Senior NATO Network Engineer - Deployable CIS Expert

Spektrum; Brunssum; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Spektrum is seeking a network engineer to design, deploy and support Core CIS services for NATO-related programs in the Netherlands. The role covers planning, integration, testing, secure deployment, and documentation across CIS environments.

You will collaborate with project teams, security stakeholders and operational authorities to ensure solutions are fit for purpose, interoperable and resilient in deployable and expeditionary contexts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting on-prem CIS environments, including data centres and deployable CIS deployments.
• Experience deploying, configuring, operating and maintaining CIS networks in operational environments.
• Experience fault isolation, root-cause analysis, and performance optimization in complex networks.
• Experience in military/defence or mission-critical environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, implement, integrate, validate and deploy Core Services across CIS environments.
• Develop technical designs, installation and configuration of Core Services components, and produce documentation.
• Contribute to risk identification, mitigation, QA and governance for CIS capabilities.
• Collaborate with project teams, security stakeholders and authorities to ensure secure, interoperable solutions.
• Produce regular service reports detailing progress, risks and milestones.
• Ensure reports cover design, deployment, testing, migration, and documentation status.

Skills

Network design & configuration

Troubleshooting complex networks

Deployable CIS experience

Security best practices

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cisco equipment

Juniper equipment

Palo Alto firewalls

Fortinet

Network monitoring tools

Job description

Spektrum is seeking a network engineer to design, deploy and support Core CIS services for NATO-related programs in the Netherlands. The role covers planning, integration, testing, secure deployment, and documentation across CIS environments.

You will collaborate with project teams, security stakeholders and operational authorities to ensure solutions are fit for purpose, interoperable and resilient in deployable and expeditionary contexts.