Systems Administrator

NATO offers you more than a job. It gives you a mission: building peace and security for one billion people in Europe and North America. The NATO Communications & Information Agency (NCIA) is leading NATO’s Digital Endeavour. The Systems Administrator for Managed Devices will be part the newly formed NATO Digital Workplace (NDW) group. This role will be located in Braine l’Alleud, Belgium.

Who we are:

NCIA acquire , deploy and defend communications systems for NATO’s political decision-makers and Commands ; the Agency is on the frontlines against cyber-attacks, working closely with governments and industry to prevent future debilitating attacks.

We are NATO’s technology and cyber leaders, helping NATO Nations to communicate and work together in smarter ways. Our work is challenging and meaningful, and you will develop and apply your expertise as part of a dynamic international team of civilian and military professionals.

The role:

The mission of NDW is to empower NATO employees with the services and tools to digitally connect, communicate and collaborate. This newly created role will be part of NATO Digital Workplace group who are enabling NATO and NATOs’ nation staff to communicate effectively.

The Systems Administrator will have the potential to support a variety of areas such as Managed Devices (Laptop & Mobile Phones), Print/Scan Devices and Business Networks across a variety of secure and classified environments. Part of an international team the Systems Administrator will provide and coordinate 2 nd and 3 rd Level support including technical help desk and emergency on-site assistance. The role holder is expected to actively participate and support Continuous Service Improvement (CSI) within their designated areas of responsibility.

What do we offer?

• Genuinely meaningful work as part of the most successful alliance in history
• Initial three year contract with competitive monthly tax-free salary and household & children’s allowances
• Privileges for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where appropriate) and additional home leave
• Excellent private health insurance scheme
• Generous annual leave of 30 days plus official holidays
• Retirement Pension Plan
  

About you:

You have a strong team ethic and a curiosity and willingness to learn. You have great analytical and trouble shooting skills, able to speak your mind as well as listen to other, you also have:

• Excellent troubleshooting skills in LAN/WAN and client/server environments
• Working knowledge of directory services such as Active Directory
• Working knowledge in configuring Client devices via Active Directory GPO
• Sound knowledge of TCP/IP based networks and related protocols
• Deep experience on Windows Powershell scripting and Windows Scripting Host
• Good understanding of LAN security, Internet security and user device protection mechanisms (such as anti-virus and endpoint encryption solutions)
• Detailed knowledge of Virtualization Client Solutions (VMWare V-Sphere)
• At least five years of experience in managing and Administering User’s client devices (e.g. Desktops, Workstations, Thin/ Zero Clients, Laptops)
• Good experience in Client Deployment solution, such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) or Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)
• Proven experience in application packaging solutions for virtualized a non-virtualized environment
• Experience in Incident and Request Fulfilment Management
• Ideally working knowledge of ITIL v3/v2011
• Ideally knowledge on UNIX/Linux based Systems
  

For a full list of duties, you can review the full job description here , please note that internally the role is titled ‘Principal Technician’. To learn more about NCI Agency, our mission and goals take a few moments to visit our website .

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