This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain DoD Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position is located at the Center for Army Analysis, Technical Director, Operations Analysis Division, located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. This position only allows for situational telework and does require the incumbent to report to the office on a regular basis. This is not a remote position.

Duties

Conducts extensive systematic exploration of problems of an unprecedented nature using a variety of computer programing languages (e.g. R, Python, Java) through collaborative means (e.g. GitLab/GitHub). Presents trend analysis ascertaining potential problem areas. Identifies areas for analysis that have not been previously susceptible to analysis by the operations research approach. Conducts analyses involving tradeoffs among readiness, force structure, sustainability, transformation, and modernization. Develops alternatives and provides information and guidance to sponsors and Senior Army leadership. Conducts studies using existing Center for Army Analysis (CAA) models, applications, and other tools, and models obtained from sources outside the Agency.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• You may be expected to travel up to 25% for this position.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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: 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: Qualifications for the GS-11: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes applies coding, operations research, or data science techniques to support analytical studies addressing operational problems in military contexts; constructs and applies mathematical models to address analytical challenges focused on the operational level of war; or uses software engineering techniques on cloud-hosted or on-premises architectures to design or implement models and tools to solve data and analysis challenges. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Operations Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Qualifications at the GS-12 level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes applies coding, operations research, or data science theories and techniques to support analytical studies addressing operational problems in Joint and/or multinational contexts; constructs and applies mathematical models to address analytical challenges focused on the operational level of war; or uses software engineering techniques on both cloud-hosted and on-premises architectures to design and implement models and tools to solve data and analysis challenges. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Operations Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Qualifications at the GS-13 level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes applies coding, artificial intelligence, machine learning, operations research, or data science theories and techniques to lead or support analytical studies addressing institutional and operational problems in Joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and/or multinational contexts; constructs and applies mathematical models to address complex analytical challenges focused on the operational level of war; or uses software engineering techniques on both cloud-hosted and on-premises architectures to design and implement models and tools to solve complex data and analysis challenges. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Management may select at any of the grade levels announced. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management. Duties described reflect the full performance GS-13 level. If not selected at the full performance, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under close supervision.

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 AS-APF-W3WCAA CENTER FOR ARMY ANALYSIS DO NOT MAIL Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk