Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organization?

We are seeking a skilled and proactive DevOps Engineer to join the team, providing Level 3 engineering support for the Core Services within the assigned DCIS (Data Centre Infrastructure Services) framework, specifically under the NISC ID&E OPEX program. This role is critical in bridging the gap between software development and IT operations, ensuring the seamless, automated, and secure deployment of services across a complex, multinational enterprise environment.

Responsibilities:

• Provides professional and technical contributions to the conception, development and execution of NISC ID&E OPEX engineering projects

• Contributes to the design, implementation, configuration management, deployment systems and services

• Participates in the installation and configuration management of laboratory-based prototype systems developed in NCIA and ensure their coherence with other systems (e.g. communications networks) or aspects (e.g. Security);

• Supports the monitoring and troubleshoot system failures or bugs and provides solutions to restore functionality;

• Supports the automated deployment of defined software baselines;

• Provides documents and implementations of assigned services as well as troubleshooting guides;

• Schedules, participates and leads technical support teams in support of Projects and exercises;

• Coordinates, plans and schedules team activities, estimate resources and financial requirements;

• Provides training when necessary in order to maintain highly skilled and trained technical support for the Service Line;

• Gives briefings and presentations; writes and/or review reports and articles for publication;

• Performs ad hoc tasks related to CES SL's responsibilities

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum 2 years' experience with:

  • Latest Virtualization Technologies and Operating Systems

  • Design, implement and troubleshoot Infrastructure Failover Clusters (VMware and Microsoft)

  • Latest Server, Storage, Client and Infrastructure Networking hardware technologies

  • Directory, Identity and Access Management in large enterprise environments consisting of multiple interconnected and federated Active Directory Domains and Forests

  • Automated Application and Service Deployment (Ansible/Kubernetis)

  • Scripting in PowerShell, Python, Ruby and vSphere CLI

• Experience in various areas of Software Engineering including some of the following:

  • Email and collaboration services technologies (e.g. MS Exchange and Skype for Business)

  • Requirements elicitation and management

  • Software design, implementation and testing

  • Configuration management practices and tools

  • Knowledge of ITIL IT service management model

  • Experience and applied knowledge of Service Transition are required

• Desired:
  • Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements

  • Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization

  • Experience from working in a service provisioning organization

  • Experience with at least two of the following:

  - Cloud Computing Systems such as Microsoft Remote Desktop Infrastructure and Vmware Horizon View;

  - Design and implementation of Active Directory Federation Services in large enterprise environments;

  - Antivirus Management Systems (i.e. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator)

  - Enterprise Systems Management services, methods and tools (i.e. SCOM, SCCM, SCVMM)

  - WEB Portal Technologies and High Availability Database Systems (i.e. SQL Cluster)

  - At least 1 year experience support by professional certification in the implementation and administration of COTS products such as:

  MS Windows Server,Linux, Oracle, MS SQL, VMware, MS Hyper-V, MS SharePoint, MS Active Directory and Active Directory Federation Services, MS Exchange, MS Skypefor Business, Client

  OS (Windows, OSX, iOS, Android etc.)

If you've read the description and feel this role is a great match, we'd love to hear from you! Click "Apply for this job" to be directed to a brief questionnaire. It should only take a few moments to complete, and we'll be in touch promptly if your experience aligns with our needs.