Onsite Senior Emerging Tech Analyst - Defense Strategy

SimIS Inc.; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) savings plan

PTO

Job summary

SimIS Inc. is seeking a contract Senior Emerging Technology Analyst to assess how new technologies apply to military environments and to translate findings into practical adoption pathways.

The role focuses on EDT identification, strategic foresight, and coordination with ACT, NATO, and national stakeholders, aligning EDT opportunities with future warfare requirements and defense planning.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, information and communication technology or closely related discipline.
• 10 years of interpreting future S&T and EDT information for military applications.
• 5–10 years of acquisition, assembly and interpretation of research & technology information.
• 5 years of analyzing EDT documentation and developing practical adoption pathways.

Responsibilities

• Identify and catalogue Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs).
• Assess EDT implications and adoption opportunities for Warfare Development Agenda.
• Promote experimentation of EDT-based solutions in realistic environments.
• Provide input to EDT activities within ACT S&T POW and NDPP initiatives.
• Influence EDT adoption addressing capability shortfalls and performance gaps.
• Support EDTs advice informing strategic foresight analyses (SFA, FFAO) and NATO planning.
• Analyze NDPP products and lessons learned to identify EDT adoption opportunities.
• Maintain a knowledge base on EDT adoption for collaboration among ACT, NATO, and national stakeholders.

Skills

S&T analysis

EDT expertise

Acquisition analysis

EDT documentation analysis

Education

Master's degree in CS/ICT

Job description

SimIS Inc. is seeking a contract Senior Emerging Technology Analyst to assess how new technologies apply to military environments and to translate findings into practical adoption pathways.

The role focuses on EDT identification, strategic foresight, and coordination with ACT, NATO, and national stakeholders, aligning EDT opportunities with future warfare requirements and defense planning.