Lead Operations Research Analyst

About the role

The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) seeks a Full-Time Lead Operations Research Analyst (GS-1515-14) to support the mission of the Department of the Air Force (DAF) at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), Training and Exercise Directorate (J7), Joint Wargaming Division (J76), Peterson Space Force Base (SFB), Colorado.

Responsibilities

• Drive the design and execution of high-stakes Joint & Combined wargames spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber domains.
• Guide talented analytical teams, pioneer cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science solutions.
• Brief senior defense leaders to sharpen strategic decision-making and national security readiness.
• Apply advanced quantitative expertise, technical vision, and leadership to mission-critical operations.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a “Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)” security clearance.
• Must be able to meet foundational Cyber Workforce proficiency within 9 months, and meet resident proficiency within 12 months, followed by a minimum of 20 hours per year of Continuous Professional Development.

Qualifications

• Advanced quantitative expertise, technical vision, and leadership.
• Knowledge and understanding of agency, Air Force (AF), Department of Defense (DoD) and national-level doctrine, regulations, policies, guidelines, requirements, and initiatives related to assigned program(s) and/or project(s).
• Knowledge of security procedures to maintain control of classified material.
• Ability to apply analytical and evaluative techniques to identify, investigate, resolve complex issues or problems, and modify standard practices and techniques to solve complex interrelated problems.
• Originality and foresight in anticipating the impact of changing technology.

Benefits

May offer Recruitment, Relocation, Retention Incentives, including Superior Qualification, and Advance Leave Accrual to those who qualify.

Pay

Salary Range: $129,096 – $167,830 based on experience. Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.

Schedule

This position can close at any time.