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Full Stack Developer at Spektrum, Remote (Global)

Who we are supporting

Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is NATO’s leading agent for change: driving, facilitating, and advocating the continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities to maintain and enhance the military relevance and effectiveness of the Alliance. The main objectives of ACT are to provide appropriate support to NATO missions and operations, lead NATO military transformation, and enhance relationships, interaction, and practical cooperation with partners, nations, and international organizations. ACT therefore leads Alliance concept development, capability development, training, and lessons-learned initiatives and provides unfettered military support to policy development within NATO.

The program 

Capability Development & Management Support (CDMS)

 DCOS Capability Development (CAPDEV) acts as the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation’s Director for guidance, direction and coordination of the activities and resources of the Capability Development Directorate.

The Requirements Division will execute all tasks and activities needed to support requirements management for NATO capabilities

The Capability Requirements (CR) Branch will develop the Capability Requirements Brief and recommended courses of action to resolve issues through the life cycle management of requirements using matrixed, cross-functional project-specific Requirements Management teams.

The Requirements Forward Branch (Mons) is responsible for conducting requirements development and management representation and engagement-related functions in Europe.

The Capability Division coordinates the development of capabilities from capability planning through acceptance and then disposal with management entities, NATO Headquarters staff and the NATO Governance Structure

The Capability Forward Branch (Mons) coordinates with ACO, NCIA, NSPA, NATO HQ, territorial Host Nations, and NATO Centres of Excellence (COEs) to support the development of capabilities.

Strategic Plans and Policy (SPP) supports Allied Command Transformation in formalizing military advice to shape future military strategy, political guidance, and other policy documents supporting NATO’s strategic objectives.

Role Duties and Responsibilities 

• Build containerized application tools following the 12-Factor App methodology, Test Driven Development (TDD), and Extreme Programming (XP).
• Develop products as part of a balanced agile team (Product Manager, Product Owner, UI/UX Designer, and Data Scientists as applicable).
• Design and implement REST APIs and microservices architecture.
• Develop full-stack solutions using modern JavaScript, Python, and/or Java frameworks.
• Perform front-end development (e.g., React, Angular) and back-end development (e.g., Node.js, Django/Flask, SpringBoot).
• Conduct database design and programming (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Deploy containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
• Work in a collaborative, pair programming environment as needed.
• Rapidly learn and apply new programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
• Support the creation of sustainable DevSecOps pipelines and agile delivery practices

Essential Skills and Experience

• Minimum 4 years of experience in full-stack development using JavaScript, Python, or Java.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in front-end development (React, Angular, etc.) and/or back-end development (Node.js, Django/Flask, SpringBoot, etc.).
• Minimum 4 years of experience in database design/programming (MySQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, streaming/Kafka, etc.).
• Experience in REST API, GraphQL / gRPC design and development.
• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD).
• Experience in CI/CD + DevSecOps (pipelines, security integration)
• Experience in Microservices Architecture and cloud native principles.
• Experience deploying containerized applications with Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
• Experience working in collaborative, agile teams. (Balanced team and pair programming)
• Experience delivering iterative releases in an Agile/DevSecOps environment.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience in developing innovative digital products in a NATO or National defense institution

Education

•  4-year university degree in relevant field (computer science/systems engineering)

Language Proficiency

• Advanced Proficiency in English

Working Policy

• Remote

Contract Duration

• January 2026 – December 2030

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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