Operations Research Analyst

Peraton is currently seeking an experienced Operations Research Analyst with Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise (JDDE) experience/knowledge to work in the Joint Distribution Process Analysis Center (JDPAC) at USTRANSCOM with a mission to provide analysis support to improve the nation's ability to move and sustain our forces throughout the globe.

Location: on-site at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

In this position, you will:

• Provide Analysis of Mobility Platform (AMP) scenario set-up support to provide JDPAC and other AMP user community study/analysis leads with analysis-ready, study-specific, tailored AMP set-ups.
• Provide support to studies, force flow conferences, exercises, and real-world events.
• Assist in identifying, describing, and testing ongoing and emerging Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) requirements for Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS), and Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) MS&O applications to meet USTRANSCOM objectives.
• Provide tool design, testing, and development expertise for MS&O capability development and implementation.
• Develop and conduct AMP training to support the AMP user community.
• Develop and implement techniques and processes to efficiently process and analyze AMP output data in support of ongoing analytic efforts.
• Write reports documenting data analysis, tool design and development, and test results.
• As an ORSA, you will analyze actual and predictable interacting operational activities of business to obtain a quantitative, rational basis for decision making through the application of logic and scientific or economic disciplines and techniques.
• You will devise modeling and measuring techniques; utilize mathematics, statistical methods, engineering methods, operational mathematics techniques (linear programming, game theory, probability theory, symbolic language, etc.), and other principles and laws of scientific and economic disciplines.
• You will provide analytic and model expertise to select data sources and incorporate data with modeling to provide replication of real-world model outputs for programmatic analysis to include such support as analytic support to command and DoD for Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise (JDDE) mobility assessments in preparation of DoD scenarios.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS 2-4 Years, MS 0-2 or HS 8-10
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Business, or similar fields with a minimum of 2-4+ years’ related experience or Master’s degree.
• Demonstrated excellent analytical, quantitative reasoning, mathematical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding and experience with MS Excel.
• Understanding and familiarity with the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise either as a former operator, planner, or enabling support function.
• Must enjoy working in a team environment with frequent customer contact and have excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance and may be required to attain Top Secret (TS) SCI clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Master’s degree.
• Expert knowledge, understanding and experience with the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise (JDDE). Experience/expertise with VBA programming.
• Experience/expertise with MS Access. 
• Experience/expertise with R programming language.

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.