Contractor Support to Data Integration

Working Location: Norfolk, VA, USA

Security Clearance: NATO Secret

Language: High proficiency level in English language

The future Requirements Division will execute all tasks and activities needed to support requirements management for NATO capabilities. The Requirements Division will develop requirements, provide traceability and quality assurance of requirements, manage requirements configuration baselines, undertake requirements repository data integration, and implement options across DOTMLPFI in order to satisfy capability needs.

As part of this adapted organizational structure, ACT is in the process of implementing an improved capability requirements capture process, including the traceability of requirements, to ensure a clear separation between the requirements owner and the solution provider. This process will provide through life traceability of the requirements using an efficient change management process. ACT will be responsible for tasks such as capability requirements definition, requirements management, systems engineering, architecture development, holistic through lifecycle management, capability acceptance, Capability Package management (e.g., support of Air Command and Control System (ACCS), Air Ground Surveillance (AGS), Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) and various Communications and Information Systems (CIS) capabilities).

The outputs of the adapted structure are formed from requirements, portfolio, programme and project management principles and practices that enable the direction of capability programmes and a range of projects in a transparent through lifecycle capability approach. They include comprehensive and traceable capability requirements that have been assessed and analyzed for alternative solutions and quality assured to provide interoperability, and the delivery of multi-domain and multi-functional C4ISR focused programmes.

5 years experience in the last 10 in the field of requirements engineering and/or requirements management to include elicitation, capture, development, analysis and evaluation of requirements, including the management of requirements traceability and chance management

Recent experience, within the last 5 years, in the integration of data into large, complex relational databases and/or requirements repositories

Recent experience, within the last 5 years, in undertaking Configuration Management methods and practices in a complex organization

Recent experience, within the last 5 years, in requirements development and management

A University Degree or Bacherlor s equivalent in engineering, management, information systems, accounting, economics, finance, business administration, public administration, operations research, programme and project management or related disciplines

Demonstrable experience working in a large multinational organization, ideally within the NATO Command Structure (NCS) / NATO Force Structure (NFS) and familiarity with NATO agencies role in system development

Demonstrable recent (in the last 5 years) experience working in support of processes that were formally certified in accordance with the ISO 9001 standard

Demonstrable recent (in the last 5 years) experience in using project management software such as Jira and/or the use of Kanban boards in the management of a project or programme

Experience with IBM Rational DOORS Next or equivalent

Support and contribute to the ACT Requirements Data Management activities

Undertake and monitor requirements management for Regulatory Requirements across all life cycle stages to ensure integrity and traceability, and to ensure they remain valid, applicable, and continue to satisfy ACT requirements quality criteria

Maintain the online Regulatory Requirements Catalogue

Undertake and support the requirements change and configuration management processes, ensuring the reliability, authority and integrity of requirements in the ACT requirements repository

Interact with NATO staff to collect information needed to elicit, analyze, capture, validate, derive constraints from and manage Regulatory Requirements

Conduct information exchange with/from other data repositories using industry standard formats (Application Programme Interface (API) REST Services; Requirements Interchange Format (ReqIF) etc.)

Provide support to the assurance of and reporting on Regulatory Requirement compliance across Capability Development Programmes

Develop processes and support the training and development of Requirements Managers in the use and compliance with Regulatory Requirements

Support development, implementation and continual improvement of a Regulatory Requirements Compliance Framework, to provide evidence-based assurance

Contribute and participate in the development of ACT policies, directives and process refinement related to Regulatory Requirements management

Work closely with HQ SACT, support ACT representation at appropriate levels of engagement at requirements management related meetings, discussions, committees and working groups

Contributes to HQ SACT broader continual process improvement activities

Supports Federated and Enterprise working practices, which facilitate cross-functional, collaborative and supported interdependent teams/individuals in other divisions and other directorates across ACT as appropriate

Performs additional tasks as required by the COTR related to the labor category