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USAJOBS · 13 hours ago

INTERDISCIPLINARY OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST/DATA SCIENTIST

Patuxent River, Maryland, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$144K/yr - $197K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking an Interdisciplinary Operations Research Analyst/Data Scientist to serve in the Air Systems Group of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. The role involves providing technical direction, mentorship, and managing innovation initiatives that leverage advanced analytics and modern data science techniques to improve fleet readiness and operational outcomes.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

You will serve as the Readiness and Fleet Analytics (RFA) Division Technical Lead across four independent analytics branches

You will provide technical direction, mentorship, and training, including providing hands-on guidance to a diverse and interdisciplinary workforce composed of data scientists, engineers, logisticians, and data analysts

You will support and mentor readiness analysts, supply analysts, Smart data analysts, CBM+ IT developers, modeling and simulation developers, and software programmers both within and external to the division

You will be responsible for identifying, scoping, and managing innovation initiatives that leverage advanced analytics, machine learning, AI, and modern data science techniques to improve fleet readiness and operational outcomes

You will lead the development and submittal of research proposals, securing funding from various sources and overseeing execution

You will facilitate and assist the branch heads with the definition of requirements and identification of proper skill sets required to execute products and services within the division for our customers and the fleet

You will possess expert-level knowledge of modern data architectures, including enterprise-scale data lakes, cloud-based environments, and associated services

You will provide technical leadership in the domain of data engineering, including expertise with extract, transform, and load (ETL/ELT) processes essential to preparing data for analysis

Qualification

Operations ResearchData ScienceAWSData EngineeringMathematicsStatisticsMachine LearningProject ManagementWritten CommunicationMentorship

Required

Must be a US Citizen

Must be determined suitable for federal employment

Must participate in the direct deposit pay program

New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check

Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level

Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service

You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty

This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes

Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required

This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12/13) or pay band (DP-04) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST/DATA SCIENTIST

Specialized experience includes: 1) Demonstrates hands-on experience deploying or managing services within an AWS environment on specific projects, shows understanding of core services (e.g., EC2, S3). 2) Clearly describes experience translating complex technical strategies to both technical teams and non-technical leaders. 3) Experience architecting data pipelines or analytics solutions that integrate multiple NAVAIR data source, Understands the complexities of the NAVAIR data ecosystem. 4) Details experience leading complex technical projects (e.g., data migration, system integration), including planning, risk management, and full lifecycle responsibility

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus

Degree: Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position

Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience