Technical Lead Architect – Support Services

EMW

Technical Lead Architect responsible for hands-on coordination of private cloud architecture for NATO Command Structure. Engaging in cross-team collaboration and overseeing design implementation.

Posted 7/9/2026contractThe Hague • 🇳🇱 NetherlandsSeniorWebsite

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AnsibleCloudJenkinsTerraformVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

**5. EXECUTION**
**5.1 Sprint Planning**
**Objective: **Plan the objectives for the upcoming sprint, as a part of the overall plan.
**Kick-off meeting: **The Contractor shall conduct a monthly meeting with the ITM-RC1 POC to plan the objectives of upcoming months and review the Contractor's manpower to meet the agreed deliverables.
**Set sprint goals: **Define clear, achievable goals for the sprint and associated acceptance criteria, including specific delivery targets, quality standards as well as Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each task to be recorded in the monthly meeting minutes.
**Agree resourcing: **Agree on the required level of effort for the various monthly tasks.
**Backlog review: **Review and prioritise the backlog of tasks, issues, and improvements from previous months.
**Payment assessment: **Assess each payment milestone cycle duration of one calendar month. State of completion and validation of each monthly status and sign off monthly to be submitted for payment as covered in Section 4.
**5.2 Sprint Execution**
**Objective: **Contractor to execute the agreed sprint plans with continuous monitoring and adjustments.
**Weekly meetings: **Between ITM-RC1 POC and the Contractor to review sprint progress, address issues, and make necessary adjustments to the processes or production methodology. The meetings will be conducted physically in the office, or remotely with NCIA electronic means, as planned by the BCM.
**Continuous improvement: **The Contractor shall establish a continuous feedback loop to gather input from stakeholders for ongoing improvements and their subsequent implementation depending on NCIA approval.
**Progress tracking: **The Contractor shall use a shared dashboard or tool to track the status of the month deliveries and any issues.
**Quality assurance / quality check: **The Contractor shall ensure that the quality standards agreed for the month deliverables are maintained throughout the month.
**Quality control: **NCIA to perform the final quality control of the agreed deliverables and provide feedback on any issues.
**5.3 Sprint Review**
**Objective: **Review the monthly performance and identify areas for improvement.
At the end of each month, there will be a meeting between the NCIA and the Contractor to review the outcomes against the acceptance criteria comprising monthly goals, agreed quality criteria and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Define specific actions to address issues and enhance the next sprint.
**5.4 Sprint Payment**
For each sprint to be considered as complete and payable, the Contractor must report the outcome of their work during the sprint, first verbally during the previous sprint review meeting and then in writing within five days after the month's end date. A report must be sent by email to the NCIA service manager, listing all the work achieved against the agreed tasking list set for the month.
The Contractor's payment for each sprint will depend upon the achievement of agreed Acceptance Criteria for each task, defined at the month planning stage. This will include specific delivery targets, quality standards as well as Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each task/sprint.
The payment shall be dependent upon successful acceptance as set in the above planning/review meetings. This will follow the payment milestones that shall include a completed Delivery Acceptance Sheet (DAS) - (Annex A) including the EBA Receipt number.
Invoices shall be accompanied with a Delivery Acceptance Sheet (DAS) - (Annex A) signed by the Contractor and project authority.
**5.5 Payment Schedule**
The following are expected from this Statement of Work:
Completion of the activities/tasks agreed in each sprint meeting as per Section 3 above, and associated deliverables.
Produce sprint completion reports (format: e-mail update), which include details of activities performed and the list of the deliverables of the week.
The Contractor will participate in the daily reporting and planning activities (daily stand-ups) as well as the required participation in workshops, meetings, events and conferences related to the supported services, as requested by the service delivery manager.
Payment schedule will be according to payment milestones upon completion of each month, upon completion and validation of each sprint and at the end of the monthly milestone, following the acceptance of the sprint report.
The NCIA team reserves the possibility to exercise options, during the same scrum deliverable timeframe, at a later time, depending on the project priorities and requirements.
The payment shall be dependent upon successful acceptance of the month report and the Delivery Acceptance Sheet (DAS) - (Annex A).
Invoices shall be accompanied with a Delivery Acceptance Sheet (Annex A) signed by the Contractor and the NCIA POC.
2026 Base: Period of Performance: 27 August 2026 to 31 December 2026
