Datacenter (DC) Engineer

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations. We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you. Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services.

We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who We Are

supporting The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) is a key agency within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) focused on providing comprehensive logistics, procurement, and support services to NATO member countries, partners, and other customers. The NSPA facilitates the collective acquisition and management of goods and services, ranging from military equipment to general supplies, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of NATO operations.

Responsibilities

include: Procurement: managing the acquisition of a wide range of goods and services, including military equipment, supplies, and support services. Logistics: offering logistics support such as transportation, warehousing, and distribution to ensure that NATO forces have the necessary resources when and where they are needed. Maintenance: providing maintenance and repair services for military equipment, ensuring operational readiness and extending the lifespan of assets.

Project Management: overseeing and implementing various projects, including infrastructure development and other support activities. The NSPA operates under the direction of the NATO Support and Procurement Organization (NSPO), which sets the strategic goals and policies for the agency. By centralizing and standardizing procurement and logistics services, the NSPA helps NATO members achieve cost savings, improved interoperability, and enhanced operational capability.

The program The NSPA Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services are relying on three underlying infrastructures: Network Local Area Networks (LANs) to allow NSPA users to reachback ICT systems located in the NSPA datacenters. Wide Area Networks (WANs) to allow NSPA remote offices and mobile users to securely reach back the NSPA datacenters located in Luxembourg Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) to securely interconnect NSPA datacenters and Outside Cabling Plants (OCPs) located in Luxemourg. Unified Communication (UC) Video Teleconferencing (VTC) systems, Telephony systems composed of PBX, voice gateways, deskphones, softphones, mobile phones and smartphones.

g. MS SKYPE). Federation with other NATO voice and video services.

Day-to-day Operation and Maintenance (O M) type of consultancy services for network, Unified Communication (UC) and datacenter (DC) and support for projects related to specific network, UC and DC related projects. Essential Skills and Experience Knowledge and Skills Must have an understanding of these technologies and the ability to configure them: Big scale high availability Data Center operations, management, deployments and decommissions Structured cabling (Fiber and copper) Asset Management Change management skills Cooling/ Power/ UPS/ Generator skills Cisco Prime Infrastructure Competencies Good communication skills Experience At least 2 years’ experience in a technical DC role, operating and maintaining datacenters .