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KBR, Inc.

Operations Research Analyst

KBR, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96814

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KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security. Why Join Us?

Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions. Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace. Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense. Key Responsibilities

Data Driven Analysis: Support our customers with insights gained from analyzing DoD Test & Evaluation data. Responsible for enabling the development of data-driven decision analysis products through the innovative application, and promotion, of novel methods from data science, machine learning, and operations research to provide robust and flexible testing and evaluation capabilities to support DoD modernization. Data Mining: Must have strong experience using a variety of data mining and data analysis methods, accessing data stored in a variety of data storage paradigms, developing models using common statistical and machine learning modeling approaches, using and creating custom algorithms, implementing analysis workflows in Python or R, and writing reports and documentation. Analytic Experience: Responsible for providing analytic consulting services, supporting analytic workflow and product development and testing, promoting the user adoption of methods and best practices from data science, conducting applied methods projects, and supporting the creation of analysis-ready data. Customer-Facing Experience: Be the face of the CHEETAS Team and ensure stakeholders have the analytical tools, data products, and reports they need to make insightful recommendations based on data-driven analysis. Stakeholder Assistance: Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to identify analytic requirements and analysis questions that can be informed through the aggregation and analysis of large data sets collected during test events or exercises. Communication: Proven ability to drive decisions through successful communication, in written or presented form, of data-based insights. Must have the ability to effectively communicate at both a programmatic and technical level. Technical Support: Have extensive technical expertise in methods from operations research and experience working on Department of Defense problems. Independent Work: Be self-motivated and capable of working independently with little supervision/direct tasking. Work Environment

Location: Onsite Travel Requirements: This position will require travel of 25% with potential surge to 50% to support end users located at various DoD ranges & labs located across the US. Working Hours: Standard Basic Qualifications

Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance Education: An advanced degree in operations research, engineering, applied math, statistics, computer science, or information technology with preferred 10+ years of experience within DoD. DOD Specific Experience: Candidates with 5-10 years of DoD experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Experience: Previous experience should include working with end users, gathering requirements, and refining/operating data analysis tools or products to meet user needs. Qualifications Required

Experience using scripting languages (Python and R) to process, analyze and visualize data. Experience using notebooks (Jupyter Notebooks and RMarkdown) to create reproducible and explainable products. Experience using interactive visualization tools (RShiny, pyShiny, Dash) to create interactive analytics. Experience generating and presenting reports, visualizations, and findings to customers. Experience using analysis methods, including supervised and unsupervised methods, to work with time series and geospatial data. Experience working with Windows, Linux, and containers. Experience querying databases using SQL. Ability to make insightful recommendations based on data-driven analysis and customer interactions. Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with customers and teammates. Preferred Qualifications

10+ years of DOD experience Experience as a military ORSA. Experience working in government/defense labs and within their computing restrictions. Knowledge of military force structure and/or tactical messaging. Experience working with major DoD experimentation events, such as Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) events. Basic Compensation

$126,500- $189,800 Additional Compensation

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status, and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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