Emerging and Disruptive Technologies Senior Analyst

McBride; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

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401(k)

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Life insurance

Paid time off

Referralprogram

Job summary

McBride is seeking a qualified Emerging and Disruptive Technologies Senior Analyst to support warfare development through EDT assessment and adoption strategies. The role involves cataloguing EDTs, promoting experimentation, and coordinating input for strategic foresight, NDPP, and multinational solutions.

The candidate will educate HQ SACT staff on opportunities and risks and organize knowledge sharing between ACT, NATO, and national EDT stakeholders, while contributing to branch core tasks

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information and communication technology or closely related scientific/engineering discipline and 4 years post-related experience.
• Two years' experience in the acquisition, assembly, and interpretation of research & technology information.
• Knowledge of S&T information sources in defense contexts (defense labs, academia, ministries).
• Experience interpreting future S&T/EDT information to assess military-adapted applications.
• Proficiency with PC office automation and internet research for information gathering.
• Ability to conduct analytical work on EDT documentation and identify adoption pathways.
• NATO Secret Security Clearance or national equivalent.
• English proficiency per STANAG 6001 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to identifying new Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs) and catalog existing EDTs.
• Assess EDT implications and adoption opportunities to support the Warfare Development Agenda.
• Promote experimentation of EDT-based solutions in realistic environments.
• Provide input to EDT activities within ACT S&T PoW to support foresight, NDPP, and multinational solutions.
• Influence and exploit EDTs addressing capability shortfalls and significant impacts on available capabilities.
• Coordinate EDT input to production and delivery of advice informing strategic foresight analyses and capability development.
• Identify capability shortfalls that could benefit from EDT adoption by analyzing NDPP products and lessons learned.
• Educate HQ SACT staff on EDT opportunities and risks.
• Organize and manage a knowledge base on EDT adoption across ACT, NATO, and national stakeholders.
• Serve in the Innovation Branch, supporting branch core tasks in science and technology.

Skills

NATO Secret Clearance

English Proficiency

Analytical Skills

Research & Technology

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/ICT or related field

Job description

Emerging and Disruptive Technologies Senior Analyst

Norfolk, United States | Posted on 08/11/2026

McBride is a certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) management and IT consulting firm with significant professional services experience that includes IT transformation, project management, digital transformation, strategic planning, business process improvement, change management, human capital management, disaster recovery, and operations.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the identification of new and cataloguing of existing Emerging andDisruptive Technologies (EDTs).
• Contribute to the sustained assessment of EDT implications and adoptionopportunities in support of the Warfare Development Agenda.
• Promote increased experimentation of EDT-based solutions in realistic environments.
• Provide and coordinate input to programming of EDTs activities within ACT S&T POWin support of ACT’s foresight, NDPP, multinational solutions, capability development,training, and education.
• Influence and exploit EDTs that address identified capability shortfalls and thosesignificantly impacting available capabilities.
• Provide and coordinate input to the production and delivery of EDTs advice thatinforms the strategic foresight analysis efforts (SFA, FFAO), NATO defence planning(e.g., NDPP step 2) and subsequent capability and force development efforts,includingcapabilityrequirementsformulation,experimentation and Analysis of Alternatives (AoA).conceptdevelopment and
• Identify capability shortfalls that could benefit from adoption of EDTs by analysing theNDPP products, the operational Lessons Learned and in coordination with other ACTstaff.
• Educate HQ SACT staff on the opportunities and risks associated with EDTs.
• Organize and manage a knowledge base through sustained provision of the currentstatus of EDT adoption for Warfare Development and to enable information exchangebetween ACT, NATO, and national EDT stakeholders.
• Act as a member of the Innovation Branch under Multi-Domain Force Development,executing tasks and duties as directed by the Section Head Science and Technologyor superiors with regard to projects, activities, and outputs related to the Branch coretasks in the broader field of Science and Technology.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications

• A minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognized/certifiedUniversity in computer science, information and communication technology or closelyrelated scientific or engineering discipline and 4 years post-related experience. Thelack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of acandidate’s particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to ACT, that is, atleast 6 years extensive and progressive in duties related to the function of the post.
• Two years' experience in the acquisition, assembly, and interpretation of research &technology information.
• Knowledge of S&T information sources in nations, for example defense researchlaboratories, academic institutions, media, and defense ministries.
• Experience in interpreting future S&T and EDT-related information in order to assesshow such technologies may be applied within the military environment and adopted toaddress current and future operational challenges.
• Practical experience with PC office automation products, including the use of internetfor information research.
• Ability to conduct analytical work on EDT documentation, identify adoption pathways,and develop practical examples of how emerging technologies can be applied to theconflicts of today and tomorrow.
• NATO Secret Security Clearance or National equivalent.
• Demonstrated proficiency in English as defined in STANAG 6001 (StandardizedLinguistic Profile (SLP) 3333 - Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) orequivalent.

• 401(k)
• Dentalinsurance
• Healthinsurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referralprogram

McBride is an Equal Opportunity Employer. McBride Consulting does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.