 days per year.
• Performing additional tasks, related to the contract, as required by the COTR.

Note:

Hands‑on experience in system engineering activities, including definition, implementation and engineering of complex cyber defence and/or cyberspace capabilities is essential. In general, management experience, team leading, participation and/or contribution to the above activities will not suffice to qualify.

• Master’s degree in engineering, systems engineering or computer science. A bachelor’s degree and 5 years of recent experience in system engineering, capability development and implementation in a military context will be considered in lieu of a master’s degree.
• Proven recent (at least three within the last five years) post‑degree hands‑on experience in authoring specifications, architectures, functional analysis and designs, preferably in the area of military information and cyber systems. Experience at the level of management, overseeing, participating or supporting shall not be counted for.
• Post‑degree education in CIS security and cyber defence disciplines, as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Security Expert or ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
• Post‑degree hands‑on experience in architecture drafting, preferably using NATO Architectural Framework (NAF) or similar standard (e.g. TOGAF).
• Expert‑level certification at the level of Programme Management Professional (PMP), AXELOS Management of Successful Programmes (MSP) or Project Professional Qualification (PPQ).
• Demonstrated experience in planning, coordinating and executing workshops for various stakeholders including governmental agencies, academia and industry.