Technology Analyst — Advantage Development and Action Planning for NATO with security clearance

WLG; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

WLG in Norfolk, VA is seeking an analyst to identify emerging technologies and translate them into actionable plans that support military capability development. You will produce documentation, participate in strategy sessions, and help shape the action plan for initial and full operating capability.

You should have a bachelor’s degree in a technical field and at least two years of research/tech information experience, with strong English and comfort using open-source resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree from a recognised university in computer science, ICT, engineering or related discipline.
• Two years of experience acquiring and interpreting research and technology information.
• Experience judging how future technology applies in military environments.

Responsibilities

• Identify emerging technologies and catalogue existing ones.
• Produce deliverables that develop the technology advantage enabler.
• Analyse how it supports each named line of development.
• Update vision documents for a shared understanding.
• Prepare initial action plan drafts.
• Support definition of operating capability.
• Build a community of interest and stakeholder engagement.
• Report progress to the project manager and sponsor.

Skills

Technology analysis

Future tech assessment

Military context understanding

Analytical documentation

Open-source research

Office tools

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/ICT/Engineering or related

Job description

Relocation to the United States — Norfolk, Virginia. We provide the NATO-5 visa. A multinational defence organisation is building technology advantage into a defined, managed enabler rather than an aspiration. This role produces the documents, the plan and the engagement that make it real.

What You Would Be Doing

• Identifying new emerging technologies and cataloguing the existing ones.
• Producing the deliverables that develop the technology advantage enabler.
• Analysing how it supports each named line of development.
• Updating the vision documents so there is one shared understanding of it.
• Preparing the first draft of the action plan.
• Supporting the definition of initial and full operating capability.
• Building the community of interest and the stakeholder engagement around it.
• Reporting to the project manager and sponsor on progress against the action plan.

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.