Command Network Systems Analyst

Project/Team: NATO

Location: Client Site (NATO ACT) - Norfolk, VA

Employment Type: Full-Time

Number of Vacancies: 1

Period of Performance: Immediate - December 2027

Background:

Navanti is seeking a Command Network Systems Analyst to serve in a program that will support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Allied Command Transformation (ACT) - NATO's leading agent for change: driving, facilitating, and advocating the continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities to maintain and enhance the military relevance and effectiveness of the Alliance. The main objectives of ACT are providing appropriate support to NATO missions and operations; leading NATO military transformation; improving relationships, interaction and practical cooperation with partners, nations, and international organizations. ACT therefore leads Alliance concept development, capability development, training and lessons learned initiatives and provides unfettered military support to policy development within NATO.

As part of an adapted organizational structure, ACT is in the process of implementing an improved capability requirements capture process, including the traceability of requirements, to ensure a clear separation between the requirements owner and the solution provider. This process will provide through life traceability of the requirements using an efficient change management process. ACT will be responsible for tasks such as capability requirements definition, requirements management, systems engineering, architecture development, holistic through lifecycle management, capability acceptance, Capability Program Plan (CPP) development and management for a number of capabilities including Core Services, Core Communications, Cyberspace and various Communications and Information Systems (CIS) capabilities).

The outputs of the adapted structure are formed from requirements, portfolio, program, and project management principles and practices that enable the direction of capability programs and a range of projects in a transparent through lifecycle capability approach. They include comprehensive traceable capability requirements that have been assessed and analyzed for alternative solutions and quality assured to provide interoperability, and the delivery of multi-domain and C2 and ISR focused programs.

The HQ SACT Communications and Information Services (CIS) Branch under CAPDEV requires support for the NCNP-CIS Support contractor to progress the NATO Command Network Project. The Digital Backbone is a critical asset for the overall NATO Digital Transformation and is a prerequisite for the execution of Multi-Domain Operations. The NATO Command Network Project is the strategic and operational level command network connecting the NATO Command Structure and NATO Force Structure as well as non-military actors to provide synchronization.

The NATO Command Network Project as part of the Cross-Domain Command WDI has started in 2022 and with an aim objective in 2035. The NATO Command Network Project needs to start with the current baseline capture amongst the different programs and initiatives, mainly: FMN Spiral Specifications and gaps, evolving mission network constructs, the future OpNet Implementation Plan, DCIS related programs (AMD - Agile Multi-Domain) for the deployed CIS infrastructure and services, Core Communications programs as the main vehicle for the delivery of a NATO Enterprise Core Network infrastructure in direct support of NCS activities and an Alliance Federation Network infrastructure towards the integrations of national static infrastructures and services Core Services programs with ITM Incr 1, 2 and 3 and the Next Generation Digital Services will provide the rationalization of data processing centers and moving of NU/NR workloads to the cloud. This will accelerate cloud native adoption and aim to unify NATO's enterprise and tactical edge clouds. COI-related programs such as JISR, Joint Multi-Domain C2 (Land, Maritime, Air, SOF) will provide the needed services to directly execute the multi-domain operations of the future. Cyber Security related programs need to address security in all phases of the lifecycle development to protect from the dynamic threat environment. Service Management needs to be improved to facilitate the new digital transformation of all the C3 capabilities. Data Exploitation initiative needs to provide for the right data at the right time in future complex operational environments for the decision makers.

The NATO Digital Transformation is an endeavor to transform the Alliance towards a secure data-enabled organization. It addresses the operational needs to securely move data vertically from the strategic to the tactical level, and horizontally across the Land, Maritime, Air, Cyber and Space domains.

The work will include the planning and execution of the NATO Command Network Strategy Development workshop in Europe and the subsequent development of an ACT implementation plan for coordination and signature. The NATO Command Network will also need to accentuate the interoperability in the Alliance Federation, the proper capability enhancements will have to be developed in order to inform the FMN Spiral Specification Roadmap. The integration of CWIX related trials as a result of NCN needs are also addressed. The development or Roadmap inputs can be by one approach through engaging with FMN IWG and CPWG syndicates where there are currently no ACT SMEs participation. Further, analysis of capability requirements of existing and planned capability programs versus the conceptual needs of MDO and cross-domain command will have to be captured in a gap analysis and capability requirement developed and plans to allocate those programming developed. Finally, work to include those requirements as well as FMN related requirements will need to be progressed through this contractor.

Core Responsibilities:

• Provide products and support services to the CIS Branch in support of the main NATO Command Network Project activity to provide enterprise architecture support.
• Conduct activities through direction from the CIS Branch lead for the NATO Command Network Project.
• Plan and facilitate the conduct of NATO Command Network Project workshop with stakeholders in NATO HQ, ACO, NCI Agency and others in Europe with the purpose of developing a strategy for the NATO Command Network realization.
• Incorporation of capability requirements associated with the NATO Command Network through work with the Requirements Division Branches. Completion of FMN Spiral Specifications incorporation will be the initial step including Spirals 4 and subsequent versions in order to provide business as usual processes to ensure transition from spiral specifications to the capability requirements to the allocation of requirements to programming.
• Identify and/or gather the high-level requirements for the NATO Command Network that support multi-domain operations using work from Conceptual, operational requirements, architectural, and high-level guidance.
• Support ACT's contributions to ACO C2 network initiatives that may result in the development of an implementation plan, the execution of an implementation plan, or the development of ACT management products (e.g., capability program plan) associated with the NATO Command Network.
• Consult with Enterprise Architecture, conceptual working groups, FMN gap analysis, program directors, project managers within ACT and in other organizations germane to the NATO Command Network Project to accomplish the aforementioned tasks.
• Consult as appropriate with project/program managers, operational users, business architects, system engineers, and other key stakeholders, within NATO Commands and Agencies to obtain the information necessary for analysis, to develop the outcomes needed to support the Digital Transformation.
• Provide NATO Command Network Project representation in ACT program management dashboards and SharePoint sites consistent with HQ SACT guidance.
• Develop presentations in order to provide updates on the NATO Command Network Project to stakeholder groups.
• Integrate and document NCN related CWIX Trials for inclusion into CWIX 2024.

Necessary Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience (4 years or more) in CIS capability integration, systems engineering, Program Management, CIS requirements or equivalent.
• University degree-level education (bachelor and/or master) in a relevant field (Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Information Sciences and Technology, Mathematics, etc.).
• Ability to participate effectively in high-level discussions, workshops, etc. and prepare professional, high-quality documents for review.
• Knowledge of project management techniques.
• Knowledge of requirement management software such as DOORS Next Generation and its practical application within system development.
• Demonstrated experience (3 years or more) in Business Process modelling, concept development, and Business Intelligence and Reporting techniques.
• Knowledge of NATO, its organizational structure and previous experience working in an international organization.
• Experience working in multinational (e.g., NATO) defense environments or previous military experience.
• Familiarity and knowledge of the specific area of military capabilities such as core services, communications, functional services (e.g., Joint All-Domain C2).
• A valid NATO SECRET-level security clearance or an active SECRET security clearance issued by a national authority.

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