Operations Research Analyst

Operions Research Analyst Department of Defense Defense Contract Audit Agency DCAA - Headquarters Summary San Diego is no longer a locion to select.

Reemployed annuitant:

This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants. This is an open-continuous announcement with referral lists being issued to the hiring manager every 2 weeks until vacancy close. Learn more about this agency Summary San Diego is no longer a locion to select.

Reemployed annuitant:

This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants. This is an open-continuous announcement with referral lists being issued to the hiring manager every 2 weeks until vacancy close. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 07/06/2026 Salary $106,437 - $138,370 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locions 5 vacancies in the following locions: Anaheim, CA Lone Tree, CO Melbourne, FL Lowell, MA Show more fewer locions (4) Saint Louis, MO King of Prussia, PA Irving, TX Fort Belvoir, VA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 1515 Operions Research Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Trust determinion process Nional security Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

DCAA-26-HQ-12953159

Control number 868148500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency All US Citizens. Duties Help Serves as an expert operions research analyst, plans, performs, and reports on research projects solo or in teams. Applies DA techniques across the full analytics life cycle to enhance agency mission performance and provide da-driven oversight. Applies operions research and da analytics to special studies, audits, and leadership-directed projects. Resolves complex, unique agency mters through intensive, systemic explorion to support the DCAA audit community's mission. Performs research and analysis of how da analytic software, da management plforms, and AI capabilities can be adapted and implemented for the agency's audit environment. Provides OR and technical support for IT accounting, cost and financial audits. Uses electronic tools, enterprise analytic plforms (e.g., Dabricks) and SQL queries to execute the contract audit mission and ensure financial oversight accuracy. Develops tailored review plans, analytical models and process improvements for agency programs and control systems. Supports business process re-engineering and enterprise architecture goals by assessing needs and researching alternive solutions. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S Citizen as verified through

E-Verify Program Drug Testing:

If you are given access to classified informion, you subject to random drug testing. If you are selected for a special sensitive position, you placed in a drug testing designed position. You must pass a drug test before your assignment to such a position and you subject to random drug testing subsequent to your assignment.

Background Investigion:

All selectees subject to a personnel security investigion which must be favorably adjudiced for occupancy of a sensitive position and/or access to classified informion. If you are selected for a critical/special sensitive position, you subject to a Single Scope Background Investigion (SSBI). For a critical sensitive position, you must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility the Top Secret level. For a special sensitive position, you must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Informion (TS/SCI) level AND you subject to a random counterintelligence scope polygraph. Qualificions You may qualify for considerion if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, educion requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualificion requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing de of the announcement, unless otherwise indiced on the announcement. You must meet the minimum qualificion requirements as sted in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Opering Manual, Qualificion Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualificions/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp.

Basic Educion Requirement:

A Bachelor's Degree or higher in operions research; OR least 24 semester hours in a combinion of operions research, mhemics, probability, stistics, mhemical logic, science, or subject-mter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mhemics or stistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience the GS-12 or equivalent level. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume.

Specialized experience is defined as:

Executing full-lifecycle analytics and operions research to evalue and enhance complex business and financial systems; OR Managing enterprise da assets, including metada caloging, da classificion, and lifecycle management; OR Driving business process re-engineering, workflow automion, and the prototyping or evaluion of emerging AI capabilities; OR Guiding technical teams, advising on complex projects, and presenting stregic recommendions to senior leadership.

Volunteer Experience :

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience th transles to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion Substitution of Educion for

Specialized Experience:

There is no substitution of educion for experience this grade level. Additional informion DCAA has a comprehensive benefits package th includes retirement, social security and thrift savings; health, life and long term care insurance; paid vacion, sick leave and holidays. DCAA employees enjoy our business-casual dress code, flexible work schedules, and transit subsidies.

Selective Service:

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see www.sss.gov ).

Initial Probionary Period:

Accepting this position, you may be required to serve a I-year probionary period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

PCS:

Relocion expenses reimbursed - Yes - You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Relocion expenses offered based on agency staffing needs and budgetary availability.

Salary:

The salaries noted in this announcement are the base salary and locality pay for the Rest of U.S. pay schedule the GS-13 step 01 and 10 levels. The General Schedule (GS) basic pay schedule varies by geographic locality. To view pay res in a specific locion the Office of Personnel Management pay tables https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2026/general-schedule/ .

Additional Vacancies:

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions within 120 days of the certifice issuance de.

Performance Appraisal:

If you are a current Federal employee, you must be red fully successful or higher on your current performance ring to be eligible for promotion. You may be asked to provide a copy of your performance appraisal during the evaluion and selection process. All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance. This position is not covered by a bargaining unit. Are you looking for an employee-friendly work environment, challenging assignments, specialized training and generous benefits? At DCAA you'll find all this in a progressive organizion dediced to continuous improvement. DCAA is ranked in the top third of the "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government." Join the elite cadre of professionals who have made DCAA their employer of choice. You providing a unique service to your country and making a difference in the lives of Americans everywhere! Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion will initially be reviewed to determine whether you meet the minimum eligibility and qualificions requirements. If you are qualified, you will then receive a numeric score based on the degree to which your background mches the knowledge, skills and abilities for the position listed below. If a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions, you assigned a ring commensure with your background. Your final score used to determine if you are among the best qualified candides.

