Frontend Developer for Space applications for NATO with security clearance

Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organization?

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. We are looking for an Eager-to-learn front-end developer with ambitions to expand into full-stack development, working across both front end and back end.

Responsibilities:

• 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.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Nationally recognized/certified university qualification on computer science / programming

• 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.

• Strong listening and communication skills in English.

• Experience with mapping solutions, 2D and 3D maps

Desirable:

• 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.

• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and related technologies used in data-intensive and real-time or near-real-time applications.

• 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

If you've read the description and feel this role is a great match, we'd love to hear from you! Click "Apply for this job" to be directed to a brief questionnaire. It should only take a few moments to complete, and we'll be in touch promptly if your experience aligns with our needs.