[5787] C3 Taxonomy Analytical Support

Start date: April 2026
Clearance: NATO Secret or equivalent
Location: Remote

Specific Experience & Background
• Minimum of 7 years in business analysis, taxonomy development, or data architecture within an IT environment.
• Proven experience and knowledge in the use and of Semantic Media Wiki, demonstrated in at least two past projects.
• Proven knowledge of NATO Structures, NATO Working Groups and military operations demonstrated in at least three past projects
• At least 5 years’ experience in NATO IT, defence contracting, or NATO agencies.
• Expert knowledge (demonstrated by at least 5 years’ experience) of Information Architecture and systems engineering techniques
• Expertise in Taxonomy Development & Management including the design of hierarchical classification structures, controlled vocabularies, and/or metadata schemas in the military domain, demonstrated in at least one past project.
• Extensive expertise (at least 5 years’ experience) in Stakeholder Engagement to include work with military IT personnel, analysts, and decision-makers to align taxonomy with mission objectives.
• Proven expertise (at least 5 years) in Requirements Elicitation & Documentation to gather and document requirements from military stakeholders, ensuring alignment with operational needs, demonstrated in at least 3 projects.
• Proven knowledge of Military Taxonomy & Classification Systems for familiarity with military classification frameworks (e.g., C3T, NATO STANAGs, NIST 800- 60) demonstrated in at least one past project.
• Proven knowledge of Metadata & Structured Data for experience in applying metadata standards like the NATO Core Metadata Specification, Dublin Core)) demonstrated in at least three past projects.
• Proven Data Analysis expertise to query, analyze, and validate data structures, demonstrated in at least 3 projects.
2 Desirable Soft Skills (demonstrated in at least one past project)
• Security Awareness for the ability to work with classified/unclassified data and within secure environments.
• Attention to Detail for ensuring accuracy and consistency in military taxonomies.
• Communication & Collaboration for the ability to work with NATO military and civilian personnel, Capability Teams and Alliance representatives.
• Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking Identifying gaps and inconsistencies in classification structures.
Training & Documentation Developing taxonomy guidelines, best practices, and user training materials.