SENIOR CONTRACTOR SUPPORT TO ANALYSE EMERGING AND DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Brevco Services; Norfolk (VA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ACT-SACT in Norfolk, VA seeks a Senior Contractor Support to analyse emerging and disruptive technologies. The role focuses on identifying EDTs, assessing their military impact, and promoting innovative, practical applications in joint environments.

You will coordinate with the Innovation Branch and contribute to strategic foresight and capability development efforts, requiring strong analytical research and a solid IT background.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information and communication technology or related field plus 4 years post-related experience, or 6+ years of progressive duties in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Identify new and catalog EDTs.
• Assess EDT implications and adoption opportunities for ACT initiatives.
• Promote EDT-based solutions in realistic environments.
• Input to EDT activities within ACT S&T POW and related NATO planning.
• Coordinate input to EDTs advice for strategic foresight and capability development.
• Identify capability shortfalls potentially addressed by EDTs.

Skills

EDT information analysis

Info research

Office automation

Analytical thinking

NDPP inputs

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/ICT

Tools

Office software

Job description

SENIOR CONTRACTOR SUPPORT TO ANALYSE EMERGING AND DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

IT Services

TypeContract

CountryUnited States

CityNorfolk

SecurityNeeded

CompanyACT-SACT

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

• · A minimum requirement of a bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in computer science, information and communication technology or closely related scientific or engineering discipline and 4 years post-related experience. The lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate’s particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to ACT, that is, at least 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 defence research laboratories, academic institutions, media and defence ministries
• · Experience in interpreting future S&T and EDT-related information in order to assess how such technologies may be applied within the military environment and adopted to address current and future operational challenges
• · Practical experience with PC office automation products, including the use of internet for 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 the conflicts of today and tomorrow

DUTIES/ROLE:

• · Contribute to identification of new and cataloguing of existing EDTs
• · Contribute to the sustained assessment of EDT implications and adoption opportunities 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 POW in support of ACT’s foresight, NDPP, multinational solutions, capability development, training and education
• · Influence and exploit EDTs that address identified capability shortfalls and those significantly impacting available capabilities
• · Provide and coordinate input to the production and delivery of EDTs advice that informs the strategic foresight analysis efforts (SFA, FFAO), NATO defence planning (e.g., NDPP step 2) and subsequent capability and force development efforts, including capability requirements formulation, concept development and experimentation and Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)
• · Identify capability shortfalls that could benefit from adoption of EDTs by analysing the NDPP products, the operational Lessons Learned and in coordination with other ACT staff
• · Educate HQ SACT staff on the opportunities and risks associated with EDTs
• · Organise and manage a knowledge base through sustained provision of the current status of EDT adoption for Warfare Development and to enable information exchange between 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 Technology or superiors with regard to projects, activities, and outputs related to the Branch core tasks in the broader field of Science and Technology

Job requirements

All the mandatory requirements have to be met in order to apply.

• • A minimum requirement of a bachelors degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in computer science, information and communication technology or closely related scientific or engineering discipline and 4 years post-related experience. The lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidates particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to ACT, that is, at least 6 years extensive and progressive in duties related to the function of the post (Mandatory)
• • Two years experience in the acquisition, assembly and interpretation of research and technology information (Mandatory)
• • Knowledge of SnT information sources in nations, for example defence research laboratories, academic institutions, media and defence ministries (Mandatory)
• • Experience in interpreting future SnT and EDT-related information in order to assess how such technologies may be applied within the military environment and adopted to address current and future operational challenges (Mandatory)
• • Practical experience with PC office automation products, including the use of internet for information research (Mandatory)
• • Ability to conduct analytical work on EDT documentation, identify adoption pathways, and develop practical examples of how emerging technologies can be applied to the conflicts of today and tomorrow (Mandatory)