Senior Operations Research/Systems Analyst (ORSA)

Digital Consultants, LLC•Tampa, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Leading with our people, Digital Consultants’ mission is to deliver the highest level of professional solutions while being a trusted partner and advisor to our customers. With a culture of practicality, opportunity, and creativity, we remain dedicated to being honest, trustworthy, respectful, and ethical in everything we do. We are a certified SBA 8(a) small, disadvantaged business that supports multiple IT customers within the Federal, civilian, and private sectors. Digital Consultants also offers our employees growth opportunities, competitive wages, and a full benefits package. Our founding principles, Fairness and Common Sense, make working here more than a job; it’s the Digital family. Location: MacDill AFB, Tampa, Florida Digital Consultants seeks a Senior Operations Research / Systems Analyst (ORSA) who provides advanced analytical and data science support to USSOCOM J8-S, applying quantitative and qualitative methods to assess Special Operations Forces (SOF) requirements, force structure, and operational effectiveness. This role focuses on developing models, conducting complex analyses, and translating data into actionable insights that inform senior leader decisions, force planning, and Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development.

Requirements

Clearance: Top Secret Clearance desired but must possess a current DoD Secret clearance and be upgradable to Top Secret within 4 months and eligible for SCI access and ACCM read-on.
Education: Master’s Degree, or Bachelor’s Degree with 10 years of experience, in Data Science, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, Statistics or a related scientific discipline
Experience: 10+ years of data science experience in qualitative and quantitative analyses of complex military and related problems or demonstrated expertise in:
Performing database queries and export data from various databases.
Performing stochastic and risk analysis
Developing mathematical programming formulations to optimize deterministic models
Using software tools to visualize data for SPP decision makers
Programming in visualization tools such as R-Shiny, Python, Excel and VBA.
5 years of experience (can be concurrent with the 10 years above) using communication skills, both written and oral, to include preparation of written products for senior leader (general officer/flag officer/senior executive service level) use and the ability to communicate at all levels in a highly professional
Strong expertise in operations research, data science, and quantitative analysis
Experience applying models, simulations, and statistical methods to complex military or operational problems
Proficiency in data visualization and analytic tools (e.g., Python, R, Excel, VBA)
Ability to translate complex data into clear insights for senior leadership
Experience with risk analysis, optimization, and modeling techniques
Strong problem-framing and critical thinking skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for executive-level audiences
Physical Requirements: The candidate must be able to travel to other worksites as required and with or without reasonable accommodation, be able to sit, stand, use computers and monitors, and perform duties in an office environment for extended periods. The candidate must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. on occasion (e.g., moving a case of paper or similar task) that may occur occasionally.

Responsibilities

Provide data science support with the requisite skills to accomplish analytical projects or studies for the command, as well as analytical projects or studies in support of OSD and JS taskings.
Support development of USSOCOM POM.
Conduct analysis and data visualization for demand signals for SOF forces as part of Global Force Management process and the GSOS process.
Apply a wide variety of models, simulations, data science and operations research techniques to support USSOCOM processes and decision-making.
Employ analytic and operational design methodologies to frame complex problems to help senior military and civilian leaders develop solutions and strategies.
Conduct both quantitative and qualitative analysis as required.
Conduct analysis of Risk in support of SOSA efforts to analyze USSOCOM’s involvement in the DPS, operational campaigns, and operational plans.
Provide analytical support involving modeling and measuring techniques, statistical methods, and operational mathematics techniques (e.g. game theory, probability theory, pair-wise comparison, etc.), linear and non-linear programming, and other principles of data science and operations research.
Gather, relate, and identify data with variables in models by applying structured analytical judgment and qualitative and quantitative tests.
Transform raw data into information and recommendations to the J8-S as required in support of senior leader decisions.
Develop methods and tools to enhance visualization of data and summarize analyses in simplified terms to present to decision makers.
Code algorithms in order to develop data collection and decision support tools. Utilize expertise of government furnished, commercially available analytical models, simulations, and gaming tools currently in use throughout the field (government, industry, etc.) or under evaluation at the tactical, operational, and strategic operational levels for identification of potential adoption of existing best practices.
Apply systems thinking and value-focused thinking to facilitate clear USSOCOM force-employment and resourcing decisions.
Support complex problem framing and initiatives designed to integrate command wide efforts to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
Support the development and analysis of the analytic planning scenarios used by OSD and the Joint Staff for force sizing and shaping.
Provide analytic support to the JMA process in order to apply objective, analytical, and orderly thinking to the methodology. Work in concert with government data scientists, ensuring that analysis is synchronized across multiple efforts to determine an Objective Force, associated enablers, and other units of analysis.
Conduct studies of SOF operations in order to identify assumptions, force characteristics, measures of effectiveness, and methodologies required to produce data for SOF Force Planning.
Conduct, participate in, or support studies, wargames, analyses, and modeling efforts.
Assist USSOCOM’s decision makers in framing and solving complex problems by producing the analysis and logical reasoning necessary to inform and underpin those critical decisions.
Conduct independent, robust analyses and complex studies up to the TS/SCI level of classification as required.