Operations & Exercises DCIS Network Engineer

Wesel, Germany Deadline: 26-06-2026 Geplaatst: 12-06-2026 #16986
Requirement Title: Operations & Exercises DCIS Network Engineer Duties & Responsibilities

The Operations & Exercises DCIS Network Engineer will be responsible for advanced operational and engineering support of NATO enterprise routing and switching infrastructures, with a strong focus on operational readiness, resilience, and continuous improvement.

Key duties include:

1. Advanced Network Operations & Support

  • Provide Level 3 support for complex enterprise network environments.
  • Lead resolution of high-impact and high-severity incidents, ensuring timely restoration of services.
  • Perform root cause analysis of recurring issues and implement long-term corrective actions.

2. Network Engineering & Design

  • Contribute to the design, planning, and implementation of network enhancements and new infrastructure projects.
  • Coordinate routing infrastructure design, configuration, and maintenance for NATO exercises and operational scenarios.
  • Support evaluation, validation, and testing of network management tools and capabilities.

3. Change & Configuration Management

  • Ensure technical correctness and minimal service disruption during changes and deployments.
  • Validate network changes in accordance with governance and change management processes.
  • Maintain configuration standards and support configuration management practices and tools.

4. Operations Optimization & Continuous Improvement

  • Identify opportunities for service optimization and operational improvement, and drive implementation.
  • Investigate recurring technical issues and propose sustainable architectural or configuration solutions.
  • Promote standardization, centralization, and best practices across routing and switching environments.

5. Documentation & Knowledge Management

  • Create, maintain, and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and technical documentation.
  • Ensure effective knowledge sharing within the team and broader infrastructure community.

6. Infrastructure Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Coordinate remote maintenance of routing and switching infrastructure across NATO sites.
  • Liaise with internal NCI Agency service lines and external partners for fault resolution.
  • Coordinate site surveys, validation activities, and system acceptance testing when required.
  • Ensure a common understanding and proper usage of available network toolsets across distributed teams.

7. Network Monitoring & Tooling

  • Support and improve usage of network monitoring, automation, and management tools.
  • Perform practical evaluation of management systems and operational capabilities.
  • Utilize incident management systems for tracking and resolution (e.g., Remedy or equivalent).
Requirements – Skills, Knowledge & Experience

1. Education & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline with minimum 2 years post-graduate experience, OR
  • In absence of a degree, minimum 8 years of relevant progressive professional experience in network engineering roles.
  • At least 8 years of experience in complex enterprise network engineering environments.

2. Core Networking Expertise

  • Strong experience in designing and supporting scalable enterprise networks using:
    • BGP (iBGP/eBGP, route reflectors, policy control, communities)
    • MPLS and MPLS traffic engineering
    • OSPF, IS-IS
    • IPv6 and dual-stack environments (including transition strategies)
    • IP multicast (PIM, IGMP, MSDP, Anycast RP)
    • SD-WAN technologies
  • Advanced knowledge of:
    • Policy-based routing
    • Route aggregation, summarization, and redistribution
    • VRF and segmentation architectures

3. Switching & Data Centre Technologies

  • Expertise in enterprise switching protocols and architectures:
    • STP, MSTP, Rapid-PVST
    • EtherChannel / LACP
    • Cisco StackWise / virtual switching
  • Experience with data centre architectures, including:
    • Spine-leaf design
    • Cisco Nexus NX-OS
    • VXLAN and overlay networking

4. Network Performance, QoS & Troubleshooting

  • Strong experience in QoS design and implementation:
    • CBWFQ, LLQ, WRED
    • Traffic shaping, policing, classification
  • Advanced troubleshooting skills using:
    • Wireshark
    • NetFlow
    • SNMP
  • Deep understanding of network performance analysis and monitoring tools.

5. Security & Infrastructure Hardening

  • Knowledge of network security principles:
    • ACLs, VPNs, IPSec
    • Firewalls and AAA
    • PKI and certificate-based authentication
    • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
    • Secure configuration practices

6. Automation & Tooling

  • Experience with network automation and programmability:
    • Python scripting
    • Ansible
    • Terraform
  • Familiarity with APIs and DevNet-style integrations.
  • Experience with:
    • Network automation/orchestration tools (e.g., HP Network Automation or equivalent) – minimum 2 years
    • Network monitoring tools (e.g., CA Spectrum or equivalent) – minimum 4 years
    • Incident management systems (e.g., BMC Remedy or equivalent)

7. IT Service Management & Operational Processes

  • Strong understanding of ITIL-based service management.
  • Experience with service transition, incident, problem, and change management.
  • Knowledge of command-and-control (C2) systems and operational environments.
  • Experience in test planning, system validation, and technical documentation.

8. Soft Skills & Working Style

  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting mindset.
  • Able to work independently and as part of a distributed international team.
  • Strong interpersonal and stakeholder coordination skills.
  • Autonomous, results-driven, and solution-oriented approach.

9. Desirable

  • CCIE certification (Enterprise Infrastructure / R&S / Service Provider).
  • Postgraduate degree in a relevant field.
  • Experience in multinational or military-civilian operational environments.

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