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SAIC Operational Research Analyst in CHANTILLY, Virginia
Description
SAIC is seeking an entry to mid-level analyst to join our Strategic Foresight and Analytic Gaming team, which designs, develops, and executes analytic games, tabletop exercises, and workshops to explore emerging national security issues. The team's work help members of the IC and DoD test real-world and hypothetical scenarios, consider the effectiveness of policies and strategies, and proactively identify risks and opportunities for the U.S. and its allies. The team also conducts outreach events, expert elicitations, and analytic conferences, bringing together members of the DoD, IC, state and local government, academia, and commercial industry to address key topics such as cyber security and defense of critical infrastructure.
A solid background in international relations, military operations, economics, political science, and/or foresight methodologies are highly desirable. The ideal candidate will also possess a strong writing ability and analytic skills, and will be interested in performing research to support the development of background materials, scenarios, and analytic reports.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree required with two years of experience
Active TS/SCI security clearance
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Comfortable with MS Office, in particular MS Word and MS PowerPoint
Comfortable working directly with customers, helping them to refine objectives and derive key intelligence questions
Solid background in international relations, military operations, economics, political science, and/or foresight methodologies are highly desirable
Desired Experience:
Experience writing finished intelligence or DoD products
Experience developing player-based scenarios to test hypotheses
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2500146
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