Functional Area Analyst II

KBR•Arlington, VA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security. Why Join Us? Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions. Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace. Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense. KBR seeks a Junior Functional Area Analyst to support the CAPE Joint Data Support (JDS) Division. CAPE JDS is a multi-source funded and OSD CAPE managed organization responsible for identifying, collecting, developing, analyzing, managing, and disseminating historical, current, and future years U.S. and Non-U.S. forces inventory, capabilities, and deployment data (including planning, programming, and acquisition data) supporting collaborative study teams guided by the Analysis Working Group (AWG). JDS develops standardized data products and analytic tools to support Joint analytic efforts focused on Senior Leader decision support. Additionally, JDS supports AWG led SCI/SAP/SAR studies and analyses. The Functional Area Analyst, will be responsible for analyzing actual and predictable interacting operational activities of a military, governmental, or business system to obtain a qualitative or quantitative, rational basis for decision-making, policies (e.g., Doctrine, Organization, Training, Leader Development, Material, Personnel, Facilities) or resource allocation in support of US Government policy goals and objectives. Utilizes judgment, experience and subject matter expertise, decision support tools, and basic to extremely complex modeling and measurement techniques, mathematics, statistical methods and other principles in the professional body of knowledge in determining solutions. Provides integral policy support in the capability development and integration of solutions and the conceptualization, design, development, testing, verification and validation, documentation, and implementation of modeling and simulation based decision support system applications. Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires review of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedure and policies to determine appropriate actions. Leads the application of analytic techniques and helps define project objectives and strategic direction. Is responsible for providing leadership and vision to client and project teams around the methodology. Resolves complex problems, which require an in depth knowledge of analytic methodologies and principles. Directs the activities of more junior Analysts or other staff as necessary on activities related to the application of analytical techniques and methodologies. Acts as advisor to unit or sub-unit, becomes actively involved as required to meet schedules or resolve problems. Provides direction to employees according to established policies and management guidance. In addition, the Junior Functional Area Analyst must provide office administrative and logistics management support to his portfolio to include: Coordinate organizational calendar, project tracking, and conference schedules Provide support for meetings of management bodies held at JDS to include establishing the agenda, dates/times and locations of the meetings, scheduling conferences rooms, communicating this information to the membership, preparing and delivering briefings materials, tracking completion of the action items, posting all relevant materials to the JDS website Provide all necessary support to facilitate or present at meetings, seminars, symposia, workshops, working group meetings, and off-sites. Support includes facilitation, presentation, and participation as a subject matter expert, as well as, desktop computer operations, processing requests, scheduling, arranging for facilities, preparing materials to include read ahead materials, and recording and producing minutes as well as post-forum reports and briefings Coordinate conference room and VTC requirements Receive and handle visit access requests Provide front desk administration and security for the entrance to JDS facilities. Contractor will ensure entrance monitored by designated administrative staff during conferences or other periods of heavy visitor traffic Coordinate office material acquisition requirements

Requirements

Must have an active Secret security clearance to be considered for the position.
Bachelor's degree
Four (4) years of experience in at least one (1) in: Military or operations research-related field (e.g., U.S. current military operations, munitions, readiness, and deployment routines covering air/space, ground, special operations, and maritime domains)
Four (4) years of experience in Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE)
Four (4) years of experience in Force / capability development
Four (4) years of experience in Intelligence collection and analysis
Four (4) years of experience working with DoW stakeholders to collect, maintain, and refine complex datasets
Adeptness in interfacing with clients
Expertise in Structured Query Language (SQL).

Nice To Haves

TS/SCI Clearance

Responsibilities

Analyzing actual and predictable interacting operational activities of a military, governmental, or business system to obtain a qualitative or quantitative, rational basis for decision-making, policies or resource allocation in support of US Government policy goals and objectives.
Utilizing judgment, experience and subject matter expertise, decision support tools, and basic to extremely complex modeling and measurement techniques, mathematics, statistical methods and other principles in the professional body of knowledge in determining solutions.
Providing integral policy support in the capability development and integration of solutions and the conceptualization, design, development, testing, verification and validation, documentation, and implementation of modeling and simulation based decision support system applications.
Leading the application of analytic techniques and helping define project objectives and strategic direction.
Providing leadership and vision to client and project teams around the methodology.
Resolving complex problems, which require an in depth knowledge of analytic methodologies and principles.
Directing the activities of more junior Analysts or other staff as necessary on activities related to the application of analytical techniques and methodologies.
Acting as advisor to unit or sub-unit, becoming actively involved as required to meet schedules or resolve problems.
Providing direction to employees according to established policies and management guidance.
Coordinating organizational calendar, project tracking, and conference schedules.
Providing support for meetings of management bodies held at JDS to include establishing the agenda, dates/times and locations of the meetings, scheduling conferences rooms, communicating this information to the membership, preparing and delivering briefings materials, tracking completion of the action items, posting all relevant materials to the JDS website.
Providing all necessary support to facilitate or present at meetings, seminars, symposia, workshops, working group meetings, and off-sites.
Coordinating conference room and VTC requirements.
Receiving and handling visit access requests.
Providing front desk administration and security for the entrance to JDS facilities.
Coordinating office material acquisition requirements.