C004661 Principal Solution Engineer (NS) - FRI 10 July RELAUNCH

# C004661 Principal Solution Engineer (NS) - FRI 10 July RELAUNCH > EMW, Inc. · Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium · Contract · Posted 2026-06-29 **Workplace:** on_site **Department:** AAS ## Description **RFQ has been relaunched as the selected candidate (highest bid) declined the offer.** **Deadline Date:** Friday 10 July 2026 **Requirement:** Principal Solution Engineer **Location:** Braine-l'Alleud, BE **Full Time On-Site:** Yes **Time On-Site:** 100% **Total Scope of the request (hours):** 836 **Required Start Date:** 17 August 2026 **End Contract Date:** 31 December 2026 **Required Security Clearance:** NATO SECRET **Duties & 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 non-functional requirements. ## Requirements **Skill, Knowledge & Experience:** - The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance - 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. - 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; - ITIL Foundation; - PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent Project Management Framework (e.g. PMP) certification; Experience and Training (Desirable): - 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; - PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent (e.g. PMP) certification; - ArchiMate or TOGAF or equivalent certification ## Apply [Apply at EMW, Inc.](https://apply.workable.com/emw/j/F9ADDD3E46/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)