About this job

Sapienza Consulting is recruiting an HR Application Support Engineer  to join NATO – NCIA, at Mons, Belgium.

Responsibilities

Supporting in-service operations of systems, including:

• Support and operation of assigned system(s) including Systems operationally used by ACO and NCIA (for example APMS, AMIS, NSTEP)
• Local systems currently used by SHAPE Base Support Group (ISIPS, SHAPE Housing, MTM)
• Maintenance of operational & support environments
• Monitoring of performance of assigned service applications
• Support CIS Support Units (CSU) and other support staff for daily operations of systems
• Support technical reviews, walkthroughs and audits
• Contribution to service application enhancement & transition for assigned service applications
• Provision of professional and technical contributions in conception, development and co-ordination related to all aspects of software development within SL projects or services
• Provision of input to preparation of functional and technical specifications for software and hardware with special focus on SSBA SL domain
• Support to change management, configuration management, release and testing
• Provision of subject matter expertise and advice as required
• Performing other duties as may be required

Profile

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in the field of computer science or electronic engineering
• Experience in offering support to applications
• Experience in software design and programming techniques and methodologies
• Experience with programming languages and platforms like .NET, C#, JAVA, JavaScript
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration, optimization and querying
• Experience in human resource (HR) IT applications related to personnel, posts, organisations, identity management and badges
• Experience (at least two years) in various areas of Software Engineering including some of following
• Requirements elicitation and management (including non-functional requirements for Operations & Maintenance)
• SW change management and testing
• Application release and deployment management
• Configuration management practices and tools
• Application Lifecycle Management concept and tools
• Knowledge and experience in state-of-the-art technologies, relevant to software engineering
• Technologies and standards (at least 4 of them): HTML5, REST Services, Web Services, XML, SQL, Visual Basic for Applications
• Application server technologies and Relational data base management systems
• Ability to work in cross functional teams like Application management/development team
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with good briefing skills
• Ability to be deployed, if required, to NATO Missions
• Must hold Security Clearance NATO Secret
• Fluent business English; knowledge of another NATO member-state language is an asset

Desirable Experience and Education

• Knowledge of NATO HR processes
• Knowledge of post related applications like ISIPS, APMS, AMIS, NSTEP
• Knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint applications and their administration
• Cloud computing, SaaS, knowledge of Microsoft Azure
• Experience with data modelling of complex systems
• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements
• Design and implementation of Human Machine Interfaces
• Design patterns

Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU

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