Description
Summary:
Seeking a Head of TeC Branch to manage team, resources, and program execution, providing specialist advice and technical leadership for Academy operations and learning environment.
Highlights:
1. Lead TeC Branch operations and program execution
2. Provide technical leadership for Academy projects and services
3. Drive continuous improvement of TeC Branch services and platforms
* Management
* Academy Operations
* Academy Learning Environment
**Required Security Clearance:** NATO SECRET
**DUTIES AND ROLE**
* Head of TeC Branch responsible for planning and managing TeC Branch team and resources, and execution of Program of Work.
* Provision of specialist advice and support to Academy operations.
* Coordination with other Academy Branches.
* Technical leadership to projects and service.
* Quality control of TeC Branch services delivery and outputs.
* Communications and reporting to Academy leadership and Academy stakeholders.
* Continuous improvement of TeC Branch services, products and platforms, data, and processes.
* Lifecycle and obsolescence management oversight.
* Technical coherence related to the Academy Learning Environment.
* Technical issue, risk and dependency management.
* Security compliance and CISPIA coordination, and compliance with Agency policy and procedures.
**SKILL, KNOWLEDGE \& EXPERIENCE**
* The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance.
* A minimum requirement of a Master's degree at a nationally recognized/certified University in a Computer and Information Technology science or engineering related program 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 multi\-disciplinary 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, virtualized 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.
* Experience in training, education or mission\-support environments involving CIS systems.