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$121,785 – $158,322
Via USAJOBS, the federal government’s official jobs site, retrieved October 28, 2026. You apply through the official announcement on USAJOBS.
What this role is
A data analytics and operations research role at the Department of Defense focused on building tools and insights to support policy decisions across human resources and cyber workforce areas. This suits analytical professionals experienced in statistical modeling, data engineering, and stakeholder engagement who want to apply their skills to national security challenges.
Our summary, not Defense Human Resources Activity’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
Skills this role names
- Data Pipelines
- Git
- GitLab
- Logistic Regression
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Power BI
- Statistical Modeling
- Tableau
- Version Control
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What they ask for
Required
- One year of specialized experience at GS-12 level equivalent applying advanced analytics and statistical modeling to organizational decision-making
- Experience with the full analytic lifecycle including data ingestion, preparation, feature engineering, modeling, validation, and delivery
- Experience designing and maintaining data pipelines with version control software
- Experience communicating analytic results through briefings, reports, and visualizations
- Bachelor's degree or higher in operations research, or 24+ semester hours in operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or quantitative subjects with at least 3 semester hours in calculus
Nice to have
- Experience contributing to research portfolio management including planning, tracking, and reporting
- Experience evaluating new tools and methodologies