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Operations Research Analyst, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton

Arlington, VAFull-time$69–158K/yrPosted 1mo agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$69–158K/yr
Location
Arlington, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Top Secret clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Senior Operations Research Analyst applies quantitative and qualitative analysis, data analytics, and data science to support military decision-making and the Army’s Data Centricity initiative. The role develops and applies models, simulations, optimization, and data products across areas such as force development, system testing, acquisition, decision analysis, and resource management. The analyst supports Army analytical missions and presents findings to senior military officials.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Operations Research and Systems Analysis, requiredMicrosoft Office, requiredMicrosoft Excel, requiredMicrosoft Access, requiredPower BI, requiredRuby, requiredPython, requiredJava, requiredMilitary Training and Operations, requiredAnalytical Product Development, requiredPresentation, requiredCommunication, requiredEnterprise Assessment, nice to haveExecutive Dashboard Development, nice to have

Qualifications

Secret Clearance, requiredBachelor's in STEM, requiredArmy ORSA Functional Area 49, nice to haveHeadquarters Army Staff ORSA Experience, nice to haveTop Secret Clearance, nice to haveMaster's in Mathematics or Related, nice to haveCommand and General Staff College Graduate, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Operations Research Analyst, SeniorThe Opportunity: Combines operational experience with technical expertise using a wide variety of traditional and emerging analytic tools and techniques to underpin and enable leadership decisions in a constantly changing global environment. The ORSA introduces quantitative and qualitative analysis, data analytics, and data science to the military’s decision-making and institutional processes by developing and applying probability models, statistical inference, simulations, optimization, data analysis, and data visualization while enabling the routinization of enterprise data product creation and management. The ORSA encompasses varied disciplines that include personnel management, doctrine and force development, system testing, system acquisition, decision analysis, and resource management. The ORSA efforts will support the Army’s initiative to achieve Data Centricity across the Total Force to enable analysis-based decision making.

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You Have:

  • Experience with Operations Research and Systems Analysis supporting Army analytical missions at the Center for Army Analysis and analytics efforts at an Army Command, Army Service Component Command, or Direct Reporting Unit
  • Experience with using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
  • Experience with Microsoft Excel and Access
  • Experience using Power BI tools
  • Experience coding in either Ruby (R), Python, or Java
  • Knowledge of military training and operations
  • Ability to develop, present, and communicate analytical products and presentations for senior military officials
  • Secret clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM)

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience as Army Operations Research and Systems Analysis Functional Area 49
  • Experience leading an enterprise-level assessment program for the Army using Army data
  • Experience building and maintaining executive-level dashboards
  • Experience as a military or civilian ORSA action officer on the Headquarters, Department of the Army Staff
  • Top Secret clearance
  • Master’s degree in mathematics, economics, operations research, data science, computer science, or statistics
  • Graduate of Command and General Staff College

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,077 open Data Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$69–158K/yr
  • Virginia median$104–150K/yr275 salary ranges
  • US median$88–131K/yr3,328 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $114K, is 11% below the Virginia median midpoint ($128K) — in the middle half of Data Analyst salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 373 open Data Analyst jobs in Virginia and 5,077 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
Data Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (3,871 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,123 of the 5,077 open Data Analyst jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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