Sr Operations Research /Systems Analyst

Position Overview

Sr Operations Research /Systems Analyst

KBR's National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on protecting our national security. Why Join Us? KBR offers innovative projects, a collaborative environment, and impactful work that shapes the future of defense and space systems. Join the ITEA award winning TRMC BDKM team and help revolutionize data analysis across the entire Department of Defense.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Driven Analysis: Support customers by analyzing DoD Test & Evaluation data and developing data-driven decision analysis products using methods from data science, machine learning, and operations research.
• Data Mining: Utilize a variety of data mining and analysis methods, access diverse data storage systems, develop models with statistical and machine learning techniques, and implement analysis workflows in Python or R.
• Analytic Experience: Provide analytic consulting services, support workflow and product development, promote best practices in data science, and create analysis-ready data.
• Customer-Facing Experience: Serve as the face of the CHEETAS Team, ensuring stakeholders receive the analytical tools, data products, and reports needed for informed decision making.
• Stakeholder Assistance: Collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to identify analytic requirements and tailor data analysis to support test events or exercises.
• Communication: Clearly present data-based insights in both written and verbal formats, effectively communicating at programmatic and technical levels.
• Technical Support: Leverage extensive expertise in operations research methods to support DoD projects, operate and demonstrate tools (such as CHEETAS), and provide hands-on training and troubleshooting.
• Independent Work: Work independently with minimal supervision, utilizing a variety of methods and models to test the effectiveness of different courses of action.

Required Qualifications

• Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Education: An advanced degree in operations research, engineering, applied math, statistics, computer science or information technology with preferred 12+ years of experience within DoD.
• DOD Specific Experience: Candidates with 5-10 years of DoD experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Experience: Experience working with end users, gathering requirements, and refining/operating data analysis tools or products, including developing and interpreting analytic results using DoD-specific data.
• Experience using scripting languages (Python and R) to process, analyze, and visualize data.
• Experience using notebooks (Jupyter Notebooks and RMarkdown) to create reproducible and explainable products.
• Experience using interactive visualization tools (RShiny, pyShiny, Dash) to develop interactive analytics.
• Experience generating and presenting reports, visualizations, and findings to customers.
• Experience with analysis methods (supervised and unsupervised) for time series and geospatial data.
• Experience working with Windows, Linux, and containers.
• Experience querying databases using SQL.
• Ability to make insightful recommendations based on data-driven analysis and customer interactions.
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with customers and teammates, including presenting findings to large groups.
• Ability to document procedures and train novice end users on tool usage.
• Self-motivated with the drive to design, develop, enhance, reengineer or integrate software applications to improve data output quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• 12+ years of DOD experience.
• Experience as a military ORSA.
• Experience working in government/defense labs and understanding their computing restrictions.
• Knowledge of military force structure and/or tactical messaging.
• Experience with major DoD experimentation events, such as Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) events.
• Experience with major DoD acquisition programs, such as Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
• Knowledge of the Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA), the Joint Mission Environment Testing Capability (JMETC), and distributed testing and training.
• Knowledge of DoD cybersecurity policies.

Benefits & Perks

• Location: Remote
• Schedule: Standard working hours with the possibility of on-site support during periods of travel (approximately 25% travel, potentially up to 50% during surge events).
• Salary: US National Average $150,000 - $225,000
• Compensation: Basic Compensation ranges are as follows:
  

  • California:

  $172,600 - $258,900
  

  • District of Columbia:

  $172,600 - $258,900
  

  • Maryland:

  $165,100 - $247,600
  Additional compensation may include bonuses, sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
• Benefits: Be part of a collaborative, innovative, and people-first culture where you can grow, connect, and make a difference in national security. KBR's commitment to Zero Harm culture and its People First philosophy underpin an environment that promotes professional development and a supportive work atmosphere.