Operations Research Analyst

Centurion is hiring a Operations Research Analyst to support one of our clients in the Washington, DC area. This position is 100% onsite. 

Skill Requirements:

• Capable of performing execution and planning oversight of wargames, exercises, and demonstrations. Possess expertise in military operational concepts, technical, program management, and integration and fielding of complex weapon systems. Possess extensive experience in support of Modeling and Simulation efforts. Capable of working independently or leading teams to solve problems. Has specialized related knowledge. Capable of providing daily supervision and direction to support teams.

Position Overview:

• In coordination with the Deputy Director of Information Management, develop Cyber Analytics for PWPM to facilitate visualization, assessment, analyses, and optimization of Cyber investments from an operational and mission effectiveness perspective.
• Develop and mature methodologies and approaches for conducting analysis of existing, new and emerging cyber capabilities, practices, and threats.
• Develop and mature methodologies and approaches for conducting wargames that assess the effectiveness of Red or Blue cyber-attacks, the resiliency of weapon systems and critical infrastructure, and the effectiveness of Red or Blue cyber defenders. Support PWPM in the planning and conduct of cyber wargames.
• Provide ability to perform investment analyses to include budget assessments, evaluations, and comparisons.
• Enable quantitative data and recommendations to inform cyber investment strategies, analyze impacts, and manage resources within the Cyber investment portfolio and support integration of this data into the CRMT.
• Provide stakeholders with visualization and analysis access to the Cyber investment portfolio with emphasis placed on use of the CRMT.
• In coordination with the Deputy Director of Information Management, develop and incorporate metrics and performance parameters to assess impacts of portfolio management decisions.
• Provide an analysis environment that incorporates military strategy, acquisition strategy, operational constructs, and risk-based methodologies.
• Via the CRMT, provide ability to distill and visualize data for consideration and consumption in decision-making forums.
• Develop follow-on Phases of Cyber Analytics to include demonstrations, briefings, reports, and technical manual(s) as directed by CWD Director.

Job Duties and Experience Required:

• Demonstrated proficiency in the application of advanced analytic tools. Examples of tools include: AIMSS, GAMS, OPL, R, VBA, SQL, JavaScript, Adobe Flex4, ASP.Net/C#, Excel, Access, SharePoint, data visualization, and Tableau Software
• Experience with the DoD PPBE System
• Optimization problem formulation and implementation (e.g., formulating mixed- integer linear programs, nonlinear programs, and dynamic programs, linear programming, stochastic optimization)
• Experience with the operational employment of capabilities for cyberspace operations
• Planning and conducting wargames with significant cyber content (2 plus years required)
• Metrics creation, financial analysis, cost estimation,
• Tool development with functionality, data visualization, and user interaction
• Database back-end and database tool integration

Place of Performance:

• 100% on-site in various Department of Defense (DoD) locations in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Education and Experience

• The candidate shall have executive level technical experience with 7 years or more of relevant experience.
• The candidate shall have a Master’s Degree or higher in related field, equivalent experience/certification in a field relevant to the specific position, or substantial equivalent occupational experience. 
• A Bachelors and nine (9) years of experience can be substituted for the Masters Degree.

Position Details:

• Clearance: Current  and Active Top Secret SCI Clearance
• US Citizenship is required
• Travel: < 10% (CONUS)
• Centurion Consulting Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE M/F/D/V
• No third parties or subcontractors

REF: JOB-4679