Lead Solution Engineer – AirC2 & NATO Systems

Qabird; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 112,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Household allowances

Children’s allowances

Expatriate staff privileges

Private health insurance

30 days annual leave

NATO Pension Scheme

Professional development

Job summary

NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) in The Hague, Netherlands, is recruiting a Principal Solution Engineer to drive AirC2 software products and services. You will join the AirC2 Centre to enable NATO’s 24/7 air defense missions through integrated, lifecycle-supported systems and services.

The role emphasizes solution architecture, requirements management, and engineering leadership across large software-intensive systems, with a Master’s or equivalent and substantial experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related discipline with 5 years post-related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years post-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers and manage system/software engineering on large mission-critical software-intensive systems.
• Oversee system/software architectures, operating systems, deployment infrastructure and network concepts.
• Apply system/software development, maintenance, integration and deployment concepts.
• Ensure data management, incident handling and lifecycle support for NATO integrated air command and control systems.
• Collaborate across AirC2 Center to deliver integrated products for NATO’s 24/7 air defense missions.

Skills

Solution architecture

Requirements management

Systems development

Network design

Sourcing

Education

Master’s degree in related discipline

Bachelor’s degree + 8 years post-related experience

Job description

NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) in The Hague, Netherlands, is recruiting a Principal Solution Engineer to drive AirC2 software products and services. You will join the AirC2 Centre to enable NATO’s 24/7 air defense missions through integrated, lifecycle-supported systems and services.

The role emphasizes solution architecture, requirements management, and engineering leadership across large software-intensive systems, with a Master’s or equivalent and substantial experience.