Technology Strategy & Planning Analyst

Wlgroup; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wlgroup is seeking a knowledgeable professional to identify and catalogue emerging technologies, producing key deliverables to establish a technology advantage enabler.

The role involves analysing how technologies support development lines, updating vision documents, drafting action plans, and supporting initial and full operating capability while engaging stakeholders and reporting progress to the project manager and sponsor.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Tech documentation

Research & technology information

Military tech applications

Open-source research

Office tools proficiency

English language

Education

Bachelor degree in computer science / ICT / engineering

Tools

Office software

Open-source tools

Job description

Wlgroup is seeking a knowledgeable professional to identify and catalogue emerging technologies, producing key deliverables to establish a technology advantage enabler.

The role involves analysing how technologies support development lines, updating vision documents, drafting action plans, and supporting initial and full operating capability while engaging stakeholders and reporting progress to the project manager and sponsor.