Principal Technician (Functional Area Services)

Duties and Role:

• Supports the installation, operation, management and maintenance of assigned Community of Interest (COI)/Functional Area Services (FAS), Databases and other Applications;
• Contributes to the planning and implementation of maintenance and installation work, including building and management of systems and components in virtualised computing environments;
• Responsible for effective System Administration of NATO Community of Interest Command and Control (C2) systems, including Joint Tactical Chat (JChat), and associated C2 systems such as the Maritime Command and Control Information System (MCCIS), and other NATO-Off-The-Shelf (NOTS) applications;
• Provides Application Management support to the software applications and tools which are used by the customer in the AoR and defined in Service Level Agreements (SLAs);
• Documents design and configuration of assigned applications and the required operating procedures;
• Develops installation procedures and standards for hardware components of assigned systems;
• Implements procedures, tools and techniques for monitoring and managing the performance of applications and provides reports, as required;
• Responds to user requests for assistance and takes appropriate action to solve Community of Interest (COI)/Functional Area Services (FAS), Database and Application problems occurring in the CSU's AoR;
• Maintains and monitors database systems and support tools;
• Advises and supports day-to-day operation, control and monitoring of mission dedicated systems;
• Initiates and maintains liaison with other CSUs, Service Lines and other technical organisations;
• Investigates and proposes long term solutions to equipment and configuration problems;

Requirements

Skill, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• Higher vocational training in a relevant discipline with 3 years post-related experience, or a secondary educational qualification with 5 years post-related experience;
• General background in administration of Communications and Information Systems (CIS) including pertinent training and practical experience;
• Prior experience and a good knowledge of working with bespoke applications, NATO or national Community-of-Interest (CoI) services within an engineering environment;
• Current knowledge of advances in IS technologies and Service Management;
• Experience in System Administration of both Windows and Linux Server Operating Systems.
• Broad and sound technical knowledge and experience in distributed Information Systems as they are applied to modern Command and Control Information Systems (C2IS);
• Experience in and a good working knowledge of Relational Databases management including backups, archiving and replication.