Who we are:

For more than 70 years, NATO’s mission has been to preserve peace and security in the Alliance for nearly one billion citizens. The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) and its predecessors have worked tirelessly in providing the means that enable the connectedness and togetherness that keep our Alliance strong. We are the NCI Agency, a team of 3000 civilian and military staff in 29 locations throughout Europe, North America and Asia.

Our technology and cyber experts allow NATO to conduct critical operations, protect NATO’s airspace, make data-driven decisions, defend against cyber-attacks, secure NATO networks and maintain superiority in space. This is all possible because of our greatest force, our people. In order to keep this edge we aim to hire, train and retain the very best staff.

Our staff members represent both the diversity and unity of our Alliance. When you join the NCI Agency, you will be part of an organization where you can contribute authentically to the mission and purpose of NATO and help us keep our technological edge.

About the job:

Based in The Hague, Netherlands you will join the Agency as we embark on a journey to transform our IT services to support NATO’s Digital Endeavour. You will join The Air Command and Control (AirC2) Business Area. AirC2 ensures the harmonised planning, implementation, deployment, evolution and support of the Air Command and Control (AirC2) and Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) programmes as well as other assigned programmes. AirC2 is the procurement and implementation body of the NCI Agency, charged with the effective planning, execution, delivery into service, evolution and through-life logistic support of NATO’s and assigned national AirC2 and BMD systems.

We are now recruiting for a Function Group Lead, Engineering (FG ENG) to join the AirC2 Centre, reporting directly to the Chief of AirC2 Centre and receiving daily line management from the Deputy Chief. You will operate in close coordination with Service Areas and other Function Groups, acting as a central point for engineering-related leadership and strategic alignment.

As our new FG ENG you will oversee the management of people, processes, and tools within their assigned engineering function. You will provide strategic leadership, ensure technical coherence across service areas, and guide project execution to meet customer and agency objectives. Acting as the key liaison with the CTO on engineering matters, you will coordinate closely with other Function and Service Area Leads to drive business area success.

The FG ENG is accountable to the Chief of AirC2 Centre for the management of people, processes and tools in relation with assigned functions of the Function Group.

You will undertake the likes of the following duties:

• Enterprise and AirC2 Business Architecture

• Processes and Business Planning

• Continuity Management

• Quality Assurance

• Function Group Business Management

• Governance and Stakeholder Relationship Management

• Performance Management

• Specialist advice

• Staff Resourcing

• Tooling

For a full list of duties, please review the job description on the NCI Agency career site here:

Function Group Lead, Engineering

About you:

The valuable knowledge and experience that you bring to this role are:

Education:

A Master’s degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related scientific or engineering discipline and 5 years post-related experience. Or a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years post related experience.

Experience:

• Proven 5 years of experience in a leadership role, specifically in managing products, projects and application services.

• Proven experience in leading mixed teams of technical and business professions in an international environment.

• Proven skills in project management in a communication and information system context.

• Proven excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.

• Proven software and system development life-cycle knowledge.

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken

What we offer:

• Genuinely meaningful work as part of the most successful alliance in history.

• 5 year contract with competitive tax-free salary and household and children’s allowances.

• Privileges for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where appropriate) and

• Additional home leave.

• Excellent private health insurance scheme.

• Generous annual leave of 30 days plus official holidays.

• NATO Pension Scheme.

• Development programs such as professional training, wellbeing, and more

To learn more about NCI Agency and our work, please visit our website.

The NCI Agency prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment of mutual respect and value uniqueness and differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnic or cultural origin, age, religion, sexual orientation and physical or neurocognitive ability.

Additional details on the conditions of application can be found via the NCI Agency career site.