UNTIL 26 June, 2026
Job Details
Client: NATO
Location: Northwood, United Kingdom
Position Type: B2B Freelancer
On-Prem/Remote: On-Premises
Security Clearance: Mandatory
Minimum profile required
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
· Experienced system engineering knowledge with proven Level2 support experience in multinational and/or military organisations, with at least 5 years of experience in Windows Server and Client Administration, Active Directory Administration, IIS web hosting, Linux administration, virtualization, and containerization technologies.
· Experience with automation and modern platform technologies, including Ansible, REST APIs/JSON, PostgreSQL/SQL, microservices architectures, Podman/Docker, Apache Kafka (or similar messaging platforms), and monitoring/logging solutions such as Prometheus, Grafana, Logstash, and Elastic Search.
· Microsoft SQL Server Administration knowledge (installation, configuration, maintenance, backup policies).
· SQL scripting knowledge, data consistency and data clean-up based on consultation with the user community and development team.
· Knowledge of networking, infrastructure, and security services, including DNS, DHCP, WSUS, GPOs, networking fundamentals, load balancing, PKI/certificates, and authentication concepts such as ADFS.
· Azure Devops and/or AWS experience.
· Hardware and software configuration of Server hosting platforms, custom disk configurations with specific storage controllers, RAID configuration, redundancy and safety approach in all levels of designing in implementing of the solutions.
· Very good virtualization skills, preferably on VMware with System Centre integration.
· Good knowledge of automation and scripting technologies, including PowerShell, Bash, and/or Python scripting.
· Experience with XML file manipulation, XSD validation and maintenance, and automation through PowerShell and scripting technologies.
· Extensive remote server administration experience.
· Must have excellent spoken and written English communication and presentation skills, as demonstrated by recent experience (within the past 5 years).
· Must have proficiency in the office Suite, Reporting tools.
· Must have excellent understanding and experience of network communication protocols TCP/IP, OSI layers, Firewalls and Security principles.
· 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.
· Must demonstrate an ability and keen sense for problem-solving.
· Motivated, good communication skills, team player.
· Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
· Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization.
How to Apply
Please contact us with your resume and a brief introduction before 26 June, 2026