RFQ C004738 - Head (Technical Capability Branch)McBride Consulting, based in McLean, VA, USA, and with offices in Brussels, BEL and Bucharest; ROU through its wholly owned subsidiary McBride International, is a Prime Contractor on the NCIA Advisory and Assistance Services Plus (AAS+) Framework.We are a management and IT consulting firm with significant professional services experience that includes IT transformation, project management, digital transformation, strategic planning, business process improvement, change management, human capital management, systems engineering, and operations. Due to our excellent relationship with NATO and the first-class, security cleared candidates that we source and supply from all 32 NATO nations, we are extremely privileged to ask you to review this role to assess your suitability of skills. You will be working as a contractor for our client the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA)NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA)NCIA was established on 1 July 2012 from a merger of several NATO entities. It has a 65-year legacy of supporting NATO operations, missions, and exercises and is on the frontlines against cyber threats, protecting NATO's networks 24/7. NCIA provides expertise and services that are critical to NATO's ability to fulfill its core tasks of consultation, collective defence, and crisis management. Job DescriptionAs Head (Technical Capabilities Branch), you will be responsible for planning and managing the Technical CapabilitiesBranch and resources, and for the execution of the Programme of Work. Your task will include: Provision of specialist advice and support to NCI Academy operations; Coordination with other NCI Academy Branches; Technical leadership to projects and service; Quality control of TeC Branch services delivery and outputs; Communications and reporting to NCI Academy leadership and NCI Academy stakeholders; Continuous improvement of TeC Branch services, products and platforms, data, and processes; Lifecycle and obsolescence management oversight Technical coherence related to the NCI Academy Learning Environment; Technical issue, risk and dependency management; and Security compliance and CISPIA coordination, and compliance with NCI Agency policy and procedures.RequirementsEssential education, experience, and training: A minimum requirement of a Master's degree at a nationally recognized/certified University in a Computer and Information Technology science or engineering related programme and 5 years experience in designing, developing, integrating, securing, operating and maintaining a digital ecosystem that enables learning innovation, learning design and development, learning management, and learning delivery in an on premise and enterprise environment or equivalently complex digital ecosystem; A minimum of 5 years experience in managing a team of IT professionals, moderating technical discussions with multidisciplinary teams, overseeing (as technical lead) a large portfolio of IT projects and service delivery, and applying analytical and systems thinking to complex problems; Demonstrated experience managing and guiding resources (including outsourced resources), planning and prioritizing work, managing dependencies, issues and risks and ensuring quality; A minimum of 5 years of experience in system integration and build, testing, operations and maintenance, and technical coordination or lifecycle management within complex IT environments; Proven experience working across multiple technical domains, including applications, infrastructure, networking and cyber security; Experience operating in structured, policy-driven environments with defined governance and security requirements; At least 5 years of practical experience in developing systems design, planning requirements specification for military CIS/C4ISR systems or similar complex IT systems and driving the architecture to implementation and operations; Sound practical knowledge and experience of service delivery and service provisioning policies, methodologies, processes and tools; familiarity with IT service management practices (e.g. ITIL); Recent experience with cloud computing services and SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, virtualised environments or self-service laboratory solutions; Experience with system and network automation; Experience supporting security accreditation and compliance activities; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders, build and manage strong partnerships; Proven ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing, with good briefing skills; Experience working in a combined civilian and military organization; Experience working in a large multi-national or international organization; and Experience in training, education or mission-support environments involving CIS systems.#J-18808-Ljbffr