Remote Sensing Specialist

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.

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Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Function as a Point of Contact (POC) and Subject Matter Expert (SME) to answer or address all questions and/or CFSpCC support requests pertaining to the APSS programme, system software, and any other matters pertaining to APSS, to include those from auxiliary mission areas and organizations internal or external to CFSpCC, ISO of the overall NATO SBISR and CFSpCC mission;
• Support CFSpCC's Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (SBISR) Collection Operations Management (COM) activities, to include auxiliary mission functions and collaborative efforts with other offices ISO of the overall CFSpCC and SBISR mission, by augmenting CFSpCC SBISR personnel in all mission areas, activities, efforts, discussions, and functions;
• Manage the collection, retrieval, organization, storage, protection and disposal where necessary of CFSpCC SBISR and Joint ISR (JISR) data;
• Provide knowledge and briefings upon request on CFSpCC, NATO SBISR, and APSS, to include auxiliary mission areas ISO of the overall SBISR and CFSpCC mission, to ensure information is disseminated in the most efficient and effective manner;
• Request, manage, and maintain access to systems, databases, and all other information sources for CFSpCC SBISR personnel, to include those in other offices which support CFSpCC SBISR;
• Provide functional administration of SBISR and auxiliary CFSpCC mission databases;
• Perform Measures of Performance and Measures of Effectiveness for this programme with specific emphasis on CFSpCC, NATO SBISR, and APSS synchrony efforts, objectives, achievements, and milestones;
• Recommend ways to optimize collection operations management through APSS or any other relevant source;
• Collaborate with, and provide support as requested, to offices and/or organizations which directly or indirectly support the CFSpCC SBISR mission, to include CFSpCC Plans, Operations, and Training, with emphasis on, but not exclusively limited to, incorporating the APSS capability perspective;
• Identify opportunities in CFSpCC and NATO SBISR COM activities for which APSS can provide unique solutions;
• Analyse Space data and produce original products by using ArcGIS, System Tool Kit (STK), Iron Stallion, Space Battle Management System (SBMS) and Space Cockpit;
• Other appropriate duties as directed by the SBISR Cell Head.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Motivated, good communication skills, team player;
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization;
• Advanced research and analytical skills;
• A minimum of 2 years of experience working with at least two of the following three areas is required: database administration;
• NATO intelligence/collection operations management processes;
• ArcGIS, System Tool Kit (STK), Iron Stallion, Space Battle Management System (SBMS), and Space Cockpit;
• Experience across all three would be considered a strong asset;
• Graduate of the NATO Intelligence Requirement Management and Collection Management Course, the NATO Intelligence Course, and preferably the IMINT Staff Course is desired;
• Preview knowledge/experience of NATO SBISR and JISR systems, policy, and doctrine;
• Experience in database administration, NATO CIS Systems, including but not limited to ArcGIS.
• NATO and/or military experience desired;

Education

• Nationally recognized/certified university qualification on information management or database administration;
• Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NATO, that is, at least 3 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post;

Language Proficiency

• Strong listening and communication skills in English;

Working Location

• Ramstein AB, Germany

Working Policy

• On-site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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