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Principal Solution Engineer (CTS)

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Company
Park Lane Recruitment
Location
België Belgium
Posted
8 months ago
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Job description

Deadline Date: Monday 5 January 2026

Requirement: Principal Solution Engineer

Location: Braine-l'Alleud, BELGIUM

Full Time On-Site: Yes

Time On-Site: 100%

Not to Exceed Rate: 102 EUR

Total Scope of the request (hours): 836

Required Start Date: 7 January 2026

Required Security Clearance: NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET

Please do NOT apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:
  1. Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
  2. Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
  3. Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position
Any applications that do NOT meet all the above - and do not CLEARLY show these on the CV - will be deleted.
Duties & Role:
Solution architecture
  • Leads the development of architectures for complex solutions ensuring consistency with agreed requirements.
  • Establishes policies, principles and practices for the selection of solution architecture components.
  • Manages trade-offs and balances functional, service quality and systems management requirements within a significant area of the organisation.
  • Communicates proposed decisions to stakeholders.
  • Coordinates and manages the target architecture across multiple projects or initiatives.
  • Maintains a stable, viable architecture and ensures consistency of design and adherence to appropriate standards across multiple projects or initiatives.
Requirements definition and management
  • Plans and drives scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for large, complex initiatives.
  • Selects, adopts and adapts appropriate requirements definition and management methods, tools and techniques.
  • Contributes to the development of organisational methods and standards for requirements management.
  • Obtains input from, and agreement to requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders.
  • Negotiates with stakeholders to manage competing priorities and conflicts.
  • Establishes requirements baselines.
  • Ensures changes to requirements are investigated and managed.
Systems development management
  • Sets policy and drives adherence to standards for systems development.
  • Leads activities to make security and privacy integral to systems development.
  • Identifies and manages the resources necessary for all stages of systems development projects.
  • Ensures that technical, financial and quality targets are met.
Network design
  • Produces, or approves network providers', network architectures, topologies and configuration databases for own area of responsibility.
  • Specifies design parameters for network connectivity, capacity, speed, interfacing, security and access, in line with business requirements.
  • Assesses network-related risks and specifies recovery routines and contingency procedures.
  • Creates multiple design views to address the different stakeholders' concerns and to handle both functional and non-functional requirements.
Requirements
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
  • The candidate must have a currently active NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET security clearance
  • A Master's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 5 years post-related experience. Or a Bachelor's degree with 8 years post related experience.
  • Proven experience of managing teams of technical personnel;
  • Knowledge of current and future Mobile Infrastructure (Deployable, Dispersible, Highly mobile CIS) technologies and trends;
  • Experience with design and systems integration (e.g. AC Power distribution equipment, emergency AC Power generation and associated fuel storage, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS));
  • Good understanding of current and future Wireless technologies and trends (to include SATCOM);
  • Experience with Architecture modelling language(s) (UML, SysML, ArchiMate, etc.), preferably in the context of an Architecture Framework (NAFv4, TOGAF, DODAF, Zachman, etc.) and Models Based Systems Engineering (MBSE);
  • Experience in applying quality assurance practices;
  • Sound experience in development, implementation, fielding, testing and maintenance of modern communications equipment;
Training/Certifications:
  • ITIL Foundation;
  • PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent Project Management Framework (e.g. PMP) certification;
Experience and Training (Desirable):
  • Knowledge and experience in applying the

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