**WP01: **Up to 4 sprints containing all deliverables in Section 5. Payment Milestone: Upon completion of each sprint acceptance. (Number of sprints will be adjusted based on actual starting date.)
2027 Option: Period of Performance: 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027
**Deliverable(s): **Up to 12 reports. Cost Ceiling: Price per report will be determined by applying the price adjustment formula as outlined in CO-115786-AAS+ Special Provisions article 6.5. Payment Milestones: Upon completion of each sprint acceptance.
2028 Option: Period of Performance: 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2028
**Deliverable(s): **Up to 12 sprints. Cost Ceiling: Price per sprint will be determined by applying the price adjustment formula as outlined in CO-115786-AAS+ Special Provisions article 6.5. Payment Milestones: Upon completion of each sprint acceptance.
**5.6 Coordination and Reporting**
The Contractor shall participate in daily status update meetings, planning meetings, and other meetings, physically in the office, or in person via electronic means using Conference Call capabilities, according to the project manager's instructions.
For each report to be considered as complete and payable, the Contractor must report the outcome of his/her work during the reporting period, first verbally during the specific meeting and then in writing within three (3) days after the reporting period's end date. The format of this report shall be a short email to the NCIA Point of Contact mentioning briefly the work held and the development achievements during the month.
The Contractor shall organize and/or participate in Project meetings, or any other ITM meetings when asked by the PO, physically in the office or in person via an electronic means according to the project manager's instructions.
The Contractor shall agree weekly with the PO a schedule of work, products and delivery dates, which will form the basis of the monthly deliverables report.
The monthly deliverables report will support the monthly invoicing.
**5.7 Purchaser Furnished Equipment**
Purchaser will provide to the Contractor staff standard IT work position setup to allow access to the necessary networks, IT systems and tools.
The Contractor staff shall follow Purchaser's policies and procedures and take due care of the Purchaser-furnished equipment.
Access to relevant environments and licenses to commercial third-party libraries required to perform the contract will be provided by NCIA.
At the end of the project, the Contractor shall provide a Project Closure Report summarizing the activities during the period of performance at high level.
**6. SCHEDULE**
It is expected the service starts as soon as possible but no later than 27 August 2026 and ending no later than 31 December 2026.
If the 2027 option is exercised, the period of performance is 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027.
If the 2028 option is exercised, the period of performance is 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2028.
**7. CONSTRAINTS**
All the deliverables provided under this Statement of Work will be based on NCI Agency templates or agreed with the project point of contact.
All code, scripts, documentation, etc. will be stored under configuration management and/or in the provided NCI Agency tools.
**8. SECURITY**
Delivering services under this SoW requires a valid NATO SECRET security clearance.
Any resource proposed for this SOW requires a valid NATO SECRET security clearance prior to the start of the engagement.
All the deliverables of this project will be considered NATO UNCLASSIFIED or NATO RESTRICTED, and access to the NCIA Business networks will be required.
**9. PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS**
The Contractor will be required to work at least 50% on site at NCI Agency The Hague.
**NCIA Recognised Business Hours: **NCIA The Hague Operations: Monday to Thursday 0830-1700 and Friday 0830-1500 (CET).
**Contractor Furnished Services: **The Contractor will be provided with a Reach Laptop and access to information required to perform the contract.
Access to relevant environments and licenses to commercial third-party libraries required to perform the contract will be provided by NCIA.
The work depicted in this SOW is expected to be carried out by a single resource.
**10. TRAVEL**
The Contractor will in principle not be required to travel often. Travel to the other main NCI Agency locations (Mons (BEL), Brussels (BEL), Braine l'Alleud (BEL)) and other sites within NATO will be required to complete these tasks. This travel is anticipated 10 times annually.
This Task Order requires scheduled travel as detailed in this Section, consisting of up to 10 visits to Mons, Brussels and The Hague (1 per month) for a maximum of 3 working days each visit. The travel, lodging and associated expenses for travel are included in the price of the bid (NTE), such that the purchaser shall not be invoiced.
Extraordinary Travel (Purchaser Directed Travel) may be required to other NATO or non-NATO locations as necessary. In the event of such unforeseen meetings being called, the cost of all travel and subsistence will be addressed through a contract amendment.
Extraordinary Travel expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with Article 5.5 of the AAS+ Framework Contract. Such costs will be set as a separate PO line with a not-to-exceed value to cover and reimburse actual expenses upon submission of all receipts and invoices in line with NCIA processes.
**11. CONTRACTOR'S PROFILE REQUIREMENTS**
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Requirements

