[5110] Porject Manager

Location: Braine L'Alleud, Belgium
Full time on-site: Yes
Security Clearance: NATO SECRET


Skills:

• A Master of Science (M.S) degree in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent experience to a Master's degree
• Former experience in or with NCIA, thorough knowledge of NCIA project management processes, and conversant with NATO policy and procurement procedures (asset)
• Experience as a project manager in Communications and Information System (CIS) projects (at least 3 years) or experience as a project team leader (at least 3 years)
• Deployable to operational theatres on short notice, for a limited period of time (Note: NCIA will take care of pre-deployment trainings if needed)
• Experience in applying multi-discipline engineering and management techniques in the acquisition of complex CIS
• A Master of Science (M.S) degree in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent experience to a Master's degree
• Former experience in or with NCIA, thorough knowledge of NCIA project management processes, and conversant with NATO policy and procurement procedures (asset)
• Experience as a project manager in Communications and Information System (CIS) projects (at least 3 years) or experience as a project team leader (at least 3 years)
• Deployable to operational theatres on short notice, for a limited period of time (Note: NCIA will take care of pre-deployment trainings if needed)
• Experience in applying multi-discipline engineering and management techniques in the acquisition of complex CIS
• Experience in managing, planning, design, system engineering and implementation of military or similar CIS
• Experience in deploying or migrating backup solutions across geographically and network-segmented environments
• Familiarity with Enterprise Data Protection concepts: understanding of backup architectures, replication, disaster recovery workflows, retention policies and the role of air-gapped and immutable storage
• Basic knowledge of integration with virtualization platforms, enterprise workloads and hyperconverged backup appliances
• A formal qualification in project management (PRINCE2 and/or PMP)
• NATO SECRET clearance valid through the contract period

Activities
• Manage assigned CIS projects and/or individual work packages (in the context of Service Design and Service Transition activities) in close cooperation with the relevant service/business areas in the Agency and other nonAgency stakeholders in the Alliance, in accordance with approved project requirements, constraints and baselines, from startup to closure
• Produce highquality project deliverables, including Price Proposals and Statements of Work, based on concrete, unambiguous and measurable requirements
• Lead and coordinate the identification, development, analysis and consolidation of user and project requirements
• Develop solicitation documentation (RFQ, IFB) and plan and execute the solicitation/competition activities in coordination with relevant Agency stakeholders
• Interact with internal and external stakeholders, including Contractors and NATO organizations
• Monitor and control project execution with documentation review, testing, delivery etc
• Act as a team member for large projects, in particular to support the project manager and other project team members for any relevant duties
• Be ready to act independently as Test, Migration, Requirements, or Implementation Manager
• Travel to other NATO locations, including operational theatre as required
• Adhere to NCI Agency guidance and directives as well as NATO standards
• Perform any other duties as mandated by line manager