Technology Analyst — Emerging and Disruptive Technologies Assessment for NATO with security clearance

Wlgroup; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Wlgroup is seeking a role based in Norfolk, USA, with relocation supported and NATO-5 visa provided. The position focuses on sustaining analytical capacity to catalogue, assess, and advise on emerging and disruptive technologies within the innovation branch of a multinational defence organisation.

You will identify new technologies, assess adoption opportunities, and promote experimentation in realistic environments while feeding forward the science and technology program of work and defence

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information and communication technology, engineering or a related discipline.
• At least two years acquiring, assembling and interpreting research and technology information.
• Knowledge of national science and technology sources.
• Experience judging how future technology applies in a military environment.
• Ability to work analytically on technology documentation and build practical adoption examples.
• Comfortable with office tooling and open-source research.
• Fluent professional English.

Responsabilités

• Identify new emerging technologies and catalogue existing ones.
• Assess implications and adoption opportunities on a continuing basis.
• Promote experimentation with technology-based solutions in realistic environments.
• Feed the science and technology programme of work and the foresight and defence planning strands it supports.
• Identify capability shortfalls that adoption would close, from planning products and lessons.
• Educate staff on opportunities and risks.
• Run the knowledge base showing the current state of adoption.
• Work as part of the innovation branch under multi-domain force development.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Tech research

Open-source research

Documentation analysis

English proficiency

Office tools

Formation

Bachelor's degree in CS/ICT/engineering

Description du poste

Relocation to the United States — Norfolk, Virginia. We provide the NATO-5 visa.

A multinational defence organisation needs sustained analytical capacity on emerging and disruptive technologies. This role provides it — cataloguing, assessing and advising, inside the innovation branch.

What you would be doing

• Identifying new emerging technologies and cataloguing the existing ones.
• Assessing their implications and adoption opportunities on a continuing basis.
• Promoting experimentation with technology-based solutions in realistic environments.
• Feeding the science and technology programme of work and the foresight and defence planning strands it supports.
• Identifying capability shortfalls that adoption would close, from the planning products and the operational lessons.
• Educating staff on the opportunities and the risks.
• Running the knowledge base that shows the current state of adoption.
• Working as part of the innovation branch under multi-domain force development.

What you would bring

• A bachelor degree from a recognised university in computer science, information and communication technology, engineering or a related discipline.
• At least two years acquiring, assembling and interpreting research and technology information.
• Knowledge of national science and technology sources.
• Experience judging how future technology applies in a military environment.
• The ability to work analytically on technology documentation and build practical adoption examples.
• Comfortable with office tooling and open-source research.
• Fluent professional English.

This is a long engagement that renews year on year, not a short project.