Software Engineer 3rd line support

Location: The Hague, the Netherlands.

Period: Delivery driven (start on 14 Oct. 2024).

Deadline: 12 Sep. 2024.

Duties/Roles:

1. The scope of the assignment will be to perform maintenance activities (3rd level) on JISR application services that are built on top of the same application framework. HMART SD, HMART OM, NABIS, AOSS, and NATO Release Server are examples of these application services. Maintenance in the broadest sense of the word covering the full software maintenance life-cycle, including coding, testing, and documentation are an integral part of the work.
2. The maintenance work shall be carried out accessing the engineering/test facilities in the NCI Agency laboratories. These facilities consist of all necessary platforms, servers, web servers, etc. To support the full software maintenance life-cycle. The contractor shall perform maintenance tasks using the NATO Software Factory (NSF) environment. The work will be executed mainly at the NCI Agency facilities in The Hague, The Netherlands. In coordination with the responsible Service Delivery Manager, part of the work can be performed from home. Travel to other locations will only be required in exceptional situations.
3. The contractor will be part of a team and will work using an Agile and iterative approach using multiple sprints. Each sprint is planned for a rough duration of 4 weeks with an average of 38 hours per week.
4. The content and scope of each sprint will be agreed in writing with the Service Delivery Manager during the sprint-planning meeting. All of the defined deliverables are briefings, reports, designs, or specifications with a well-defined NCI Agency-specified format.
5. All deliverables are to be peer-reviewed within the deliverable cycle. Input and guidance will be provided by NCI Agency in written form or/and during the targeted review meetings.

Skills, Knowledge, Experience Required:

Mandatory:

1. ASP.NET;
2. Must demonstrate expert level knowledge of Microsoft .NET Core;
3. Must demonstrate expertise in creating and configuring web solutions;
4. Must have experience in working with relational databases, e.g. MS SQL Server;
5. Must have experience in using source control systems (GitHub);
6. Must have experience in using continuous integration solutions Microsoft DevOps (Azure DevOps Services);
7. Must be proficient in XML, including creating, parsing, and manipulating XML documents. In-depth knowledge of XML Schema, DTD, XPath, XSLT, namespaces, and related technologies is required;
8. Must have very good spoken and written English communication and presentation skills, as demonstrated by recent experience (within the past 5 years) in programming for web applications;
9. 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;
10. Must demonstrate an ability and keen sense for problem-solving;
11. Experience with document-oriented databases, preferably ElasticSearch;
12. Experience with working with Ext JS (Sencha) – building rich data-driven web applications;
13. Knowledge of biometric systems and technologies, preferably Neurotechnology.