Operational Research System Analyst

**Description**

**Possible locations for this position are as follows**:

- AFRICOM
- CENTCOM
- SOUTHCOM
- EUCOM
- INDOPACOM
- NORTHCOM

**Possible locations for this position are as follows**:

- MacDill (Tampa, FL)
- Al Udeid (Qatar)
- Fort Meade (Maryland)
- Northcom (Colorado Springs, CO)
- Camp Humphreys (Korea)
- Arifjan (Kuwait)
- Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (Hawaii)
- Fort Eisenhower (Georgia)
- Offutt AFB (Omaha, NE)
- Naval Operating Base Norfolk (Virginia)
- Southcom (Doral, FL)
- JB San Antonio (Texas)
- Stuttgart (Germany)
- Vicenza (Italy)
- Tyndall AFB (Florida)

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Define measurable and observable Measures of Effectiveness.
- Participate in the development of intelligence and non-kinetic targeting activities to align collections and define acceptable outcomes.
- Contribute to the collection of social, cultural, economic, political, religious, and regional indicators through all available sources to assess approved series in the theater.
- Coordinate, consolidate, submit, and track intelligence requirements across Information Forces and Info activities.
- Create, determine resourcing, and/or coordinate with stakeholders, the collection of social, cultural, economic, political, religious, and regional identified indicators through all available sources to assess approved series in the theater.
- Participate in the development of intelligence for inclusion in command collection plans, facilitating planning, execution, and feedback for measures of performance and measures of effectiveness.
- Identify, assess, design, and report on highly complex adversary strengths, weaknesses, order of battle, force structure, military capabilities, key military leadership, military policies, plans, strategies, intentions, and their impact on force developments in support of IO Division planning efforts and operational execution
- Conduct assessment of information activities and OIE. Identify and track measures of performance through the attainment of measures of effectiveness
- Provide operational intelligence services that include the full range of intelligence functions to address Information Related Capabilities (IRC) requirements.

**Basic Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Operations Research, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, Economics, or related quantitative field
- Experience working in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment
- Proficiency in modeling, simulation, optimization, and data analysis
- Demonstrated ability to develop and brief decision support tools or assessments to senior leaders
- Familiarity with statistical tools and languages (e.g., R, Python, MATLAB, or SAS)
- Strong communication skills — able to present complex findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Active TS/SCI security clearance

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Master’s degree in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or a closely related discipline
- Completion of FA49 (Army ORSA) or similar military ORSA training pipeline
- 5+ years of experience supporting Combatant Commands, the Joint Staff, or DoD components
- Experience supporting Information Operations, Strategic Communications, or Influence Assessment
- Understanding of Joint Planning Process (JPP) or campaign design
- Proficiency with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, D3.js) or network analysis software (Gephi, Palantir, Neo4j)
- Familiarity with campaign assessment frameworks, Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs), Measures of Performance (MOPs), and wargaming

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**Original Posting**: July 25, 2025

**Pay Range**: Pay Range $89,700.00 - $162,150.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.