Competencies:

Communicion Cost Estimion and Analysis Technical Competence Operions Support Informion Technology Customer Support Criminal History Inquiries- If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency @ dcaa.belvoir.hq.mbx.ask-lmer@mail.mil Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help You must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Resume:

A two-page maximum resume is required. Applicant guidance on the two page resume requirement may be found : Learn more about the new resume requirements . 2. Complete initial

Eligibility Questionnaire:

Your resume must demonstre the quality of your work as it reles to the experience requirements outlined in the job announcement. 3. Other supporting documents a. SF-50: Current and former federal employees, including those currently working for the agency, must submit their SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) reflecting their highest grade held on a permanent basis for least 52 weeks, tenure, and appointment type. Failure to provide this document may result in disqualificion. b. College Transcripts - If you are using educion as a substitution for specialized experience or to meet a basic educion requirement, you must provide your college transcripts. c. Veterans Preference Documention You must submit a copy of your DD Form-214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty", showing the des of active duty service, type of discharge and the character of service. Alternively, If you are a current military member in active duty service and do not have a copy of your DD Form-214, you must submit a written documention (certificion) from your branch of service certifying th you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is submitted with your applicion for this position. The certificion should also include your rank, des of active duty service and wh the condition of discharge is thought to be. If claiming 10-point preference and/or are a 30% or more Disabled Veteran, you must submit both a DD Form-214 or expected discharge documention as described above AND a copy of a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or your branch of service certifying the presence of service-connected disability and indicing the percentage of disability If you are claiming eligibility based on 10-point derived veterans' preference (i.e. a spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a veteran claiming veterans' preference when the veteran is unable to use it), you must also submit a Standard Form 15 (SF-15) "Applicion for 10-Point Veteran's Preference" and any required documents indiced on the SF-15 to substantie the claimed preference. d. Other documents identified in this announcement If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. Click 'Apply Online' to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. 1. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. 2. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion. 3. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Applicion Stus, then More Informion for this position. Return to an incomplete applicion by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12953159

WARNING:

Failure to submit a complete Applicion Package including all required documention by the closing de of the announcement 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, or the time of applicion for announcements with an extended closing de, may result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and More Informion. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion. Once your applicion is "processed", you can review your submitted merials. It is your responsibility to verify th informion you entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accure. Neither Human Resources nor the Selecting Official will modify your submitted documents and informion.. Agency contact informion HR Customer Care Center Phone (317) 212-0454 dfas.indianapolis-in.zh.mbx.dfasmeritcc@mail.mil Address

DCAA - HEADQUARTERS 8725

John J. Kingman Road Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps Once your applicion is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email. You will subsequently receive an email notice of your ring and whether you were referred to the hiring manager as best qualified. Qualified candides eligible for non-competitive reassignment, repromotion, change to lower grade, transfer or reinstement will also be referred. You may be contacted for an interview. You notified when the selection process is complete. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Resume:

A two-page maximum resume is required. Applicant guidance on the two page resume requirement may be found : Learn more about the new resume requirements . 2. Complete initial

Eligibility Questionnaire:

Your resume must demonstre the quality of your work as it reles to the experience requirements outlined in the job announcement. 3. Other supporting documents a. SF-50: Current and former federal employees, including those currently working for the agency, must submit their SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) reflecting their highest grade held on a permanent basis for least 52 weeks, tenure, and appointment type. Failure to provide this document may result in disqualificion. b. College Transcripts - If you are using educion as a substitution for specialized experience or to meet a basic educion requirement, you must provide your college transcripts. c. Veterans Preference Documention You must submit a copy of your DD Form-214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty", showing the des of active duty service, type of discharge and the character of service. Alternively, If you are a current military member in active duty service and do not have a copy of your DD Form-214, you must submit a written documention (certificion) from your branch of service certifying th you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is submitted with your applicion for this position. The certificion should also include your rank, des of active duty service and wh the condition of discharge is thought to be. If claiming 10-point preference and/or are a 30% or more Disabled Veteran, you must submit both a DD Form-214 or expected discharge documention as described above AND a copy of a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or your branch of service certifying the presence of service-connected disability and indicing the percentage of disability If you are claiming eligibility based on 10-point derived veterans' preference (i.e. a spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a veteran claiming veterans' preference when the veteran is unable to use it), you must also submit a Standard Form 15 (SF-15) "Applicion for 10-Point Veteran's Preference" and any required documents indiced on the SF-15 to substantie the claimed preference. d. Other documents identified in this announcement If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. Click 'Apply Online' to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. 1. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. 2. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion. 3. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Applicion Stus, then More Informion for this position. Return to an incomplete applicion by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12953159

WARNING:

Failure to submit a complete Applicion Package including all required documention by the closing de of the announcement 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, or the time of applicion for announcements with an extended closing de, may result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and More Informion. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion. Once your applicion is "processed", you can review your submitted merials. It is your responsibility to verify th informion you entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accure. Neither Human Resources nor the Selecting Official will modify your submitted documents and informion.. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion HR Customer Care Center Phone (317) 212-0454 dfas.indianapolis-in.zh.mbx.dfasmeritcc@mail.mil Address

DCAA - HEADQUARTERS 8725

John J. Kingman Road Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps Once your applicion is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email. You will subsequently receive an email notice of your ring and whether you were referred to the hiring manager as best qualified. Qualified candides eligible for non-competitive reassignment, repromotion, change to lower grade, transfer or reinstement will also be referred. You may be contacted for an interview. You notified when the selection process is complete. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Additional locions Saint Louis, MO King of Prussia, PA Irving, TX Fort Belvoir, VA Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 07/06/2026 Salary $106,437 - $138,370 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locions 5 vacancies in the following locions: Anaheim, CA Lone Tree, CO Melbourne, FL Lowell, MA Show more fewer locions (4) Saint Louis, MO King of Prussia, PA Irving, TX Fort Belvoir, VA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

DCAA-26-HQ-12953159

Control number 868148500