C# Application Developer

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 Background

The NATO Information and Communication Agency (NCI Agency) located in The Hague, The Netherlands, is currently involved in the development of new capabilities for NATO as well as in the support of existing capabilities. In the light of these activities, the C2 Centre is looking for one full stack C# desktop developer with experience in developing Windows desktop applications and with strong user interface proficiency.

The Full Stack C# Desktop Developer will provide the technical subject matter expertise to enable and guide the design and development of integrated solutions that meet current and future business needs. More specifically, the work will support the full software development cycle of TOPFAS.

The main objective of this statement of work is the development of new capabilities and the enhancement of existing features in the existing NATO TOPFAS Service.

Delivery of the services under this SoW requires skills of ONE Desktop Software Developer to update TOPFAS functionality and data structures to meet the mid-term requirements for enabling inter- operability between TOPFAS and other systems.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement and review software changes as required using Azure DevOps.
• Support the development of the front-end application and communication with back end services.
• Implement new interfaces and improve existing interfaces with other systems, both file based and online real time.
• Coordinate the technical work with the teams and systems required to integrate, including integration testing.
• Create user stories, including acceptance criteria and test cases to evaluate the functionality.
• Support bug fixing and stability improvements.
• Create and update documentation.
• Conduct impact analysis, to investigate which are the best ways to solve a certain problem, their effort estimation, document and present their pros and cons to the team.

Essential Skills and Experience

Required minimum qualifications are;

• More than 10 years of experience as Software Developer, in which at least 5 are in C#.
• Strong experience (at least 5 years) in WinForms (Microsoft desktop application development).
• In depth knowledge of C#
• Proficient with third party UI frameworks
• Solid understanding of async programming / multi-thread applications
• Good understanding of integration patterns and message exchange formats such as JSON and XML.
• Strong knowledge of OO principles and patterns
• Strong knowledge of APIs development, both as consumer and provider.
• Experience with Git version source control
• Basic knowledge of SQL Server and database querying

Preferable qualifications are:

• Experience with Azure DevOps
• Experience with Playwright or other test automation tools.
• Strong experience (at least 4 years) with DevExpress
• Experience building (graph) diagrams using GoJS or similar Javascript libraries.
• Experience with HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3 is a plus

Relevant soft skills are:

• Very good presentation skills, taking in consideration the target audience.
• Team player, friendly and always willing to help others and to share knowledge.
• Good collaboration skills, with the ability to work in a multinational and diverse team
• Growth mind set, always wanting to improve and to learn.
• Proactivity and taking ownership at all times.

Language Proficiency

• Business English

Education

• Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent.

Working Location

• Remote

Working Policy

• Off-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance