Design and validate the ADatP-36 and STANAG 5659 security & / DSIG improvements

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

·       1+ year of proven experience in the redaction of NATO standards

·       1+ year of proven experience in the design and test of secure message exchange protocols

·       1+ year of proven knowledge of, and practical experience in, the operational or technical use of FFT systems supported by NCIA

·       1+ year of proven experience with the NATO Data-centric Security concept application

·       1+ year of practical experience in the area of computer networks and messaging security, including DNS, domains, PKI certificates, network designs, OAuth, OpenID

·       1+ year of practical experience in, modern test engineering and test management methods and paradigms

·       1+ year of proven up-to-date knowledge of computer system architectures, systems security, client/server, LAN/WAN and network concepts, test techniques, Database Management Systems (DBMS) and data management concepts

·       1+ year of proven recent experience in planning and execution of validation activities within largescale C2 exercises

·       2+ years of programming experience in JAVA, JAVA Scripts, Angular, Python

·       1+ years of proven recent experience with XML and JSON technologies

·       Staff provided by the Contractor must have the nationality of one of the NATO nations

·       Experience working in the NATO Software Factory (NSF)

·       Experience working with STANAGS 4774 and 4778

·       Knowledge of NATO FFT, COT, JDSS, NCDF and other military or civilian interoperability standards for messaging and data exchange related to FFT

Desirable Qualifications/Experience:

·       Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a closely related engineering field

·       Experience supporting a recent NATO Interoperability exercises

·       Experience interpreting and/or capturing business and user requirements through use cases and developing test cases accordingly

DUTIES/ROLE:

·       Editing, reviewing, and contributing to relevant sections of selected NATO standards related to secure communication implementation

·       Preparing executable technical artefacts and validating the associated security profiles

·       Supporting experimentation, integration, and validation activities

·       Participating in technical and coordination meetings as required by the PM and Technical Leader

·       Maintaining and updating the development backlog, including progress reporting, comments, risk identification, and issue tracking

·       Producing agreed technical deliverables in accordance with defined acceptance criteria, quality standards, and timelines

·       Ensuring structured knowledge transfer to NCIA personnel and designated stakeholders throughout the contract execution, including preparation of technical documentation, architectural explanations, code walkthroughs, and operational guidance

·       Supporting formal knowledge handover sessions prior to contract completion to ensure continuity, maintainability, and long-term sustainability of the delivered solutions