What you’ll need

**8. SECURITY**
- Delivering services under this SoW requires a valid NATO SECRET security clearance.
**11. CONTRACTOR'S PROFILE REQUIREMENTS**
Candidates must demonstrate the following:
**Platform & Infrastructure:**
- Hands-on experience with VMware vCF 5; working knowledge of vCF 9 (direct vCF 9 experience strongly preferred).
- Experience designing or validating NSX-T software-defined networking at enterprise scale.
- Familiarity with Cisco ACI in a multi-site or data centre context.
**Security:**
- Demonstrable experience applying Security by Design principles (e.g. Zero Trust Approaches) to private cloud or data centre environments.
- Direct experience with CyberArk PAM implementation and integration.
- Understanding of PKI design and certificate management in enterprise environments.
**Automation & IaC:**
- Hands-on experience with two or more of: Ansible / AAP, Terraform, Jenkins, vCF Automation.
- Experience leading or supporting the adoption of IaC practices within an infrastructure or cloud operating team.
**Architecture Practice:**
- Ability to produce and maintain ADRs, ICDs, and architecture review reports to a professional standard.
- Experience coordinating across security, infrastructure, and application teams in a complex enterprise programme.

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**5. EXECUTION**
**5.1 Sprint Planning**
**Objective: **Plan the objectives for the upcoming sprint, as a part of the overall plan.
**Kick-off meeting: **The Contractor shall conduct a monthly meeting with the ITM-RC1 POC to plan the objectives of upcoming months and review the Contractor's manpower to meet the agreed deliverables.
**Set sprint goals: **Define clear, achievable goals for the sprint and associated acceptance criteria, including specific delivery targets, quality standards as well as Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each task to be recorded in the monthly meeting minutes.
**Agree resourcing: **Agree on the required level of effort for the various monthly tasks.
**Backlog review: **Review and prioritise the backlog of tasks, issues, and improvements from previous months.
**Payment assessment: **Assess each payment milestone cycle duration of one calendar month. State of completion and validation of each monthly status and sign off monthly to be submitted for payment as covered in Section 4.
**5.2 Sprint Execution**
**Objective: **Contractor to execute the agreed sprint plans with continuous monitoring and adjustments.
**Weekly meetings: **Between ITM-RC1 POC and the Contractor to review sprint progress, address issues, and make necessary adjustments to the processes or production methodology. The meetings will be conducted physically in the office, or remotely with NCIA electronic means, as planned by the BCM.
**Continuous improvement: **The Contractor shall establish a continuous feedback loop to gather input from stakeholders for ongoing improvements and their subsequent implementation depending on NCIA approval.
**Progress tracking: **The Contractor shall use a shared dashboard or tool to track the status of the month deliveries and any issues.
**Quality assurance / quality check: **The Contractor shall ensure that the quality standards agreed for the month deliverables are maintained throughout the month.
**Quality control: **NCIA to perform the final quality control of the agreed deliverables and provide feedback on any issues.
**5.3 Sprint Review**
**Objective: **Review the monthly performance and identify areas for improvement.
At the end of each month, there will be a meeting between the NCIA and the Contractor to review the outcomes against the acceptance criteria comprising monthly goals, agreed quality criteria and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Define specific actions to address issues and enhance the next sprint.
**5.4 Sprint Payment**
For each sprint to be considered as complete and payable, the Contractor must report the outcome of their work during the sprint, first verbally during the previous sprint review meeting and then in writing within five days after the month's end date. A report must be sent by email to the NCIA service manager, listing all the work achieved against the agreed tasking list set for the month.
The Contractor's payment for each sprint will depend upon the achievement of agreed Acceptance Criteria for each task, defined at the month planning stage. This will include specific delivery targets, quality standards as well as Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each task/sprint.
The payment shall be dependent upon successful acceptance as set in the above planning/review meetings. This will follow the payment milestones that shall include a completed Delivery Acceptance Sheet (DAS) - (Annex A) including the EBA Receipt number.
Invoices shall be accompanied with a Delivery Acceptance Sheet (DAS) - (Annex A) signed by the Contractor and project authority.
**5.5 Payment Schedule**
The following are expected from this Statement of Work:
