C005505 Engineer (Cloud and Databases) (NS) BELGIUM- 4 Nov

Deadline Date: Wednesday 4 November 2026
 
Requirement Title: Engineer (Cloud and Databases)
 
Location:  Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
 
Full time on-site: Yes
 
Not to Exceed: 95 Euro
 
Total Scope of the request (hours): 350
 
Required Start Date:  9 December 2026
 
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
 
Required Security Clearance:  NATO Secret
 
Please do NOT apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:

1. Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
2. Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
3. Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position

Any applications that do NOT meet all the above - and do not CLEARLY show these on the CV - will be deleted.
 
Duties and Role

• Administer, configure enterprise-wide cloud environments (MS Azure or AWS)
• Provide Level 2/3 support for cloud related issues, investigating and resolving operational problems in a timely manner.
• Provision and maintain VMs, storage on cloud and databases on prem and on cloud, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Manage and optimize cloud components.
• Automate the deployment and management of AWS or Azure resources using Terraform, or similar tools.
• Develop scripts (Python, Bash, PowerShell) to automate routine tasks, such as instance management, backups, and scaling
• Perform other duties, as may be required.

Requirements

• NATO Secret security clearance
• Sound experience with Database management systems (like MS SQL, Oracle DB, PostgreSQL, MySQL) on Cloud and on premisses
• Sound experience with AWS and Azure environments (IaaS and PaaS services).
• Experience with VMs, storage accounts, virtual networks and monitoring tools on Cloud.
• Experience with DevOps practices, including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, ELK Stack, Prometheus).

Professional Qualifications

• Must have excellent spoken and written English communication and presentation skills, as demonstrated by recent experience (within the past 5 years);
• Excellent communication skills to effectively interact with users, team members and stakeholders
• 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 responsibilities and organization.