Description
Job Description- Devise complete solutions for SOA & IdM Platform project with little supervision and high quality output
- Provide technical guidance to other team members w.r.t. PaaS as needed
- Act as a technical Point Of Contact (PoC) for the PaaS customers and end users (mainly Functional Services)
- Act as a Technical Lead of a Work Package under the leadership of PaaS Technical Lead
- Be ready to act independently either as Test, Migration or Requirements Manager
- Ensure the technical coherence of PaaS Work Packages provided by various Contractors
- Provide periodic reporting (internal and external).
- Ensure high quality of deliverables.
- Prepare ad-hoc reports and assessments.
- Inspect project work.
- Adhere to NCI Agency guidance and directives
Mandatory skills:
- A university degree in Computer Science, or related discipline, equivalent to a Bachelor's degree and supplemented by relevant postgraduate qualifications. The lack of a Bachelor's degree may exceptionally be compensated by the demonstration of particular abilities or experience of interest to the Agency;
- Detailed knowledge of Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Cloud Computing technology and concepts;
- Detailed knowledge and experience (>3 years) with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) implementation concepts including Web Services, SOAP, REST, Publish-Subscribe, XML, JSON, XSLT, WSDL and UDDI, as well as Web Services specifications;
- Detailed knowledge and experience (>3 years) of Identity Management concepts and technologies, testing tools and methodologies, test planning, configuration and operation;
- Detailed knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IdAM) policies, standards and industry trends;
- Detailed knowledge and experience (>3 years) with Web Service-specific security standards and products including SAML 1.x and 2.0, XACML, WS-Security, WS-Trust, and WS-I;
- Detailed knowledge and experience (>3 years) with specific security areas including PKI, X.509 and products including Microsoft Certificate Services and Entrust Certificate Authority;
- Detailed knowledge and experience (>3 years) with Web Hosting environments, including Microsoft IIS and Apache Tomcat;
- Knowledge and experience (3 years) of Requirements Management, including the use of IBM DOORS;
- Proven ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with good briefing skills;
- NATO SECRET clearance valid through the contract period;
- English : excellent level
Preferabke skills:
- Experience of working in an (international) environment, comprising both military and civilian staff;
- Able to learn new procedures and terminology quickly; ity with NATO cross-domain requirements;
- Ability to independently produce and edit technical documentation and scientific reports in English;
- Excellent communications skills;
Nice to have:
- Previous experience in building software-based Middleware Platforms for large projects;
- Conversant with NATO policy and procurement procedures;
- Familiar with Agile Product Creation Process (e.g., Scrum)
Safir offers you the option for both a permanent contract or a freelance framework agreement for the mission period.
Duration: 100 man-days (with possible extension)
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