Geospatial 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

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 – 2025-0256

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Data processing in support of the NATO DesGI project. This comprises but is not limited to:
  • Production and maintenance of geospatial information.
  • Required data processing so the data can be used by the NATO C4ISR systems as well as distributed to the nations.
  • Quality control of GIS products and NATO Mapping series to agreed standards.
• Geospatial information quality assessment in compliance with NATO standards, which includes but is not limited to:
  • Inventory data
  • Assess data properties like spatial reference, format, coverage, metadata
  • Compare with existing datasets to determine currency, gaps and overlaps in coverage
  • Produce quality reports in various formats
• Geospatial information Processing and management
  • Standardization of data naming convention and data structure
  • Create final Designated GI catalogues
  • Maintaining metadata for source and final GI delivery
  • Create or/and update basemaps (caches) reflecting the latest version of the designated GI
• Project support, which includes but is not limited to:
  • Documenting workflow at technical level
  • Investigating improvements of quality and procedures
  • Managing dissemination of GI
  • Managing data holdings as per guidance
  • Investigating in automation
  • Advising supervisor on technical aspects and trends
  • Performing related ad-hoc tasks as necessary

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Solid understanding of geographic matters: data types, data formats, coordinate systems, projections
• Minimum 5 years of experience in working with ArcGIS (desktop), which includes raster and complex vector data manipulation, Geo data management and inventorying
• Expert Knowledge in Microsoft Excel

Education

• University degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in Geospatial Science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or other relevant scientific, engineering or geospatial related field supplemented by relevant GIS postgraduate qualifications.
• Or exceptionally, 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.

Language Proficiency

• Fluent business English Professional

Working Location

• Off-site

Working Policy

• Remote (travel to NATO sites in support of the project including the NCI Agency in The Hague, NL may be required)

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• No security clearance is needed.