Jobid=e0f94fd1e74c (0.0743)
Deadline Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
Requirement: Frontend Developer for Space Applications
Location: The Hague, NETHERLANDS
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Not to Exceed Rate: 79 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours): 836
Required Start Date: 24 March 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
Please do NOT apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:
- Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
- Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
- Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position
Any applications that do NOT meet all the above – and do not CLEARLY show these on the CV – will be deleted.
Duties & Role:
The role supports the development and operation of software capabilities for the Space Domain, with a focus on Space Situational Awareness and operational decision support.
- Design, develop, and maintain space-domain operational software solutions, including dashboards, to collect, process, and visualize space situational awareness-related data from multiple sources, including real-time and near-real-time feeds.
- Implement modular, scalable, and secure system architectures enabling automation, rapid adaptation, and integration of new functionalities in response to evolving space operational requirements.
- Develop configurable user interfaces supporting role-based customization, flexible layouts, and mission-specific space operational information presentation.
- Provide operationally relevant visual elements, including alerts (visual and audible), system status indicators, orbital and temporal graphical representations, and data summaries to enhance space situational awareness.
- Support space operational activities, exercises, and demonstrations by delivering adaptable tools, data visualization capabilities, and reporting functions aligned with exercise and mission objectives.
- Integrate external and federated data sources, including standardized space surveillance and tracking (SST/SSA) data elements, ensuring data consistency, reliability, and operational usability.
- Enable automated generation of reports, summaries, and analytical outputs to support space operational decision-making and post-activity assessments.
- Ensure responsive design and interoperability across supported platforms and display configurations, including multi-screen and command-centre environments.
- Perform administration, configuration, and maintenance of frontend components to ensure system availability, performance, and sustainability in operational space systems.
- Contribute to assessments on the operationalisation, long-term viability, and future evolution of space-domain capabilities, including recommendations for improvement and further development.
Requirements:
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance.
- Knowledge of NATO Space stakeholders and their responsibilities.
- Experience developing mapping solutions (2D/3D) using Cesium, including data visualization for orbital, temporal, and geospatial datasets.
- Prior involvement in military, governmental, or multinational operational software projects.
- Basic understanding of space operations, space situational awareness (SSA/SST), or space domain data.
- Experience in NATO operational exercises;
- Experience in NATO interoperability exercises;
- A minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated professional experience in software development using React.js and/or Angular frameworks, applied to operational or mission-oriented software systems, particularly experience with commonly used React ecosystem tools and libraries, including but not limited to Flux, Redux, and Webpack.
- A minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated professional experience in software development using React.js and/or Angular frameworks, applied to operational or mission-oriented software systems, particularly experience with commonly used React ecosystem tools and libraries, including but not limited to Flux, Redux, and Webpack.
- Demonstrated experience in user interface design for operational dashboards, situational awareness tools, or command-and-control-type applications.
- Working knowledge of testing and performance assessment frameworks, including Mocha and Jest.
- Experience building React applications with component libraries like Material-UI.
- Experience implementing data caching strategies (e.g., Redis, Memcached) to optimize application performance and reduce database load.
- Demonstrated analytical and troubleshooting skills in complex, multi-source data systems.
- Ability to operate effectively within structured project and operational environments, including planning, coordination, and reporting.
- Working knowledge of the Python programming language, particularly for data handling or integration purposes.
- Prior experience working within the NATO Software Factory environment.
- Familiarity with NATO-related software solutions and platforms, including ORION, RIGEL, and ORBIT, or comparable space-domain systems.
- Ability to work on its own and as part of a team;
- Strong listening and communication skills in English.
- Experience with mapping solutions, 2D and 3D maps.
- Eager-to-learn front-end developer with ambitions to expand into full-stack development, working across both front end and back end.
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