Sr Operations Research / Data Science

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR! Title Sr Operations Research / Data Science 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. Come join the ITEA award‑winning TRMC BDKM team and be a part of the team responsible for revolutionizing how data analysis is performed across the entire Department of Defense. Key Responsibilities The successful candidate will be part of the KBR team supporting the Test Resource Management Center’s (TRMC) Big Data (BD) and Knowledge Management (KM) Team working on BD and KM systems supporting DoD Test Ranges and various acquisition programs. Data‑Driven Analysis: Support our customers with insights gained from analyzing DoD Test & Evaluation data. Enable the development of data‑driven decision analysis products through innovative application of novel methods from data science, machine learning, and operations research. Data Mining: Strong experience using a variety of data mining and data analysis methods, accessing data stored in diverse storage paradigms, developing models with statistical and machine learning approaches, creating custom algorithms, implementing workflows in Python or R, and writing reports and documentation. Analytic Experience: Provide analytic consulting services, support analytic workflow and product development and testing, promote user adoption of methods and best practices from data science, conduct applied methods projects, and support 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 your data‑driven analysis. Stakeholder Assistance: Collaborate with technical and non‑technical stakeholders to identify analytic requirements and questions that can be informed through aggregation and analysis of large data sets collected during test events or exercises. Communication: Drive decisions through effective written and presented communication of data‑based insights, at both a programmatic and technical level. Technical Support: Provide extensive technical expertise in operations research methods and experience working on Department of Defense problems. Run and operate CHEETAS (and other tools); demonstrate tools to stakeholders & VIPs; adapt internally‑developed tools, notebooks, and reports to meet emerging needs; gather use cases, requirements, gaps, and needs from stakeholders and report them to the CHEETAS development team; perform impromptu hands‑on training sessions; troubleshoot problems from within closed networks. Independent Work: Demonstrate self‑motivation and the ability to work independently with little supervision; test the effectiveness of different courses of action using a variety of methods and models. Work Environment Location: Remote Travel Requirements: 25% travel, potentially up to 50% to support end users located at various DoD ranges & labs across the US. Working Hours: Standard; you may be the only team member physically on‑site providing support, but you will not be alone. Basic Qualifications Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance Education: Advanced degree in operations research, engineering, applied math, statistics, computer science or information technology with a preferred 12+ 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 with end users, gathering requirements and refining/operating data analysis tools or products to meet user needs; developing and interpreting analytic products with DoD‑specific data types. 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. Ability to speak and present findings in front of large groups. Ability to document and repeat procedures. Ability to train novice end users on the use of tools. Self‑motivation to design, develop, enhance, reengineer or integrate software applications to improve the quality of data outputs available for end users. Preferred Qualifications 12+ 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. Experience working with major DoD acquisition programs, such as Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Knowledge of the Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA), the Joint Mission Environment Testing Capability (JMETC) and distributed testing and training. Knowledge of DoD cybersecurity policies. US National Average $170,300 - $255,400 Ready to Make a Difference? If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together. Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. 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. R #J-18808-Ljbffr