Interoperability Analyst

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

Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is NATO’s leading agent for change: driving, facilitating, and advocating the continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities to maintain and enhance the military relevance and effectiveness of the Alliance. The main objectives of ACT are: providing appropriate support to NATO missions and operations; leading NATO military transformation; and improving relationships, interaction and practical cooperation with partners, nations and international organisations. ACT therefore leads Alliance concept development, capability development, training and lessons-learned initiatives and provides unfettered military support to policy development within NATO.

The program

Capability Development & Management Support (CDMS)

DCOS Capability Development (CAPDEV) acts as the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation's Director for guidance, direction and coordination of the activities and resources of the Capability Development Directorate.

The Requirements Division will execute all tasks and activities needed to support requirements management for NATO capabilities

The Capability Requirements (CR) Branch will develop the Capability Requirements Brief and recommended courses of action to resolve issues through the life cycle management of requirements using matrixed, cross-functional project-specific Requirements Management teams.

The Requirements Forward Branch (Mons) is responsible for conducting requirements development and management representation and engagement-related functions in Europe.

The Capability Division coordinates the development of capabilities from capability planning through acceptance and then disposal with management entities, NATO Headquarters staff and the NATO Governance Structure

The Capability Forward Branch (Mons) coordinates with ACO, NCIA, NSPA, NATO HQ, territorial Host Nations, and NATO Centres of Excellence (COEs) to support the development of capabilities.

Strategic Plans and Policy (SPP) supports Allied Command Transformation in formalizing military advice to shape future military strategy, political guidance, and other policy documents supporting NATO’s strategic objectives.

Role ID: 27-01-A-LC01

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Support federated interoperability activities across the capability lifecycle

Elicit, capture and collect interoperability requirements across all aspects of DOTMLPFI.

Contribute and participate in the development of policies, directives, concepts and process refinement related to federated interoperability.

Monitor and assure the quality, completeness, and consistency of interoperability test data within designated tools. Identify and resolve data gaps to support reporting and analysis.

Execute structured communications with COIs, prepare participants for interoperability events and activities.

Provide timely, actionable guidance to participants on federated interoperability processes, tools, and events

Coordinate and contribute to the activities of the Federated Interoperability Branch.

Support the analyses of interoperability data collected, including the production and delivery of reports and briefings.

Administer and maintain user accounts, ensuring secure, role-based access to designated interoperability test tools.

Directly support the Branch and Section Heads and will be required to travel to meetings and conferences both within and outside NATO’s boundaries for up to 30 days per year.

Performs additional tasks as required by the COTR related to the LABOR category.

Essential Skills and Experience

Demonstrate a minimum of 5 years in the past 10 of proven work experience in multinational collaboration, coordination, preferably in NATO or equivalent multinational environments.

Demonstrate a minimum of 3 years in the past 10 of professional experience supporting interoperability initiatives, campaigns, programmes or activities, across multiple stakeholders and nations. Examples include but are not limited to:

The annual Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise (CWIX)

TIDE Sprint

TIDE Hackathon

Digital Interoperability Verification Experiment (DIVE

Federated Mission Networking (FMN)

Interoperability 360 workshops (IO360)

Demonstrate a minimum of 3 years in the past 10 of managing and delivering interoperability requirements including governance, data collection and reporting.

Demonstrate a minimum of 3 years in the past 10 of planning, preparing, coordinating, and managing events, meetings, workshops, conferences, exercises, or similar activities for cross-functional project teams and stakeholders.

Demonstrate a minimum of 3 years in the past 10 of facilitating and coordinating the production of meeting notes, action lists, reports, and briefings and summaries for military and civilian audiences up to Flag/General Officer or equivalent level.

Experience of managing, editing, and processing interoperability data using NATO or national toolsets (for example CWIX Wiki or IOCore).

Programme and Project Management experience in the past 10 years within a complex and dynamic programme environment.

Able to demonstrate excellent organizational skills, including the ability to manage timelines, deliverables, task tracking, and stakeholder coordination.

Education

Minimum of a four-year university (Bachelor’s) degree or higher at a nationally recognized/certified university.

Language Proficiency

Advanced Proficiency in English

Working Location

Norfolk, VA, USA

Working Policy

On-Site

Contract Duration

January 2027 – December 2031

Security Clearance

Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance