Job opening: Operations Research Analyst
Salary: $98 496 - 128 043 per year
Published at: Sep 12 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the U.S. Army Cyber Command, Fort Eisenhower, Georgia.
This position will be filled on a permanent basis.
Duties
Provide advanced statistical analysis and operations research into critical support for ARCYBER programs.
Evaluate/analyze test methods and procedures to increase the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of ARCYBER Quarterly Readiness Review, Total Army Readiness Review, and US Cyber Command Deputy Commander Readiness Review.
Recommend improvement to ARCYBER processes and procedures to support Commander’s priorities.
Conduct analyses, identify and define problems, develop alternatives, provide information and recommendations to senior leadership for planning, programming, budgeting and allocation of resources.
Prioritize and allocate resources required to support diverse command mission/functional areas.
Coordinate with stakeholders to solve complex problems and consolidate input or recommend solutions in the prioritization and integration of command requirements.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
- Must be able to obtain/maintain TOP SECRET security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information.
- Must undergo and successfully complete an initial and periodic Counter-Intelligence Polygraph (CI Poly) examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI).
- Must pass an initial and periodic urinalysis screening for illegal drug use.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain access to NSA and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) accredited facilities and networks. [Military External Affairs Division (MEAD) Security In-Processing (SIP) process.]
- Temporary duty travel may be required approximately 5% of the time.
- This is a Mission-Essential (ME) position and is occupied by an agency designated Emergency employee. You will be expected to report to or remain at your worksite during dismissal or closure situations.
Qualifications
This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.
Who May Apply:
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Requirement for Operations Research Analyst (GS-1515-all grades):Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in operations research; or a degree with 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.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one-year specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by analyzing information to identify and define problems, develop alternatives, and provide information and recommendations to senior leadership for planning, programming, budgeting, and allocation of training resources; planning evaluations and analysis of data to increase the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of in an organization; developing statistical models to analyze data to meet command resourcing requirements.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Contacts
- Address KB-W6Z7AA USA CYBER CMD ACOIC
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Meade, MD 20755
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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