Operational Readiness Validation Lead in Northwood

Client: EU Institution

Contract Type: Freelance

Duration: 220 days + extensions

Location: Warsaw, Poland

Clearance: UE/EU RESTRICTED

Profile domains: Cybersecurity, Security architecture, data protection, risk management, risk assessment

Knowledge and Skills:

• Cybersecurity recommendations

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience
• Some experience in budgetary planning and management is preferred
• Some experience in resource planning and personnel management is preferred
• Awareness of industry best practices

Skills:

• Experience within the area of Systems Administration of complex computer systems
• Experience and knowledge in the installation and maintenance of system software such as operating systems

Mandatory qualifications:

• Senior experience (8+ years) leading digital transformation initiatives

Skills & Requirements:

• At least 3 years of practical experience in the field of data science and/or data analytics
• Experience using data processing/visualization/analytics

Overview:

This role supports NATO cyber governance activities, focusing on Lessons Learned processes and Cybersecurity.

Duties & Role:

• Systems design – follows standard approaches and established design patterns to create new designs for simple systems or system components.
• Identifies and resolves minor design issues.

Location and working pattern:

Based full time on site in Braine l’Alleud, Belgium. Normal office environment, some travel within Belgium (about 1–2 trips per month).

Security and level:

NATO Secret clearance required.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years experience in Service Management within a medium-large organisation
• Extensive experience in Service Transition Management across multiple industries

Skills and requirements:

• A Minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree, at a nationally recognized/certified University in a related discipline, and 3 years post-related experience

Qualifications:

• Each contractor personnel must meet the following requirements:

Duties & Role:

• Workforce planning – contributes to the development of the workforce planning approach.
• Assesses the current state of workforce skills, capabilities, and potential.

Skills:

• A demonstrated passionate interest and experience on leading and optimizing complex Acquisition, Procurement and Contractual matters, acquired in a large International environment.

Required:

• At least 5 years recent experience in planning and execution of test, verification and validation activities in large complex projects.

Urgent requirement:

For a Systems Engineer to enable us to continue to deliver at an accelerated rate. Ideally you will have current or recent experience working in a government security advisory role, either within Defence.