Senior Solution Engineer

Senior engineering role responsible for designing, integrating and maintaining complex DCIS solutions, with technical ownership of assigned operational Nodes throughout their lifecycle.

Main duties include: translating operational and project requirements into implementable solutions and system architectures; applying Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), reusing approved modules, services, architectures and engineering patterns, and identifying gaps; performing technical trade-off analyses covering performance, interoperability, security, resilience, deployability, maintainability, cost and schedule; owning the architecture, configuration, interfaces and technical evolution of assigned operational Nodes; assessing changes, security updates, obsolescence and technology refreshes for their impact on the complete system; maintaining Node roadmaps, managing technical debt and lifecycle risks, and keeping design, build and operational baselines consistent; integrating contributions across networking, communications, infrastructure, cloud, storage, cybersecurity, identity and automation; leading technical coordination across multidisciplinary teams, resolving conflicting requirements and design decisions, and supporting operational problem resolution.

Essential requirements: relevant university degree in engineering, computer science or a related discipline; at least 10 years of relevant professional engineering experience, including significant work with complex, integrated technical systems; experience in systems engineering or solution architecture, plus a senior technical leadership role; strong experience in system architecture, integration, interfaces, dependencies, verification, validation and structured root-cause analysis; experience supporting operational systems and assessing system-level impacts of component or service changes; strong requirements engineering skills, including functional and non-functional requirements, decomposition, interface control, traceability and trade-off analysis; broad technical knowledge across several ICT/CIS domains; professional working proficiency in English, including producing and reviewing complex technical documentation; required security clearance: NATO Secret.

Assignment details: location: Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium; attendance: full-time on-site; working environment: normal office environment; travel: possible visits to Agency and NATO sites within Belgium, 1–2 times per month.