Completion of the activities/tasks agreed in each sprint meeting as per Section 3 above, and associated deliverables.
Produce sprint completion reports (format: e-mail update), which include details of activities performed and the list of the deliverables of the week.
The Contractor will participate in the daily reporting and planning activities (daily stand-ups) as well as the required participation in workshops, meetings, events and conferences related to the supported services, as requested by the service delivery manager.
Payment schedule will be according to payment milestones upon completion of each month, upon completion and validation of each sprint and at the end of the monthly milestone, following the acceptance of the sprint report.
The NCIA team reserves the possibility to exercise options, during the same scrum deliverable timeframe, at a later time, depending on the project priorities and requirements.
The payment shall be dependent upon successful acceptance of the month report and the Delivery Acceptance Sheet (DAS) - (Annex A).
Invoices shall be accompanied with a Delivery Acceptance Sheet (Annex A) signed by the Contractor and the NCIA POC.
2026 Base: Period of Performance: 27 August 2026 to 31 December 2026
**WP01: **Up to 4 sprints containing all deliverables in Section 5. Payment Milestone: Upon completion of each sprint acceptance. (Number of sprints will be adjusted based on actual starting date.)
2027 Option: Period of Performance: 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027
**Deliverable(s): **Up to 12 reports. Cost Ceiling: Price per report will be determined by applying the price adjustment formula as outlined in CO-115786-AAS+ Special Provisions article 6.5. Payment Milestones: Upon completion of each sprint acceptance.
2028 Option: Period of Performance: 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2028
**Deliverable(s): **Up to 12 sprints. Cost Ceiling: Price per sprint will be determined by applying the price adjustment formula as outlined in CO-115786-AAS+ Special Provisions article 6.5. Payment Milestones: Upon completion of each sprint acceptance.
**5.6 Coordination and Reporting**
The Contractor shall participate in daily status update meetings, planning meetings, and other meetings, physically in the office, or in person via electronic means using Conference Call capabilities, according to the project manager's instructions.
For each report to be considered as complete and payable, the Contractor must report the outcome of his/her work during the reporting period, first verbally during the specific meeting and then in writing within three (3) days after the reporting period's end date. The format of this report shall be a short email to the NCIA Point of Contact mentioning briefly the work held and the development achievements during the month.
The Contractor shall organize and/or participate in Project meetings, or any other ITM meetings when asked by the PO, physically in the office or in person via an electronic means according to the project manager's instructions.
The Contractor shall agree weekly with the PO a schedule of work, products and delivery dates, which will form the basis of the monthly deliverables report.
The monthly deliverables report will support the monthly invoicing.
**5.7 Purchaser Furnished Equipment**
Purchaser will provide to the Contractor staff standard IT work position setup to allow access to the necessary networks, IT systems and tools.
The Contractor staff shall follow Purchaser's policies and procedures and take due care of the Purchaser-furnished equipment.
Access to relevant environments and licenses to commercial third-party libraries required to perform the contract will be provided by NCIA.
At the end of the project, the Contractor shall provide a Project Closure Report summarizing the activities during the period of performance at high level.
**6. SCHEDULE**
It is expected the service starts as soon as possible but no later than 27 August 2026 and ending no later than 31 December 2026.
If the 2027 option is exercised, the period of performance is 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027.
If the 2028 option is exercised, the period of performance is 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2028.
**7. CONSTRAINTS**
All the deliverables provided under this Statement of Work will be based on NCI Agency templates or agreed with the project point of contact.
All code, scripts, documentation, etc. will be stored under configuration management and/or in the provided NCI Agency tools.
**8. SECURITY**
Delivering services under this SoW requires a valid NATO SECRET security clearance.
Any resource proposed for this SOW requires a valid NATO SECRET security clearance prior to the start of the engagement.
All the deliverables of this project will be considered NATO UNCLASSIFIED or NATO RESTRICTED, and access to the NCIA Business networks will be required.
**9. PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS**
The Contractor will be required to work at least 50% on site at NCI Agency The Hague.
