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Systems Planning & Analysis · 4 days ago

Hiring our Heroes Skillbridge - Operations Research Analyst

Alexandria, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) is dedicated to delivering technical solutions for national security challenges. The Operations Research Analyst will provide advanced analytical support, working closely with SPA customers in the national security and homeland defense sectors to formulate problems, construct models, and derive solutions using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

AnalyticsInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to provide advanced analytical support shadowing SPA customers in the national security and homeland defense mission spaces to make better decisions

The candidate will be able to formulate the problem, construct a model, and derive a solution using qualitative and quantitative methods

When necessary, the candidate may perform validation and verification on other performers work to ensure accuracy

The candidate will be able approach a problem from both a data-centric and decision-centric conceptual framework, apply descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics

Operations Research is a very broad discipline and expertise is difficult to achieve in every facet of the field

A successful candidate may not know everything but has an inquisitive mind, desire to broaden his/her skills, and is open to new, challenging problems that may stretch him/her to achieve success

Qualification

Quantitative analysisAnalytical processData visualizationRPythonVBABriefing senior leadersGovernment agency experienceTeam collaboration

Required

Must be an active participant in the Hiring our Heroes Skillbridge Fellowship to be considered for the Externship

Junior: Bachelor's degree in a field that involves quantitative analysis. Up to 5 years of professional experience

Mid: Bachelor's degree in a field that involves quantitative analysis. 5-15 years of professional experience

Senior: Master's degree in a field that involves quantitative analysis. 15+ years of professional experience

Secret Clearance

Experience working as part of a team to solve a problem

Experience is using a repeatable, transparent analytical process from problem formulation to an optimal solution

Preferred

Top Secret Clearance

Expertise briefing senior leaders to make decisions

Expertise with at least one coding language like R, Python, VBA

Expertise in data visualization that goes beyond standard pie charts. Familiarity with Tableau, Power BI or other data visualization software that can integrate disparate data sources and turn messy data into an easy to understand visualization that a decision maker wants in front of him/her to aid in decision making

Experience working with a government agency and experience using methodologies that support technology and investment decisions to improve national security mission success