ORSA: National Security Analytics & Irregular Warfare

CACI International Inc; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 94,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International Inc. seeks an Operations Research System Analyst (ORSA) to support a Tampa, FL program delivering advisory, training, and operational support to mission partners.

The role spans across geographic and functional commands, focusing on improving joint force effectiveness and operational success. Responsibilities include applying OR methodologies and data science to analyze complex systems, presenting clear executive briefings, and ensuring analytic rigor with defined data

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
• Master's degree and 3+ years of relevant experience; OR Bachelor's with 5+ years.
• Experience briefing executive/senior-level decision makers.
• Experience designing research instruments for military operations.
• Experience integrating data analytic tools, including AI/ML enabled tools.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements assessment frameworks using MOEs/MOPs to evaluate operational effectiveness.
• Applies operations research methodologies, statistical modeling, and data science techniques.
• Conducts quantitative and qualitative analysis of operational data, intelligence reporting, and social media signals.
• Tests attribution, causality, and statistical significance with quantified uncertainty.
• Implements models to assess courses of action, risks and tradeoffs for commander decisions.
• Translates complex problems into structured analyses with visuals and executive briefings.
• Defines data requirements, collection methods, and quality control processes.
• Synchronizes assessment activities across joint staff and external stakeholders.
• Evaluates second/third-order effects through system behavior analysis and simulation.
• Documents methodologies, assumptions, limitations, and lessons learned.

Skills

Operations Research

Statistics

Data Analysis

AI/ML tools

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field (OR, Applied Math, Statistics)

3+ years of military operational planning/assessments

Tools

AI/ML tools

Data Visualization

Job description

CACI International Inc. seeks an Operations Research System Analyst (ORSA) to support a Tampa, FL program delivering advisory, training, and operational support to mission partners.

The role spans across geographic and functional commands, focusing on improving joint force effectiveness and operational success. Responsibilities include applying OR methodologies and data science to analyze complex systems, presenting clear executive briefings, and ensuring analytic rigor with defined data