Summary:

Yorktown Systems Group is seeking a qualified M Senior Emerging and Disruptive Technologies Analyst to support NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT). The main objectives of the ACT are to provide appropriate support to NATO missions and operations; lead NATO military transformation; improve relationships, interaction and practical cooperation with partners, nations and international organizations.

Analyzing Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDT) is a critical task for NATO looking to stay competitive and innovative in today’s rapidly evolving security landscape. Especially with regards to the NATO Warfare Capstone Concept (NWCC) and the Warfare Development Agenda (WDA) the requirements of leveraging EDTs evolve rapidly and needs additional attention. To support these analyses and the increasing influence of EDT it is essential to extend the workforce with additional analysts with the necessary specialized skills and expertise. This requirement is specifically linked to the NATO2030 tasking where NATAO Military Authorities (NMAs) are tasked to accelerate EDTs adoption across NATO to enable the Alliance to leverage the full potential of those technologies.

Furthermore, in accordance with “The Alliance Warfare Development Agenda, pursuit of the Warfare Development Imperatives and Lines of Delivery are not possible without establishing and maintaining the critical enablers ((data, agility, the right people with the right skills, persistent preparation, day-zero integration and technology advantage,) to the imperatives. ‘Despite NATO’s long-standing technical and scientific superiority, the Alliance is at risk now because its competitors are quickly closing the gap by improving their technologies and capabilities. NATO’s success requires a strategy that purposely and correctly wields technology to create an advantage. Technology Advantage (TA) Critical Enabler of NWCC was transferred from SPP to CAPDEV/REQ/Innovation. TA serves as a foundation for all LoEs and is essential to meet the Warfare Development Agenda ambition.

Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Contribute to identification of new and cataloguing of existing EDTs.
• Contribute to the sustained EDTs military implication assessment function in support of Warfare Development Agenda.
• Promote increased level of experimentation of EDTs based solutions in realistic environment.
• 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, experimentation, 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 defense 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 analyzing the NDPP products, the operational Lessons Learned and in coordination with other ACT staff.
• Educate HQ SACT staff on the opportunities and risk associated with EDTs.
• Organize and manage knowledge base by sustained provision of the current status of EDTs adoption for Warfare Development, and to enable information exchange between ACT, NATO and national EDTs stakeholders.
• Act as Member of the Innovation Branch, executing tasks and duties as directed by the Section Head Science and Technology or his superiors with regards to the projects, activities, and outputs related to the Branch core tasks in the larger field of Science and Technology

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognized/certified University in 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 assembly and interpretation of research & technology information.
• Knowledge of S&T information sources in nations, for example defense research laboratories, academic institutions, media and defense ministries.
• Experience in interpreting information on future S&T in order to measure the effect of these technologies on military capability.
• Practical experience with PC office automation products, including the use of internet for information research. Possess a valid NATO Nation and/or U.S. passport with no travel restrictions to NATO nations.
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Tool Suite and collaborative software.
• Demonstrated proficiency in English as defined in STANAG 6001 (Standardized Linguistic Profile (SLP) 3333 – Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) or equivalent.

Clearance: Must possess an active NATO or U.S. SECRET or higher security clearance.

Location: Norfolk, VA

Travel: CONUS and OCONUS travel may be required.