Geospatial Data Manager

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.

Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.

Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.

Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.

Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.

To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.

Role ID – C005472

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Geospatial Data Management

Maintain, organize, and manage geospatial datasets and metadata.

Support data ingestion, transformation, validation, and quality assurance processes.

Develop and maintain geodatabases and spatial data repositories.

Monitor and maintain spatial data integrity, consistency, and version control.

Coordinate data backups and archival procedures.

Maintain documentation for geospatial datasets, workflows, and system configurations.

Support data governance and compliance with organizational GIS standards.

Cloud and On-Premises GIS Administration Support

Support geospatial environments hosted in cloud platforms and on-premises servers. (Regular backups, up to date documentation, system improvement, obsolescence management, etc.)

Coordinate with Geospatial IT personnel to maintain secure GIS operations.

Assist with deployment, maintenance, and troubleshooting of GIS services and applications.

Spatial Analysis Support

Perform basic spatial analysis using GIS software and scripting tools.

Create maps and visualizations to support operational and business needs.

Support data preparation for modelling, reporting, and decisionmaking activities.

Assist in generating standard GIS products and analytical outputs.

Collaboration and Support

Participate in project meetings and provide status updates.

Support documentation on all levels.

Collaborate with analysts, developers and engineers.

Recommend improvements to geospatial workflows, data management practices, and system efficiency.

Integrate into an international team of geospatial experts.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

Education:

A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in the area of Geospatial Sciences or related field and 2 years post-related experience. Alternatively, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency, that is, at least 6 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post.

Experience:

At least 2 years professional experience in the area of geospatial data management.

Minimum 2-year experience on the ESRI Enterprise SW Suite, especially desktop component used for geospatial data production and maintenance.

Solid understanding of geographic matters: data types, coordinate systems, projections, metadata.

Solid experience with different GI data formats for vector and raster.

Experience in quality assurance and quality control in Geospatial data.

Expert level understanding of vector data manipulation.

Expert level understanding of raster data manipulation.

Expert level understanding of common raster formats and their pro's and con's.

Minimum 2 years' experience using ArcGIS Desktop Software (ArcGIS Pro), including data editing, data management and advanced functionalities of mosaic datasets.

Understanding of geospatial analysis.

Familiarity with data transfer protocols and tools.

Expert Knowledge in Microsoft Excel.

General Office software familiarity.

Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Proven ability to integrate and work in a multinational team.

Fluent business English Professional.

Desirable:

Knowledge and experience working against NATO standards.

Experience preparing geospatial data for NATO systems.

Proven experience in development of tools using ArcGIS Toolbox and ArcPy.

Expert level understanding of raster tile creation based on tiling schemas including the ArcGIS/Google/Bing tiling schema.

Working Location

The Hague, Netherlands

Working Policy

100% on-site

All documentation provided under this statement of work will be based on NCI Agency templates and/or agreed with the NCI Agency project manager.

All developed solutions, tools and code under this project will be the property of the NCI Agency.

Expected extensions for this post for 2027-2029

Travel

Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance