# C004716 Principal Solution Engineer (NS) - WED 4 Nov RELAUNCH

> EMW, Inc. · Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium · — · Posted 2026-10-22

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** AAS

## Description

**Deadline Date:** Wednesday 4 November 2026

**Requirement Title: Principal Solution Engineer**

**Location:**  Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium

**Full time on-site:** Yes

**Total Scope of the request (hours):**      80

**Required Start Date:**  10 December 2026

**End Contract Date:** 31 December 2026

**Required Security Clearance:**  NATO Secret

**Evaluation Methodology:** Lowest Priced Technically Compliant

 **Specific Working Conditions:** Normal office environment

Possible TDY to other NATO sites within Belgium up to 1 - 2 times per month

This is a relaunch. Previously submitted candidates were deemed noncompliant for the following:

-   Lacks knowledge of current and future Mobile Infrastructure (Deployable, Dispersible, Highly mobile CIS) technologies and trends
-   Lacks experience with Architecture modelling languages

**Duties and 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 nonfunctional requirements.

## Requirements

-   NATO Secret security clearance

**Education, Experience and Training (essential):**

**Education:**

-   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.

**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):**

**Experience:**

-   Knowledge and experience in applying the "NATO Architecture Framework, version 4";
-   Knowledge and experience in the application of Federated Mission Networking (FMN) in service design;
-   Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
-   Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT;

**Training/Certifications:**

-   PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent (e.g. PMP) certification;
-   ArchiMate or TOGAF or equivalent certification;

## Apply

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