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Exercise Coordination & Enterprise Architecture Support

Exercise Coordination & Enterprise Architecture Support

Ironclad Defense WorksNorfolk, VA, US
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Exercise Coordination & Enterprise Architecture Support – Onsite at NATO ACT Norfolk Location :

  • HQ Supreme Allied Command Transformation (HQ SACT), Norfolk, VA Position Type :  Full-time, Onsite Clearance Requirement :  Active NATO or National SECRET (or higher) security clearance Role Overview Ironclad Defense Works (IDW) is seeking experienced professionals to provide dual-domain support at NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) in Norfolk, VA.
  • This combined opportunity covers both  Exercise Coordination & Alignment  and  Enterprise Architecture & Requirements Management , ensuring NATO force development initiatives are effectively designed, tested, and integrated into the wider capability portfolio.
  • Key Responsibilities Exercise Coordination Support Coordinate and align NATO exercises with force development and multi-domain operational requirements.
  • Engage with stakeholders across NATO nations, commands, and centers of excellence to synchronize objectives.
  • Provide planning, execution, and reporting support for large-scale exercises, workshops, and wargames.
  • Capture and integrate lessons learned into NATO’s doctrine, force structure, and training frameworks.
  • Facilitate collaboration across operational, technical, and policy teams to ensure exercises inform capability development.
  • Senior Enterprise Architect Analyze existing enterprise architectures to identify capability gaps, overlaps, and dependencies.
  • Model and design new architectures using NATO Architecture Framework (NAF) to support portfolio and capability planning.
  • Support requirements elicitation, traceability, and harmonization across capability lifecycles.
  • Maintain architectural repositories and ensure version / configuration control.
  • Provide technical guidance to requirements managers and mentor junior staff.
  • Coordinate architecture products with NATO governance bodies and contribute to change / configuration management Required Qualifications University degree in systems engineering, defense studies, international relations, or a related discipline.

LCAT 23 :

  • Demonstrated experience planning, coordinating, and executing multinational exercises or wargames.

    • LCAT 24 :

  • Demonstrated experience in enterprise architecture, requirements management, and capability modeling.
  • Strong understanding of NATO or multinational defense structures, force development processes, and operational planning.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and collaborative software.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
  • Citizenship of a NATO member nation; valid NATO-nation passport.
  • Active NATO or National SECRET (or higher) clearance.
  • Desired Skills Experience with NATO Architecture Framework (NAF), DOTMLPFI, and capability lifecycle management.
  • Proven ability to integrate lessons learned into doctrine and training.
  • Familiarity with multinational defense exercises, experimentation, and wargaming.
  • Project management certifications (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP) are an asset.

    • Application Instructions Apply directly through the posted job ad and link.

    Candidates may also send a  cover letter  and  NATO-format forward résumé , emphasizing NATO-related experience, to :

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    Exercise Support • Norfolk, VA, US