# C004966 Backend Engineer (NS) - FRI 17 Jul

**Company:** [EMW, Inc.](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/rxTcVwBJTwXzUuxD5bzFUW.md)
**Location:** Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Contract
**Department:** AAS

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## Description

**Deadline Date:** Friday 17 July 2026

**Requirement:** Backend Engineer

**Location:** Braine-l'Alleud, BE

**Full Time On-Site:** Yes

**Time On-Site:** 100%

**Total Scope of the request (hours):** 800

**Required Start Date:** 17 August 2026

**End Contract Date:** 31 December 2026

**Required Security Clearance:** NATO SECRET

**Duties & Role:**  

Data management - Developing and implementing plans, policies, and practices that control, protect and optimise the value of data assets.

-   Devises and implements master data management processes for specific subsets of data.
-   Assesses the integrity of data from multiple sources.
-   Provides advice on the transformation of data from one format/medium to another.
-   Maintains and implements information handling procedures.
-   Enables the availability, integrity and searchability of information through the application of formal data and metadata structures and protection measures.

Programming/software development

-   Designs, codes, verifies, tests, documents, amends and refactors moderately complex programs/scripts.
-   Applies agreed standards and tools to achieve a well- engineered result.
-   Monitors and reports on progress.
-   Identifies issues related to software development activities.
-   Proposes practical solutions to resolve issues.
-   Collaborates in reviews of work with others as appropriate.

Data modelling and design

-   Investigates enterprise data requirements where there is some complexity and ambiguity.
-   Plans own data modelling and design activities, selecting appropriate techniques and the correct level of detail for meeting assigned objectives.
-   Provides advice and guidance to others using the data structures and associated components.

Data engineering

-   Designs, implements, and maintains complex data engineering solutions to acquire and prepare data.
-   Creates and maintains data pipelines to connect data within and between data stores, applications and organisations.

Data science

-   Investigates the described problem and dataset to assess the usefulness of data science and analytics solutions.
-   Applies a range of data science techniques and uses specialized programming languages.
-   Understands and applies rules and guidelines specific to the industry, and anticipates risks and other implications of modelling.
-   Selects, acquires and integrates data for analysis.
-   Develops data hypotheses and methods and evaluates analytics models.
-   Advises on the effectiveness of specific techniques based on project findings and comprehensive research.
-   Contributes to the development, evaluation, monitoring and deployment of data science solutions.

Business intelligence

-   Supports business intelligence needs of specific management or governance processes or operational areas.
-   Investigates the need for business intelligence reporting and analysis where there is some complexity and ambiguity.
-   Selects and applies non-standard business intelligence tools and techniques to provide insights and aid decision-making.
-   Selects, acquires and integrates data for analysis.
-   Identifies opportunities to digitise and streamline operational data handling and optimise business intelligence capabilities.

Data visualisation

-   Applies a variety of visualisation techniques and designs the content and appearance of data visuals.
-   Operationalises and automates activities for efficient and timely production of data visuals.
-   Selects appropriate visualisation approaches from a range of applicable options.
-   Contributes to exploration and experimentation in data visualisation.

User experience evaluation

-   Evaluates design options and prototypes to obtain user feedback on requirements of developing systems, products, services or devices.
-   Tests the usability and accessibility of components and alternative designs.
-   Administers a range of evaluations, recording data and feedback.
-   Analyses evaluation data and recommends actions.
-   Identifies areas for future user research.
-   Checks systems, products, services or devices for adherence to applicable standards, guidelines, style guides, and legislation.
-   Evaluates the usability of existing or competitor systems to provide benchmark values and as input to design.

## Requirements

**Skills, Knowledge & Experience:**

-   The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
-   A minimum requirement of a relevant degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 2 years post-related experience. Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency, that is, at least 6 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post.
-   Demonstrable experience as a Data Analyst, Data Scientist, or similar role, or experience performing these functions roles as part of another job.
-   Demonstrable experience with at least one programming language, such as Python, R, or C#.
-   Experience with commercially available or open source data visualization tools, such as Power BI, Grafana or R Shiny.
-   Experience with SQL and relational databases, such as SQL Server.
-   Experience with user experience KPIs and reporting.

Desirable Experience and Education:

-   Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
-   Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT.
-   Training & Certifications: ITIL Foundation, DevOps Foundation and certifications proving the competency level in programming/software development skills