DevSecOps Engineer

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.

We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

• Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.
• Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
• Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.

To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.

Role ID – 2025-0334

Role Background

Supporting NATO throughout all its geographical locations, the NCI Agency is looking for Support for DevSecOps Engineering, joining the journey of NATO’s modernization of IT services, through leveraging the public cloud (Microsoft Azure), delivering managed, protected, security-centric and reliable IT Services.

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is dedicated to supporting NATO's strategic objectives, including the ambitious NATO 2030 agenda. As part of this commitment, we are spearheading the modernization and digital transformation of NATO’s IT services. Our focus is on leveraging public cloud technologies like Microsoft Azure, incorporating a security-by-design approach, and ensuring a seamless transition to a modern, collaborative workplace environment.

To achieve these goals, we are building a Cloud Operations Center team under the Cloud Portfolio, operating under the NATO Enterprise Cloud Operating Model (NECOM) and under the guidance of the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE). The NECOM framework provides a standardized approach for cloud service management, ensuring interoperability, scalability, and security across NATO's IT infrastructure. The Cloud Center of Excellence will serve as a hub for best practices, innovation, and expertise, driving the adoption and optimization of cloud technologies within NATO. This team will play a crucial role in our journey towards providing managed, protected, and reliable End User Services.

Embracing the latest technological advancements, this initiative will foster innovation and ensure NATO remains at the cutting edge of IT capabilities. By continuously evolving and integrating new technologies, we aim to enhance operational efficiency and readiness for future challenges. This remote position offers an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of NATO's technological evolution and contribute to the security and efficiency of our operations.

The Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) within the NCI Agency is focused on driving successful cloud adoption and maximizing the potential of cloud technologies across the organization. It serves as a central governing body, promoting best practices, enabling knowledge sharing, and ensuring alignment between business objectives and cloud initiatives. The CCoE supports various cloud-based solutions, ensuring their effective and efficient implementation and management. By fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, the CCoE helps the NCI Agency leverage cloud technologies to enhance operational efficiency, scalability, and agility.

The ideal service will offer expertise in managing resources in Microsoft Azure Cloud by leveraging DevSecOps practices. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills are required, along with the ability to document processes on Microsoft Azure services and DevSecOps tools and practices.

This service is critical for maintaining a secure and efficient cloud environment, supporting internal users and external collaborators.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Operation of cloud infrastructure in Microsoft Azure by leveraging DevSecOps practices
  • Deploy and manage landing zones by utilizing DevSecOps practices to ensure a secure, scalable foundation for cloud workloads;
  • Deploy and manage cloud workloads on top of the landing zones in an automated fashion;
  • Utilize Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines through Azure Devops;
  • Build, deploy and maintain containerized workloads using Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS);
  • Deploy and monitor Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), including sizing, patching, backup, performance tuning and cost optimization;
  • Build and maintain automated disaster recovery and backup solutions using services like Azure Backup, Site Recovery and storage replication;
  • Monitor the performance and effectiveness of landing zones and cloud workloads;
  • Identify opportunities for improvement and implement optimizations to enhance security and efficiency.
• Support for application deployment and troubleshooting
  • Manage secure and reliable access to applications for end-users including configuration of Azure Application Gateways, Azure load-balancers and custom domains;
  • Monitor Application availability, performance and security using services such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application insights and configure automated alerts;
  • Provide support for Microsoft Azure Services - related issues, including troubleshooting access, networking and cloud resource specific issues;
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation for Microsoft Azure Services processes, configurations, and workflows;
• Security and Compliance
  • Implement and manage governance controls such as Azure policies to ensure compliance with organizational standards;
  • Ensure all deployed workloads and services adhere to Zero trust security principles, including proper network segmentation, identity-base access control and logging;
  • Conduct regular audits and reviews of access controls and permissions.
• Collaboration and Communication
  • Collaborate with IT security, compliance, and other relevant teams to ensure cohesive cloud resources management strategies.
  • Contribute to the lifecycle of cloud secure products in collaboration with the CTO CCOE to ensure reusable, secure and automated infrastructure modules
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders to understand IaaS and Paas requirements and address concerns.
• Automation and Efficiency
  • Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency through automation and proactively implement solutions.
  • Champion continuous improvement by evaluating new Azure capabilities, DevOps tools and security practices and integrate them into operations.
  • Lead operational readiness for new cloud solutions, by establishing runbooks, knowledge base transfer sessions and handover to support teams

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Technical Expertise
  • In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Azure Cloud IaaS/PaaS Services;
  • Proficiency in designing, deploying and managing landing zones in Microsoft Azure by leveraging IaC and CI/CD pipelines;
  • Expertise in managing governance controls such as Azure Policy;
  • Experience in building, deploying and maintaining containerized workloads using Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS);
  • Experience in managing deploying and monitoring Azure Virtual Machines (VMs);
  • Expertise in enabling secure and reliable access to applications for end- users.
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
  • Strong analytical skills to assess and improve DevSecOps processes and workflows;
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex Microsoft Azure Services issues and implement effective solutions.
• Security and Compliance Knowledge
  • Understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements related to Microsoft Azure services and DevSecOps practices;
  • Experience conducting audits and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.
• Communication and Collaboration
  • Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with IT teams, stakeholders, and end-users;
  • Ability to document processes clearly and provide training on Microsoft Azure Services and DevSecOps practices.
• Organizational Skills
  • Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively;
  • Attention to detail in managing user accounts, groups, and access controls.
• Team Collaboration:
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and share knowledge and resources;
  • Willingness to collaborate with colleagues to solve complex issues.
• Others:
  • The Contractor has strong customer relationship skills, including negotiating complex and sensitive situations under pressure;
  • Full proficiency in the English language. French language proficiency is of advantage.

Working Location

• Brussels, Belgium

Working Policy

• 100% offsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

We never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon. If this opportunity isn't for you please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up.