C005491 Senior Engineer (Network) (NS) - MON 2 Nov

Academic Key; Brunssum; Remote; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Academic Key is seeking a Senior Engineer (Network) in Brunssum, NL. The role focuses on planning, designing, deploying and validating Core Services across CIS environments, with emphasis on secure, interoperable deployments. NATO SECRET clearance is required and on-site work is expected.

The successful candidate will develop designs, install and configure components, conduct testing, and produce comprehensive documentation, reports, and governance artifacts for stakeholder review.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field (CS/IT/Net Eng).
• Minimum 5 years designing and operating enterprise network infrastructures.
• Experience with on-prem CIS environments and deployable communications systems.
• Experience in deployable CIS and expeditionary environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, implement, integrate, validate, and deploy Core Services across CIS environments.
• Develop technical designs, install/configure Core Services components, perform testing and documentation.
• Coordinate with project teams and stakeholders to ensure secure, interoperable solutions.

Skills

TCP/IP

IPv4/IPv6

DNS

DHCP

VPN

OSPF

BGP

EIGRP

VLANs

QoS

Routing & Switching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Network Engineering

Tools

Network management tools

Job description

C005491 Senior Engineer (Network) (NS) - MON 2 Nov

Emw · Brunssum, Netherlands

Abroad

Deadline Date: Monday 2 November 2026 Requirement: Senior Engineer (Network) Location: Brunssum, NL Full Time On-Site: Yes Time On-Site: 100% Total Scope of the request (hours): 270 Required Start Date: 7 December 2026 End Contract Date: 31 December 2026 Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET Duties & Role: The Contractor shall perform activities related to the planning, design, implementation, integration, validation, and deployment of Core Services solutions across CIS environments. Services shall be delivered in a structured and controlled manner, ensuring alignment with project objectives, technical requirements, implementation schedules, and stakeholder expectations. The scope includes the development of technical designs, installation and configuration of Core Services components, system integration, execution of testing and acceptance activities, support to deployment and migration efforts, and the production of all required technical documentation. The Contractor shall contribute to technical coordination, risk identification and mitigation, quality assurance, and project governance activities to ensure the successful delivery of CIS capabilities. The Contractor shall work closely with project teams, architects, security stakeholders, and operational authorities to ensure that delivered solutions are fit for purpose, interoperable, secure, and capable of supporting current and future operational requirements. The Contractor shall provide regular service reports detailing the status and progress of assigned CIS and DCIS project activities. Reports shall provide visibility of project execution, technical achievements, risks, issues, and planned activities to support effective project governance and decision-making. The service reports shall include, as a minimum: Progress against agreed project plans, milestones, and deliverables. Status of design, integration, configuration, testing, deployment, and migration activities. Achievement of key project objectives and technical deliverables. Identification of project risks, issues, dependencies, and proposed mitigation actions. Summary of completed activities during the reporting period. Planned activities and milestones for the upcoming reporting period. Status of technical documentation, design artefacts, and acceptance deliverables. Quality assurance activities performed and any identified non- conformities. Resource utilisation and effort expended against assigned tasks, where required. Escalations, decisions, or support required from NCIA stakeholders. Reports shall be delivered in accordance with NCIA reporting requirements and shall provide sufficient detail to enable effective monitoring of project performance, delivery progress, schedule adherence, and quality objectives. Requirements Skills, Knowledge & Experience: The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, Engineering or a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education & professional experience. 5 years' experience designing, implementing, operating, maintaining, troubleshooting enterprise & deployable network infrastructures. Experience supporting on-premises CIS environments, including data centres, server rooms, command & control facilities & deployable communications systems. Experience supporting Deployable CIS, including the deployment, configuration, operation, sustainment & recovery of network infrastructure in operational & expeditionary environments. Experience integrating, testing & supporting fixed & deployable network architectures Experience conducting network installations, upgrades, migrations & modernization activities for mission-critical systems. Experience developing & maintaining network documentation, architecture diagrams, implementation plans, operating procedures & configuration baselines. Experience performing fault isolation, root-cause analysis & performance optimization in complex operational environments. Experience working within military, defence, government or other mission-critical operational environments is desirable. The Contractor shall possess proven expertise/experience in several of the following areas: Network Infrastructure: Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPN & related network services. Strong knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking technologies. Experience with routing protocols including OSPF, BGP & EIGRP. Experience designing & implementing VLANs, network segmentation, QoS & traffic management solutions. Experience configuring & supporting enterprise-grade routing & switching platforms. Deployable CIS: Experience deploying, configuring, operating & maintaining communications infrastructure in deployable & expeditionary environments. Knowledge of deployable network architectures, mobile communications platforms & field-deployable networking solutions. Experience supporting tactical, operationa

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