Infrastructure Engineer

EMW, Inc. is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer for a NATO role in The Hague.

• Provides daily operation and maintenance of NISC IaaS Services.
• Support the Senior Technicians, Engineers and NISC IaaS SDMs in all activities in the areas of design, engineering, implementation, operation and integration of Infrastructure Hosting Services
• Administers and maintains virtual infrastructure
• Performs system administration for assigned systems.
• Supports the installation, management, and operation of common user services over the NATO networks.
• Monitor and perform daily physical check of datacenter HW and other equipment
• Replace failing parts in a timely manner
• Be aware of the implementation of physical security for IaaS data centers
• Follow change management process and update network topology diagram and CMDB after installing new or decommissioning old components at data center
• Perform troubleshoot on data center, identify issues and assist in timely resolution of same Maintain proper record of work operations, events
• Provides advises and support the IaaS SAO and SDMs on aspects related to the entire lifecycle of capabilities, services, projects;
• Contribute in maintaining close and coordinated operating ties with IaaS management to ensure a harmonized effort and synchronized effect for all activities;
• S/he will carefully monitor the compliance with SLAs;
• Support the development of processes, procedures (SOP) and Standard Operation Instructions (SOIs) for IaaS services;
• Identification operational problems and contribution to their resolution;
• Perform ad hoc tasks related to NISC SL's responsibilities;
• Performs other duties as may be required.
• Might need to work on scheduled maintenances, service-affecting activities and contingency work outside of regular business hours or being on-call after working hours on weekends
• Travel may be required to other operational centres– Mons, BE; Brussels, BE: Lago Patria, IT

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET security clearance
• A Master of Science (MSc) degree at a nationally recognized/certified University in a related subject and 5 years post-related experience; Or a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree at a nationally recognized/certified University in a related subject and 7 years post related experience;
• Sound practical experience in the DataCenter concept, technologies, operations and standards including servers, storage devices, virtualization, and backup&restore of virtualized environment
• Hands-on experience with data center management focusing on virtualization using VMWare VSphere 7 and above, blade & rack mount servers
• Knowledge of VCF software
• Sound practical experience in SAN/NAS network fundamentals (TCP-IP, FC, FCoE, iSCSI, WWN, WWNP, LIFS) with SAN, Unified and NAS storages
• Sound knowledge of data center environments, servers, storages and other equipment and virtualization including data center cabling and infrastructure
• Experience in installing, monitoring, and maintaining data center equipment;
• Exceptional ability to work as part of a team, provide IT support, and resolve errors- Ability to keep up with advancements in data center infrastructure and technologies;
• Proficiency in documenting current design & configuration and to develop/maintain Standard Operation Procedures/Instructions and training guidance
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to respond to server, storage and networking errors even after working hours
• Sound practical experience in Active Directory, Windows Server and Linux RedHat Plus)
• Experience in IT Asset and Configuration management
• Knowledge of automation techniques (e.g. VMware Aria, Ansible)
• Sound practical knowledge and experience of ITIL processes.
• Sound practical knowledge on IT security

• Full Time On-Site: Yes
• Time On-Site: 100%
• Total Scope of the request (hours): 376
• Required Start Date: 19 October 2026
• End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
• Required Security Clearance: NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET