Space ISR Collection Tool Developer

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 Background

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and the NCI Agency are jointly delivering the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space Programme. This programme serves NATO and the nations and presents an opportunity to enhance and accelerate situational awareness and decision making through a dedicated programme for the access to shared space data and the integration of the data into NATO systems. Through pioneering the ability of the Alliance to harness space capabilities and deliver operational effect from the Space Domain, this proposal will deliver a step change in the Alliance ability to remain informed through access to Space data.

Collection Management (CM) is defined as the activity of matching the validated and structured collection requirements to the available collection assets. This process must take into consideration the availability of assets, sensor coverage and communication capabilities.

Related to the APSS programme, the newly developed Space-Based Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (SBISR) CM section within SHAPE is focused on the coordination and tasking of data gathered from space-based capabilities.

The SBISR collection and Data managers require tools, or improvement of existing tools, to better automate the workflow from existing Collection Requirements for space-based imagery, to the set of required imagery captured in the Collection and Exploitation Plan (CXP) within the APSS context.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Requirements document for implementation from operational users;
• Status inputs and reports (textual word documents) for monthly APSS NCIA planning and development meetings (remotely);
• A space ISR collection toolto integrate APSS commercial Space Based data

Essential Skills and Experience

• Experience of working with commercial space based ISR capabilities;
• Experience of integrating commercial space based ISR tasking via API;
• Previous experience of NATO or National intelligence processes and systems;
• Must have excellent spoken and written English communication and presentation skills, as demonstrated by recent experience (within the past 5 years);
• Must demonstrate the ability and self-motivation to work on his/her own but must also work well within groups as part of a team;
• Must demonstrate an ability and keen sense for problem-solving.
• Motivated, good communication skills, team player.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of NATO or National intelligence processes.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Desirable experience in working within commercial space based earth observation
• industry
• Desirable experience working within or supporting NATO or National military.
• Desirable knowledge in NATO JISR systems, policy and doctrine

Working Policy

• Remote

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance