Technical Lead — Future Technologies for Deployable Communications for NATO with security clearance

WLG • Norfolk, MA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

A multinational defence organisation is planning the next generation of the communications systems that deploy with its forces. This role is the technical authority on what comes next: assessing technologies, finding the gaps, and saying plainly what should be adopted.

Requirements

• A university degree in computer science, information technology, computer or electrical engineering, telecommunications or an equivalent field.
• At least three years supporting enterprise or tactical communications systems.
• At least three years of demonstrated expertise in one or more of cloud computing, network automation, enterprise networking or tactical networking.
• Experience with satellite communications, cyber security, zero trust or AI-assisted network management.
• Experience in deployable communications or signals as a subject matter expert.
• At least three years supporting capability development and integrating emerging technologies.
• At least three years of technical analysis, written findings and technical briefings.
• At least three years in an alliance or multinational military environment.
• Fluent professional English.

Responsibilities

• Advising the programme director on future deployable communications technologies.
• Assessing current systems and performing capability gap analyses.
• Developing technical recommendations for modernisation initiatives.
• Taking part in architecture reviews and supporting strategic planning.
• Evaluating commercial and government-developed technologies for deployed use.
• Producing technical evaluation reports and delivering technical briefings.
• Evaluating how future technologies integrate with existing architectures, and how they interoperate with legacy systems, mission networks and enterprise services.
• Supporting operational test and evaluation, and reviewing post-exercise findings.
• Running technical risk assessments and recommending mitigations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior