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OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST
Defense Information Systems Agency · Posted 12 days ago
Hybrid Fort Huachuca, AZ $126K – $187K Apply by Sep 11, 2026 Operations Research INFJINTJINTP Operations
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This position is located within the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (J8), Cost Analysis & Rate Development Branch (Reimbursables), headquartered at The Pentagon, Washington, DC. Duty location options: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Ohio; Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Fort Meade, Maryland; Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia; Scott AFB, Illinois .
What You'll Do
- →Data Analysis: Analyze program data such as costs, migration schedules to identify patterns, and insights for improved decision-making.
- →Employs technical, financial knowledge and experience to discuss/identify cost scalability, develop assumptions.
- →Modeling: Develops cost estimate sources, methods, controls, and projections using a variety of techniques where applicable to understand complex problems and forecast outcomes.
- →Problem Solving: Apply logical reasoning and analytical methods to support solutions for program resource allocation, logistics, and personnel management.
- →Strategy and Planning: Engages with other DISA divisions to ensure OCFO is involved from a strategy, budgetary, financial, and business perspective to meet DISA and OCFO mission objectives by providing data-driven insights and analysis.
- →Rate Development: Supports and develops cost recovery models and proposes rates for new and existing DISA services.
- →Explores alternatives for cost recovery and briefs OCFO leadership to narrow the options and refine cost recovery models.
Requirements
- ✓Evaluation of Education: The primary requirement of operations research work is competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry and analysis rather than in the subject matter of the problem.
- ✓Therefore, applicants should have sufficient knowledge of applied mathematics to understand and use the fundamental concepts and techniques of operations research methods of analysis.
- ✓In addition, some positions may require knowledge of a specific subject area.
- ✓Courses acceptable for qualifying for operations research positions may have been taken in departments other than Operations Research, e.g., Engineering (usually Industrial Engineering), Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Management Science.
- ✓Courses in theory of probability and statistics are highly desirable, but are not specified as minimum educational requirements because to do so would possibly exclude some applicants who would otherwise be well qualified.
- ✓To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
- ✓You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services at the time of application.
- ✓National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.
Personality Fit
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