Cyber Operations Research Analyst with Security Clearance

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LCAT: Cyber Operations Research Analyst II Role: ORSA Support
Location: Fort Meade, MD NNData seeks an Operational Research Analyst (ORSA) to join our Mission Assurance and Operations Research Analysis (MA/ORSA) team in support of the Joint Force Headquarters DoDIN. Location: Fort Meade, Maryland. Working as expert to assist JFHQ-DODIN understand, identify, assess, and managing risks effecting the secure operation and defensibility of cyberspace, inclusive of DoD intelligence systems, missions support systems, weapon systems, new technology, capabilities, networks, cyber physical system, control systems, cloud environments, data stores, etc. In this role, helps devise modeling and measuring techniques to investigate complex issues and solve problems as a member of a team. Duties include:

• Devise modeling and measuring techniques

• Uses mathematics, statistical methods, engineering methods, operational mathematics techniques and other principles of scientific and economic disciplines to develop risk scores

• Provide qualitatively and quantitatively supported recommendations regarding cyber postures

• Document & capture activities, models, simulations, and analyses techniques for simulation scenarios
Required Qualifications:

• Edu/Exp: HS -14 Years, BA/BS 5-10 Years, or MA/MS +3-6 Years.
• Capable of supporting the development of Python scripts and packages that will be used by the data analysts.

• Familiar with building Python scripts using supervised and unsupervised ML (both text and image-based machine learning), natural language processing (named entity extraction, summarization, etc.), and/or network analysis (social network analysis, centrality analysis, dynamic network analysis).

• Familiar with maintaining and deploying a notebook-based data science environment (JupyterHub).

• Familiar with advanced Python data science packages (pandas, networkx, scikit-learn, pyTorch or TensorFlow/Keras, matplotlib or plotly, etc.).

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Ability to work periodically on shift to assist the team
• US citizenship required
• Active DOD TS/SCI Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:

• Background includes quantitative experience and/or education (e.g., mathematics, statistics, etc.).
• Experienced with model development and testing as well as gathering, relating, and identifying data with variables in models.
• Has developed reports noting various alternatives and success probability when there is no single solution.
• Possesses an in-depth understanding of cyberspace doctrine, policies, operations, and organizations.
• DoD 8570 IAT III (CISSP, CASP, CISA, GCED, GCIH) - not required