Technology Advantage & Capability Strategy Lead

Ironclad Defense Works; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Paid leave

Job summary

Ironclad Defense Works is seeking a Senior Technology Advantage & Capability Development Analyst to support NATO Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia. The role spans translating emerging technology analysis into strategy, program milestones, stakeholder activities, and capability-development outcomes.

This position requires bridging technology, military capability development, strategic planning, and program execution with NATO and allied partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 4+ years of relevant experience; or 6+ years equivalent experience.
• At least 2 years of experience acquiring, evaluating, or interpreting research and technology information.
• Experience assessing military or national-security applicability of emerging technologies.
• Ability to develop technology adoption pathways, use cases, or strategic recommendations.
• Knowledge sources across government, defense, academia, research labs, media, and industry.
• Experience developing strategic plans, roadmaps, or capability-development products.
• Strong executive writing, briefing, research, and stakeholder-engagement skills.
• Active NATO or national Secret clearance; NATO citizenship; English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of NATO Technology Advantage activities.
• Identify and catalogue relevant emerging and disruptive technologies.
• Analyze how Technology Advantage can support warfare-development priorities and lines of development.
• Prepare action plans, implementation materials, reports, and executive briefings.
• Support the definition of Initial Operating Capability and Final Operating Capability.
• Develop technology roadmaps, milestones, outcomes, and program artefacts.
• Establish and support a Technology Advantage community of interest.
• Coordinate with NATO organizations, allied nations, academia, industry, research organizations, and other external stakeholders.
• Advise the project manager and sponsor on progress, risks, dependencies, and integration opportunities.
• Connect Technology Advantage activities with related capability-development, experimentation, and innovation initiatives.
• Translate scientific and technical information into evidence-based military recommendations.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or closely related technical discipline

Job description

Ironclad Defense Works is seeking a Senior Technology Advantage & Capability Development Analyst to support NATO Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia. The role spans translating emerging technology analysis into strategy, program milestones, stakeholder activities, and capability-development outcomes.

This position requires bridging technology, military capability development, strategic planning, and program execution with NATO and allied partners.