C005505 Engineer (Cloud and Databases) (NS) - WED 4 Nov

Deadline Date: Wednesday 4 November 2026
Requirement Title: Engineer (Cloud and Databases)
Location: Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
Full time on-site: Yes
Not to Exceed: 106 Euro
Total Scope of the request (hours): 350
Required Start Date: 9 December 2026
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret
Evaluation Methodology: Lowest Priced Technically Compliant
Specific Working Conditions: n/a
Duties and Role
Administer, configure enterprise-wide cloud environments (MS Azure or AWS)
Provide Level 2/3 support for cloud related issues, investigating and resolving operational problems in a timely manner.
Provision and maintain VMs, storage on cloud and databases on prem and on cloud, ensuring high availability and performance.
Manage and optimize cloud components.
Automate the deployment and management of AWS or Azure resources using Terraform, or similar tools.
Develop scripts (Python, Bash, PowerShell) to automate routine tasks, such as instance management, backups, and scaling
Perform other duties, as may be required.
Requirements
NATO Secret security clearance
Sound experience with Database management systems (like MS SQL, Oracle DB, PostgreSQL, MySQL) on Cloud and on premisses
Sound experience with AWS and Azure environments (IaaS and PaaS services).
Experience with VMs, storage accounts, virtual networks and monitoring tools on Cloud.
Experience with DevOps practices, including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, ELK Stack, Prometheus).
Professional Qualifications
Must have excellent spoken and written English communication and presentation skills, as demonstrated by recent experience (within the past 5 years);
Excellent communication skills to effectively interact with users, team members and stakeholders
Must demonstrate the ability and self-motivation to work on his/her own but must also work well within groups as part of a team;
Must demonstrate an ability and keen sense for problem-solving.
Motivated, good communication skills, team player.
Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization.

Work arrangement
No