CIS Reference Architect (Communications, SATCOM, ArchiMate) for NATO with security clearance

WLG; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Work Life Group in Brussels is seeking a communications standards engineer to lead ArchiMate modelling of its communications reference architectures and to help develop the technical standards behind them.

You will draft and maintain standards for communications and networking, enable integration of HF and beyond line of sight systems with IP-based networks, and define measurable conformance criteria with a satellite focus, supporting interoperability across radio, satellite and cellular domains.

Qualifications

• A university degree in a relevant CIS field, or an equivalent technical qualification.
• A qualification in ArchiMate and TOGAF, or a comparable framework.
• At least 5 years working with military CIS technical specifications in operational settings.
• Strong project management, communication and analytical skills.
• The ability to turn complex specifications into clear, actionable guidance.
• A plus: experience with military standardisation documents, ITIL, PRINCE2 or PMP

Responsibilities

• Leading the ArchiMate modelling of communications reference architectures
• Drafting and maintaining technical standards for communications and networking
• Helping integrate HF and other beyond line of sight systems with IP-based networks
• Defining measurable conformance criteria, with a focus on satellite communications
• Supporting interoperability across radio, satellite and cellular domains
• Supporting the committees and working groups that govern this work

Skills

Project management

Communication

Analytical skills

Clear guidance

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent in CIS/Engineering

Tools

ArchiMate

TOGAF

ITIL

PRINCE2

PMP

Job description

The standards you write decide whether allied radios, satellites and networks can talk to each other.

A multinational defence headquarters in Brussels is looking for a communications standards engineer to lead themodelling of its communications reference architecture and help develop the technical standardsbehind it.

What you would be doing

• Leading the ArchiMate modelling of communications reference architectures
• Drafting and maintaining technical standards for communications and networking
• Helping integrate HF and other beyond line of sight systems with IP-based networks
• Defining measurable conformance criteria, with a focus on satellite communications
• Supporting interoperability across radio, satellite and cellular domains
• Supporting the committees and working groups that govern this work

What you would bring

• A university degree in a relevant CIS field, or an equivalent technical qualification
• A qualification in ArchiMate and TOGAF, or a comparable framework
• At least 5 years working with military CIS technical specifications in operational settings
• Strong project management, communication and analytical skills
• The ability to turn complex specifications into clear, actionable guidance
• A plus: experience with military standardisation documents, ITIL, PRINCE2 or PMP

Why this one is worth a look

Your work becomes the common language that allied communications systems speak.