• Operational Research Analyst

    SAIC (Chantilly, VA)


    Description

    SAIC is seeking an **entry level Operational Research Analyst** , located in **Chantilly, VA** , to join our Strategic Foresight and Analytic Gaming team, which designs, develops, and executes analytic games, tabletop exercises, and workshops to explore emerging national security issues. The team's work help members of the IC and DoD test real-world and hypothetical scenarios, consider the effectiveness of policies and strategies, and proactively identify risks and opportunities for the U.S. and its allies. The team also conducts outreach events, expert elicitations, and analytic conferences, bringing together members of the DoD, IC, state and local government, academia, and commercial industry to address key topics such as cyber security and defense of critical infrastructure.

     

    A solid background in international relations, military operations, economics, political science, and/or foresight methodologies are highly desirable. The ideal candidate will also possess a strong writing ability and analytic skills, and will be interested in performing research to support the development of background materials, scenarios, and analytic reports.

    Qualifications

    + Bachelor's degree and two (2) or more years of experience, Masters and zero (0) or more years of experience

    + Active **TS/SCI security clearance**

    + Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

    + Strong analytical and problem solving skills

    + Comfortable with MS Office, in particular MS Word and MS PowerPoint

    + Comfortable working directly with customers, helping them to refine objectives and derive key intelligence questions

    + Solid background in international relations, military operations, economics, political science, and/or foresight methodologies are highly desirable

    Desired Experience:

    + Experience writing finished intelligence or DoD products

    + Experience developing player-based scenarios to test hypotheses

    REQNUMBER: 2504653

    SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability