Senior Operations Research Analyst (N)

SimIS Inc; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

Tuition Assistance Program

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Professional Development

Job summary

SimIS Inc. is hiring a Senior Operations Research Analyst in Norfolk, Virginia. This role requires a Master's Degree and 8 years of experience in military operations or systems analysis. Key responsibilities include complex modeling, risk analysis, and influencing NATO capabilities through quantitative assessment. Benefits include medical, dental, vision coverage, and a 401(k) savings plan. The company values excellence and teamwork, ensuring a supportive work environment for its employees.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in military Operations Research, Operational Analysis, or Systems Analysis.
• 5 years developing operational analysis requirements and delivering high quality outputs.
• Experience in gathering evidence and scoring operational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Conduct complex modeling, simulation, and quantitative analysis.
• Contribute to course of action (COA) analysis for NATO capability requirements.
• Analyze risks and propose management approaches.
• Produce decision briefs and presentations.

Skills

Military Operations Research

Operational Analysis

Statistical Analysis

Cost Estimating

Quantitative Analysis

Analytical Methods

Education

Master’s Degree in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, or Statistics

Tools

Monte Carlo Simulation

Discrete Event Simulation

Optimization Algorithms

Predictive Modeling

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

Job description

100% ONSITE Who We Are :

• Founded in 2007, SimIS Inc. is an innovative information technology solution Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) that models future environments, requirements, and capabilities, and then secures the enterprise from internal and external threats compliant with Federal, State, and industry standard governance to ensure client mission success.
• Our performance standard is “excellence,” with an outcomes-based, quality focus in our services and products, guided by our core values of honesty (in word and deed), relationships (confidence and trust with clients and partners), teamwork (shared goals, mission, and purpose), loyalty (allegiance to our client and team), and importance of others (work and win as a team).
• SimIS is currently recruiting for the listed position.

Job Description:

NATO HQ Supreme Allied Command Transformation (NATO SACT) is seeking contract support to access to leading‑edge capabilities necessary to adapt to future threats, integrate advanced technologies to modernize the force, explore long‑term military strategy to shape how NATO's forces will operate in the future, and promote interoperability between current and next‑generation platforms.

To support our NATO customer, SimIS seeks a Senior Operations Research Analyst to support the capture, development, architecture, analysis, and quality assurance of capability requirements, and guiding the development and integration of emerging technologies to support NATO force design and strategic decision making.

Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, or Statistics. 8 years of experience in military Operations Research, Operational Analysis, or Systems Analysis supporting policy development, capability development, or acquisition. 5 years of experience developing operational analysis requirements, scoping problems for study, developing analysis plans, and delivering high quality outputs that influence senior decision makers. Experience in gathering evidence and scoring operational effectiveness using various analytical methods and applying assessment frameworks (i.e., MoPs, MoEs, KPIs). Experience with cost estimating methodologies, methods, and processes. Experience working in a strategic or operational military command or multinational organization.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct complex modeling, simulation, and quantitative analysis using tools and methodologies such as Monte Carlo simulation, discrete event simulation, optimization algorithms, predictive modeling, and multi‑criteria decision analysis.
• Contribute to course of action (COA) analysis in support of Capability Development to mature NATO capability requirements and set programmatic direction. Conduct research to study and establish qualitative and quantitative assessments of operational effectiveness, undertake cost‑effectiveness and risk‑benefit studies and analyses. Attend engagements with NATO, National organizations, and/or industry to ensure cost estimation activities are likely to produce outputs of appropriate quality to support analysis.
• Analyze the potential impact of identified individual and aggregated risks and propose possible risk management approaches.
• Produce decision briefs / presentations describing the underlying rationale / justification for analytical outcomes.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Short‑Term Disability (at no cost to you)
• Long‑Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Professional Development
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Federal Holidays each year
• SimIS, Inc. is an EOE / M / F / Disability / VET / Drug Free Employer Powered by JazzHR