Operations Research Analyst

Operations Research Analyst

Department: Department of Defense

Location(s): Anaheim, California, San Diego, California, Lone Tree, Colorado, Melbourne, Florida, Lowell, Massachusetts, Saint Louis, Missouri, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Irving, Texas, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Salary Range: $106437 - $138370 Per Year

Job Summary: Reemployed annuitant: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants. This is an open-continuous announcement with referral lists being issued to the hiring manager every 2 weeks until vacancy close.

Major Duties:

• Serves as an expert operations research analyst, plans, performs, and reports on research projects solo or in teams. Applies DA techniques across the full analytics life cycle to enhance agency mission performance and provide data-driven oversight.
• Applies operations research and data analytics to special studies, audits, and leadership-directed projects. Resolves complex, unique agency matters through intensive, systematic exploration to support the DCAA audit community's mission.
• Performs research and analysis of how data analytic software, data management platforms, and AI capabilities can be adapted and implemented for the agency's audit environment.
• Provides OR and technical support for IT accounting, cost and financial audits. Uses electronic tools, enterprise analytic platforms (e.g., Databricks) and SQL queries to execute the contract audit mission and ensure financial oversight accuracy.
• Develops tailored review plans, analytical models and process improvements for agency programs and control systems. Supports business process re-engineering and enterprise architecture goals by assessing needs and researching alternative solutions.

Qualifications: You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement. You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp. Basic Education Requirement: A Bachelor's Degree or higher in operations research; OR 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. Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 or equivalent level. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume. Specialized experience is defined as: Executing full-lifecycle analytics and operations research to evaluate and enhance complex business and financial systems; OR Managing enterprise data assets, including metadata cataloging, data classification, and lifecycle management; OR Driving business process re-engineering, workflow automation, and the prototyping or evaluation of emerging AI capabilities; OR Guiding technical teams, advising on complex projects, and presenting strategic recommendations to senior leadership. Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. See required documents below. Click 'Apply Online' to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. 1. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. 2. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application. 3. Check application status by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Application Status, then More Information for this position. Return to an incomplete application by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete. You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12953159 WARNING: Failure to submit a complete Application Package including all required documentation by the closing date of the announcement at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, or at the time of application for announcements with an extended closing date, may result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. To verify that your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Application Status and More Information. The Details page will display the status of your application. Once your application is "processed", you can review your submitted materials. It is your responsibility to verify that information you entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accurate. Neither Human Resources nor the Selecting Official will modify your submitted documents and information..

Application Deadline: 2026-07-06