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

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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 Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) is a key agency within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) focused on providing comprehensive logistics, procurement, and support services to NATO member countries, partners, and other customers. The NSPA facilitates the collective acquisition and management of goods and services, ranging from military equipment to general supplies, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of NATO operations.

The agency's responsibilities include:

Procurement: managing the acquisition of a wide range of goods and services, including military equipment, supplies, and support services.
Logistics: offering logistics support such as transportation, warehousing, and distribution to ensure that NATO forces have the necessary resources when and where they are needed.
Maintenance: providing maintenance and repair services for military equipment, ensuring operational readiness and extending the lifespan of assets.
Project Management: overseeing and implementing various projects, including infrastructure development and other support activities.

The NSPA operates under the direction of the NATO Support and Procurement Organization (NSPO), which sets the strategic goals and policies for the agency. By centralizing and standardizing procurement and logistics services, the NSPA helps NATO members achieve cost savings, improved interoperability, and enhanced operational capability.

The program

The NSPA Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services are relying on three underlying infrastructures:

Network

Local Area Networks (LANs) to allow NSPA users to reachback ICT systems located in the NSPA datacenters.
Wide Area Networks (WANs) to allow NSPA remote offices and mobile users to securely reach back the NSPA datacenters located in Luxembourg
Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) to securely interconnect NSPA datacenters and Outside Cabling Plants (OCPs) located in Luxemourg.

Unified Communication (UC)

Video Teleconferencing (VTC) systems,
Telephony systems composed of PBX, voice gateways, deskphones, softphones, mobile phones and smartphones.
Interfaces with other communication services such as voice mail, instant messaging, collaboration (e.g. MS SKYPE).
Federation with other NATO voice and video services.
Public Announcement Systems (PAS) and Massive SMS notification systems alarms

Datacenters (DC)

2 Tier 4 datacenters externalized in Betzdorf and Bettembourg (LUX)
1 datacenter in Capellen (LUX)
Smaller datacenters in Papa (HUN), Taranto (SOC) and Eindhoven (NL)
Outside Cabling Plants (OCPs) in Capellen

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Day-to-day Operation and Maintenance (O&M) type of consultancy services for network, Unified Communication (UC) and datacenter (DC) and support for projects related to specific network, UC and DC related projects.

Essential Skills and Experience

Knowledge and Skills.

Must have a thorough understanding of these technologies, the ability to configure them, and have a significant deployment experience:

LAN features such as RSTP (and its optimisations), 802.1Q and PVLANs, VDC
IP features such as PAT, DHCP, HSRP and OSPF
Qos features such as classification, marking, congestion management, shaping and policing
IPSec, and the ability to configure it in IOS (for both LAN to LAN and Easy VPN connections), GRE tunnels
IOS security features, such as reflexive access lists, and firewall
Application Centric Infra (ACI) and VRFs
Cisco ASA series and Cisco Anyconnect clients
Network Management tools such as ORION, Cisco prime infrastructure, ZABIX and Fluke Trueview
Wireless technologies - Cisco Access Points and remote terminals such as bar code readers for inventory management
ATMedia Ethernet encryptors 1G and 10G design and setup
Ucopia captive portal infrastructure design and setup
Security management platform Cisco ISE

Product Qualifications

Cisco 800, 2800, 2900, 3800, 3900 router series
Cisco 3750, 3850, 3560, 2940, 6500 and Nexus 7K and 9K series switches
Cisco’s NAM (Network Analysis Module) and NAMNX1
Fluke Trueview and VPM appliances
Infoblox DNS-DHCP management tools
Network analysers and sniffers for troubleshooting or network capacity planning

Competencies

Good communications skills. Excellent English report writing skills.
Solid understanding of the requirements of an overall network management strategy
Strong task and time management skills

Experience

At least 10 years’ experience in a technical networking or telecoms role, implementing and supporting LAN and WAN networking infrastructures
LAN and WAN network design experience
Extensive experience with high-availability and load-balancing solutions for network architectures
Experience of firewall solutions and understanding of how they are implemented
Extensive experience in managing all aspects of network projects for internal customers
Experience with ITIL concepts

NATO Experience

2 years minimum experience with NATO organization, NATO IT infrastructure's (network, unified communication and security) and NATO IT related policies is desirable.

Professional Certifications

Any of the following certifications:

CCT Routing and Switching
CCNA Routing and Switching
CCNA Wireless
DEVNET
CCNP ENCOR
300-620 DCACI
SD WAN
CCNP Routing and Switching
CCNP Voice
CLCOR 350-801
CCIE Routing and Switching
CCIE Service Provider
1 Mobile Iron (Support Specialist Fundamental 8.5 + Intermediate 7.5 + Design and Deployment 7.5 + Core Deployment & Admin Fundamentals 9.1)
MS AZ900
F5 L101
F5 L201, L303, L304
INFOBLOX CDAT

Languages

Proficiency in English (oral and written), equivalent to CEFR B2 or higher, is mandatory
Proficiency in French (oral) is desirable

Education

A university degree or equivalent professional experience

Working Location

Capellen, Luxembourg

Working Hours and Policy

On-Site, according to NSPA flexible working hours: Monday to Thursday (07:00 – 19:00) and Friday (07:00 – 14:00).
Public Holidays of Luxembourg will be applicable

Travel

Travel to other NATO sites may be required occasionally: Versailles (FRA), Papa (HUN), Taranto (ITA), Eindhoven (NL) and Cologne (GE).

Security Clearance

Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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