**NCIA Recognised Business Hours: **NCIA The Hague Operations: Monday to Thursday 0830-1700 and Friday 0830-1500 (CET).
**Contractor Furnished Services: **The Contractor will be provided with a Reach Laptop and access to information required to perform the contract.
Access to relevant environments and licenses to commercial third-party libraries required to perform the contract will be provided by NCIA.
The work depicted in this SOW is expected to be carried out by a single resource.
**10. TRAVEL**
The Contractor will in principle not be required to travel often. Travel to the other main NCI Agency locations (Mons (BEL), Brussels (BEL), Braine l'Alleud (BEL)) and other sites within NATO will be required to complete these tasks. This travel is anticipated 10 times annually.
This Task Order requires scheduled travel as detailed in this Section, consisting of up to 10 visits to Mons, Brussels and The Hague (1 per month) for a maximum of 3 working days each visit. The travel, lodging and associated expenses for travel are included in the price of the bid (NTE), such that the purchaser shall not be invoiced.
Extraordinary Travel (Purchaser Directed Travel) may be required to other NATO or non-NATO locations as necessary. In the event of such unforeseen meetings being called, the cost of all travel and subsistence will be addressed through a contract amendment.
Extraordinary Travel expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with Article 5.5 of the AAS+ Framework Contract. Such costs will be set as a separate PO line with a not-to-exceed value to cover and reimburse actual expenses upon submission of all receipts and invoices in line with NCIA processes.
**11. CONTRACTOR'S PROFILE REQUIREMENTS**
[See Requirements] 🎯 Requirements
**8. SECURITY**
- Delivering services under this SoW requires a valid NATO SECRET security clearance.
**11. CONTRACTOR'S PROFILE REQUIREMENTS**
Candidates must demonstrate the following:
**Platform & Infrastructure:**
- Hands-on experience with VMware vCF 5; working knowledge of vCF 9 (direct vCF 9 experience strongly preferred).
- Experience designing or validating NSX-T software-defined networking at enterprise scale.
- Familiarity with Cisco ACI in a multi-site or data centre context.
**Security:**
- Demonstrable experience applying Security by Design principles (e.g. Zero Trust Approaches) to private cloud or data centre environments.
- Direct experience with CyberArk PAM implementation and integration.
- Understanding of PKI design and certificate management in enterprise environments.
**Automation & IaC:**
- Hands-on experience with two or more of: Ansible / AAP, Terraform, Jenkins, vCF Automation.
- Experience leading or supporting the adoption of IaC practices within an infrastructure or cloud operating team.
**Architecture Practice:**
- Ability to produce and maintain ADRs, ICDs, and architecture review reports to a professional standard.
- Experience coordinating across security, infrastructure, and application teams in a complex enterprise programme. Apply Now 📊 Check your resume score for this job Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply. Check Resume Score 🌐 Worldwide Built by Lior Neu-ner. I'd love to hear your feedback — Get in touch via DM or support@remoterocketship.com Search Search Jobs by country Search jobs by city Search jobs by job title Search entry-level jobs Search junior-level jobs Search senior-level jobs Search jobs by tech stack Search jobs by contract type Search remote internships Search remote part-time jobs Remote jobs Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Sales People Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Software Engineers Anywhere in the World Resources Advice Tips for finding remote jobs Interview questions and answers Resume examples Cover letter examples Post a job Affiliates Privacy policy Terms of service Job board SEO course AI Apply Copilot OpenClaw job finder Find jobs using your resume Jobs by Country Remote jobs anywhere in the world (Worldwide remote jobs) Remote jobs United States Remote jobs Australia Remote jobs Brazil Remote jobs Canada Remote jobs France Remote jobs Ireland Remote jobs Germany Remote jobs Netherlands Remote jobs Spain Remote jobs UK Popular Jobs Remote data analyst jobs Remote customer support jobs Remote executive assistant jobs Remote marketing jobs Remote product designer jobs Remote product manager jobs Remote project manager jobs Remote recruiter jobs Remote sales jobs Remote software engineer jobs Jobs by Type Remote full-time jobs Remote part-time jobs Remote contract jobs Remote internship jobs Remote entry-level jobs Remote jobs with no experience required Remote junior jobs (1-3 years of experience) Digital nomad jobs Remote jobs with no degree required Freelance remote jobs Temporary remote jobs Remote jobs hiring now Stay at home mom jobs

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Certifications

NATO SECRET Security Clearance