Operations Research/Systems Analysis (ORSA)

Peraton seeks an Operations Research/Systems Analysis (ORSA) to provide cyber operational risk analyses (inclusive of supply chain risk) to specific mission areas. Location: Fort Meade, Maryland supporting Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command.

Working as expert to assist Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command 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:

Define and document analysis factors, risk reporting criteria, and risk categories applicable to the lowest required echelons
• Propose mitigation and/or remediation strategies; identify and recommend cyber terrain/activities which may impact the successful execution of DoD missions, make recommendations, and establish requirements for improved capability, capacity, and/or operation of systems
• Develop and document continuous and repeatable assessment methodologies to enable aggregation of risk across the depth and/or breadth of the DODIN
• Develop metrics, trend analysis, and other continuous assessments to provide command leadership situational awareness on the effectiveness directed actions
• Provide qualitatively and quantitatively supported recommendations regarding cyber postures
• Document & capture activities, models, simulations, and analyses techniques for simulation scenarios

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD, Will consider HS+12 years of experience.
• 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
• Analysts are requested to provide detailed written and oral briefings to senior JFHQ DODIN leadership
• Analysts must possess experience with creating analysis and conducting assessments
  from a cyber-threat perspective
• Demonstrate experience analyzing large amounts of data and ability to prepare, write
  and present reports at the executive and/or congressional levels
• Display excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office Professional Suite of applications
• US citizenship required
• Active DOD TS/SCI Clearance or the ability to obtain SCI

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

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.