KBR Careers · 1 day ago
Sr Operations Research /Systems Analyst
Houston, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $225K/yr
12+ years expKBR is a company that provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to the national security community. The Sr Operations Research /Systems Analyst will support the Test Resource Management Center’s Big Data and Knowledge Management Team, focusing on data-driven analysis to enhance decision-making and optimize defense systems.
Information Technology & Services
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Candidate will support our customers with insights gained from analyzing DoD Test & Evaluation data
Responsible for enabling the development of data-driven decision analysis products through the innovative application, and promotion, of novel methods from data science, machine learning, and operations research to provide robust and flexible testing and evaluation capabilities to support DoD modernization
Must have strong experience using a variety of data mining and data analysis methods, accessing data stored in a variety of data storage paradigms, developing models using common statistical and machine learning modeling approaches, using and creating custom algorithms, implementing analysis workflows in Python or R, and writing reports and documentation
Responsible for providing analytic consulting services, supporting analytic workflow and product development and testing, promoting the user adoption of methods and best practices from data science, conducting applied methods projects, and supporting the creation of analysis-ready data
Candidate will be the face of the CHEETAS Team and will be responsible for ensuring stakeholders have the analytical tools, data products and reports they need to make insightful recommendations based on your data driven analysis
The ideal candidate is adept at collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to identify analytic requirements and analysis questions that can be informed through the aggregation and analysis of large data sets collected during test events or exercises
Proven ability to drive decisions through successful communication, in written or presented form, of their data-based insights
The successful candidate will have extensive technical expertise in methods from operations research and experience working on Department of Defense problems
While onsite, candidate will be responsible for running and operating CHEETAS (and other tools); demonstrating these tools to stakeholders & VIPs; conveying analysis results; adapting internally-developed tools, notebooks and reports to meet emerging needs; gathering use cases, requirements, gaps and needs from stakeholders and for larger development items providing that information as feature requests or bug reports to the CHEETAS development team; and performing impromptu hands-on training sessions with end users and potentially troubleshooting problems from within closed networks without internet access (with support from distributed team members)
Successful candidates must be self-motivated and capable of working independently with little supervision / direct tasking
The candidate should have experience using a variety of methods and models to test the effectiveness of different courses of action
Qualification
Required
Active TS/SCI clearance
An advanced degree in operations research, engineering, applied math, statistics, computer science or information technology with preferred 12+ years of experience within DoD
Candidates with 5-10 years of DoD experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis
Previous experience should include working with end users, gathering requirements and refining/operating data analysis tools or products to meet user needs
Previous experience should include developing and interpreting the results of analytic products with DoD specific data types
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 create interactive analytics
Experience generating and presenting reports, visualizations and findings to customers
Experience using analysis methods, including supervised and unsupervised methods, to work with 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
Ability to speak and present findings in front of large groups
Ability to document and repeat procedures
Ability to train novice end users on the use of tools
Should be self-motivated to design, develop, enhance, reengineer or integrate software applications to improve the quality of data outputs available for end users
Preferred
12+ years of DOD experience
Experience as a military ORSA
Experience working in government / defense labs and within their computing restrictions
Knowledge of military force structure and/or tactical messaging
Experience working with major DoD experimentation events, such as Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) events
Experience working 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
Company
KBR Careers
At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that are helping governments and companies around the world take on the great challenges of our time.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Becky Sewell
Chief Training Officer (CTO)
Dana Dorsey
Sr. VP, Chief Financial Officer
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