Operations Research & Systems Analyst - Clearance Required
Job Locations
US-VA-Crystal City
Job ID
2021-7240
# of Openings
2
Category
Data/Analytics
Overview
LMI is a consultancy dedicated to powering a future-ready, high-performing government, drawing from expertise in digital and analytic solutions, logistics, and management advisory services. We deliver integrated capabilities that incorporate emerging technologies and are tailored to customers' unique mission needs, backed by objective research and data analysis. Founded in 1961 to help the Department of Defense resolve complex logistics management challenges, LMI continues to enable growth and transformation, enhance operational readiness and resiliency, and ensure mission success for federal civilian and defense agencies.
LMI is seeking a skilled Operations Research & Systems Analyst working partially remotely and partially from a client site in Crystal City, VA. In this role, you will analyze data for actionable insight and develop custom software solutions to address client problems.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities may include:
Apply models, simulations, and operations research techniques to support customer processes and decision-making.
Review and optimize system performance.
Perform data analysis using databases, modeling, simulation, and other analytical tools.
Participate in ongoing research to identify, develop, evaluate, and apply new concepts in process automation.
Develop, test, and document software to model complex systems.
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a solutions-oriented environment focused on client deliverables and analysis.
Communicate with clients through written reports and oral presentations.
Interpret and develop data visualizations of simulation output to clearly convey findings.
Frame and scale problems to effectively analyze, visualize and find solutions to complex decision problems.
Demonstrate the ability to frame and scale data problems to effectively analyze, visualize and find data solutions.
Possess the ability to work with and manipulate common data formats, including comma-delimited, text files, and JSON.
Transform data and analysis into informative data visualizations and/or interactive dashboards using open source and commercially available visualization and dashboard tools.
Demonstrate the ability to derive insights and analytic narratives from data and visualizations for effective storytelling and clear communication in response to specific research questions.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, solutions oriented environment focused on client deliverables, analysis and reporting. Possess the ability to work in teams and independently.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in data science, mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, engineering, or other related business or quantitative discipline is required.
5-12 years of experience performing related responsibilities and duties
5-12 yesrs of experience formulating and applying mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decision making, policy formulation, or other managerial functions.
Experience working with tools including object-oriented programming (Python, Java), computational analysis tools (R, MATLAB), and associated data science libraries (scikit-learn).
Experience creating meaningful data visualizations and/or interactive dashboards that communicate your findings and relate them back to how your insights create business impact using platforms such as Tableau, Qlik, Power BI, RShiny, plotly, and d3.js.
Working knowledge of databases and SQL is desired. Preferred qualifications include linking analytic and data visualization products to database connections.
Preferred experience with data science methods related to data architecture, data munging, data and feature engineering, and predictive analytics.
Additional preferred qualifications include working with unstructured text and natural language processing.
Superior communication skills, both oral and written
This position requires an active security clearance at the Secret level. You must be a US citizen.
DESIRED SKILLS
Master's degree or higher.
Previous DOD experience.
LMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. LMI is committed to the fair treatment of all and to our policy of providing applicants and employees with equal employment opportunities. LMI recruits, hires, trains, and promotes people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, protected veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
