Lead Systems Engineer (Solution Architecture, Multi-Domain Integration) for NATO with security clearance

A multinational defence organisation near Brussels needs a senior solution engineer to turn operational needs into deployable communication and IT systems, and to stay the technical owner of those systems once they are in service.

What you would be doing

• Translating operational and project requirements into a solution and a system architecture
• Running trade-off analyses across performance, security, resilience, cost and schedule
• Applying model-based systems engineering and reusing approved building blocks wherever possible
• Acting as technical product owner for systems already in operation: changes, obsolescence, roadmap
• Integrating work from networks, satellite and radio, cloud, storage, security and identity specialists
• Being the main technical focal point for your projects and turning issues into clear engineering tasks

• A degree in systems, telecommunications, computer or electronic engineering, computer science or similar
• About ten years in engineering complex ICT, defence, aerospace or telecoms systems
• Experience as a technical lead, lead systems engineer or solution architect
• Strong requirements engineering, interfaces, traceability and system integration
• Broad knowledge across networking, infrastructure, security, cloud and communications
• Experience looking after complex systems once they are live: configuration, change and lifecycle
• Professional English for writing and reviewing technical documentation