Lead Operations and Data Analyst
Apply NowCompany: Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation
Location: Arlington, VA 22204
Description:
About Us:
VT-ARC, a technical services and applied research company, has built an organizational culture marked by four primary values: Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence, and Service. Integral to our success is our staff's enthusiasm for solving tough problems by working together in teams to get the job done. We foster a culture where every employee's contribution is valued and performed with integrity while maintaining a fun work environment. VT-ARC strives for excellence in all that is done for our clients, and such achievement is recognized through service/merit awards. Moreover, we promote a sense of community larger than VT-ARC alone, where staff and institutional resources can be applied in service to our country.
About You:
VT-ARC seeks a mid-career, strategic-minded Lead Operations Analyst with a robust background in intelligence, operational and strategic analysis, and tackling defense and national security challenges. Responsibilities will include exploring and solving sponsor problem sets and developing multidisciplinary analytic approaches, frameworks, and models to address those challenges. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on national security through the application of both qualitative and quantitative techniques against cutting-edge operational challenges.
Why VT-ARC?
Duties/Responsibilities:
Required Education, Certification, Skills, Capabilities:
Ideal Candidate Profile:
Primary Work Location:
Special Work Conditions:
Security:
Salary:
Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation: VT-ARC is a 501(c)(3), non-profit R&D organization affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech or VT). Our mission is to provide superior analytic and technology solutions across multiple domains by leveraging Virginia Tech's multidisciplinary research and innovation ecosystem. With unique access to the broad and rich research enterprise found at Virginia Tech, VT-ARC forms multi-disciplinary teams to apply innovative solutions to the real-world problems that strain our social, political, industrial, and economic foundations.
To learn more about VT-ARC's Benefits, Perks, Culture & more visit our Careers page: https://vt-arc.org/careers/
Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.E-Verify.gov.
VT-ARC, a technical services and applied research company, has built an organizational culture marked by four primary values: Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence, and Service. Integral to our success is our staff's enthusiasm for solving tough problems by working together in teams to get the job done. We foster a culture where every employee's contribution is valued and performed with integrity while maintaining a fun work environment. VT-ARC strives for excellence in all that is done for our clients, and such achievement is recognized through service/merit awards. Moreover, we promote a sense of community larger than VT-ARC alone, where staff and institutional resources can be applied in service to our country.
About You:
VT-ARC seeks a mid-career, strategic-minded Lead Operations Analyst with a robust background in intelligence, operational and strategic analysis, and tackling defense and national security challenges. Responsibilities will include exploring and solving sponsor problem sets and developing multidisciplinary analytic approaches, frameworks, and models to address those challenges. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on national security through the application of both qualitative and quantitative techniques against cutting-edge operational challenges.
Why VT-ARC?
- Impactful Work: Contribute to critical decisions regarding operational and technology investments that shape the future of defense and national security.
- Professional Growth: Expand your expertise in project management and mission engineering.
- Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a team of dedicated, mission-focused professionals in a culture that values teamwork, integrity, and excellence.
- Innovation-Driven: Be at the forefront of defense innovation, leveraging the latest technologies and methodologies.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Provide Operational Analysis expertise for technical and analytic programs pertaining to sponsor challenges, including:
- Acquisition process optimization,
- Mission Engineering and operations analysis,
- Supply chain analysis, and
- Peer/near pear threat analysis and framework development.
- Lead efforts to understand and analyze operational challenges of the sponsor, to include:
- Identifying key issues, requirements, and areas for innovation and advancement through the application of data science and software engineering.
- Collaborate with Data Science, Software Engineering, and Systems Engineering team members to apply qualitative and quantitative techniques in the design, development, and operationalization of innovative analytic approaches, frameworks, models and technical solutions to address sponsor challenges and decision-making processes.
- Lead workshops, brainstorming sessions, and strategy meetings to gather input and align objectives.
- Develop and deliver presentations surrounding complex content to technical and non-technical audiences, including defense community senior leaders.
- Develop and deliver complex content in technical reports and peer-reviewed journal articles for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Collaborate across internal DSD, VT-ARC, and VT university teams, as well as sponsor and partner teams to accomplish project and technical objectives.
Required Education, Certification, Skills, Capabilities:
- 5 or more years of experience in or supporting the defense, national security, or intelligence communities serving roles surrounding qualitative and quantitative data analysis, operational analysis/operations research, or strategic analysis.
- B.S. or M.S. in Intelligence Studies, Data Analysis, Data Analytics and Visualization, Operations Research, Security Studies, Political Science, or related disciplines.
- An interest in Systems Engineering and/or propensity to apply systems thinking to complex defense challenges.
- An interest in Project Management and technical leadership.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think critically and strategically.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to work effectively with sponsors, team members, and stakeholders at all levels.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- Strong critical thinking, written, and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated strong technical skills, including advanced knowledge of state-of-the-art tools, technologies, and methodologies.
- Background analyzing complex problems and delivering both strategic and actionable insights.
- Desire to work collaboratively on cross-disciplinary teams.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams and drive innovative solutions.
- Experience conducting open-source research and threat analysis.
- Strong understanding of defense and/or intelligence acquisition and operational challenges.
- Experience in Systems Engineering and/or Mission Engineering analysis.
- Experience in support of Department of Defense and/or Intelligence operations.
- Interest in growing data analytics and data visualization expertise.
- Interest in growing Project Management and Systems/Mission Engineering expertise.
- Completion of advanced career training programs, such as the Career Analyst Program or equivalent.
Primary Work Location:
- Work is to be performed in Arlington, VA or remotely with onsite support in Arlington as needed.
Special Work Conditions:
- Periodic travel to Blacksburg, VA
- Possible travel to other CONUS or OCONUS locations
- Occasional travel may be required; up to 15%
- Occasional work outside of corporate core business hours
Security:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Active Secret clearance is desired but not required
- Must be able to obtain & hold a TS/SCI clearance
Salary:
- $165,000-$185,000/yr.
Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation: VT-ARC is a 501(c)(3), non-profit R&D organization affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech or VT). Our mission is to provide superior analytic and technology solutions across multiple domains by leveraging Virginia Tech's multidisciplinary research and innovation ecosystem. With unique access to the broad and rich research enterprise found at Virginia Tech, VT-ARC forms multi-disciplinary teams to apply innovative solutions to the real-world problems that strain our social, political, industrial, and economic foundations.
To learn more about VT-ARC's Benefits, Perks, Culture & more visit our Careers page: https://vt-arc.org/careers/
Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.E-Verify.gov.