About this job

Sapienza Consulting is recruiting an Instructor for Information Systems DII to join NATO – NCIA in Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal.

Responsibilities

• As directed, shall lead and participate in all relevant training delivery and planning initiatives, providing advice in support of Academy Chain of Command
• Lead and manage all assigned training to the area of expertise
• Schedule classes and allocate instructors and resources to ensure that training delivery is timely and within quality standards
• Delivery of theoretical and practical training on assigned systems and associated equipment
• Delivery of training in other courses in the team’s area of expertise
• Organize and delivery of training as member of a deployed, Mobile Training Team (MTT) where required
• Prepare and conduct students’ assessments
• Maintain training systems and associated equipment, including Preventive Maintenance Inspections
• Assist in the preparation and update of course material
• May be required to represent the Organization in meetings, workshops, conferences and external events
• Install, maintain, support fault-finding, and operate the training system and associated user equipment, assigned to him/her
• May be required to visit NATO exercises deploying assigned DCIS to keep related experience up-to-date
• Performs other duties as may be required

Profile

The incumbent should have the following skills, knowledge and experience:

• The candidate must have a NATO SECRET security clearance
• Sound understanding of Microsoft Servers deployment and administration (Exchange, SharePoint, etc)
• Excellent virtualization knowledge (VMWare), Security Policy implantation tools (McAfee ePolicy)
• Good cyber security foundational knowledge and IP Services implementation (DHCP, DNS, NTP, etc)
• Some networking background (CCNA) and ITIL familiarity
• Previous DCIS military background will be a distinct asset
• Supervisory experience on successfully leading a technical team
• Sound technical knowledge of latest virtualization technologies, Linux (Red Hat/Ubuntu), DNS, GPO, updating and patching systems
• Good knowledge of TCP/IP protocol stack and associated network infrastructure
• Knowledge of ITIL IT service management principles

Education:

• University Degree preferably in computer science, engineering disciplines, statistics or similar numerate discipline and 4 years post related experience or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training in a related discipline leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 5 years post related and 2 years functional related experience

Desirable Experience and Education:

• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements in a supervisory role
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT
• Sound technical knowledge comparable to the following certifications: MCSA/MCSE, VMWare VCP, CCNA
• Good understanding of one or more of the following will be considered a distinct asset: Ansible, McAfee ePolicy, MS SharePoint, MS Exchange
• Formal ITIL Certification in Service Operation
• Good knowledge of Scripting (PowerShell) and network automation tools