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COMPETITIVE PAY. GREAT BENEFITS.

A SELECT FEW AT THE PENTAGON ARE TASKED WITH FORECASTING WHAT THE FUTURE OF WARFIGHTING HOLDS. YOU CAN BE AMONG THEM.

Air Force Civilian Service is seeking Operations Research Analysts and Computer Scientists to work within a highly specialized team of United States Air Force Analysts and Computer Scientists at the Pentagon near Washington DC. It will be your role to assess future warfighting capabilities in order to inform and advise the decision-making of senior Department of Defense officials.

STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE. ESSENTIAL SERVICE.
EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY.

As an Operational Research Analyst or Computer Scientist, you’ll share your expertise in a classified environment with a diverse team of operations and intelligence experts and other specialists focused on analyzing and evaluating the cross-domain capability of the world’s militaries in relation to competition and wartime combat demands.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS:

Senior-level Operations Research Analyst
Computer Scientist

All resumes will be reviewed by hiring officials to fill immediate and future positions.

QUALIFICATIONS & ELIGIBILITY:

Must be a U.S. citizen.


Must possess a bachelor’s degree or higher in operations research or a related technical discipline such as mathematics, computer science, one of the physical sciences, or engineering. Advanced degrees are preferred.


Must obtain and maintain Special Sensitive (Top Secret) clearance.


This is a drug testing designated position, subject to random drug testing.


Must have experience with or extensive knowledge of Air Force operational cyber.


Must exhibit a high degree of judgment, resourcefulness, originality, and the ability to foresee the impact of changing technology.

THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2021, AT 11:59 P.M. CT

IF PLAYING AN ESSENTIAL ROLE AT THE PENTAGON WASN'T INCENTIVE ENOUGH, THERE’S ALSO THE BENEFITS:

A career with Air Force Civilian Service provides an opportunity to play a key part in the defense of our nation as a Civilian. The benefits are far greater than just the satisfaction of a job well done. They also include a healthy work-life balance, competitive pay, full health and dental insurance, as well as retirement benefits that stay with you over your lifetime.

Paid time off: 10 federal holidays, 13 days annual sick leave & 13 to 26 days paid vacation


Insurance for you and your family: Health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care


Federal employment retirement system in addition to Social Security


Work schedules built to accommodate work-life balance

APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTED TO UPLOAD THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:

Resume (must include name and contact information)

Unofficial/Official Transcripts (if applicable)

Copies of your most recent SF-50 (if applicable)

DD214 (member 2 or 4 copy) (if applicable)

VA Disability Letter or Schedule A Letter (if applicable)

All resumes will be reviewed by hiring officials to fill immediate and future positions.

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Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. citizenship is required. Must be of legal working age. Positions require a security clearance. Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

AIR FORCE CIVILIAN SERVICE: LAUNCHING CAREERS AND GIVING FLIGHT TO INNOVATION

There’s not a force on the planet that can compete with the U.S. Air Force in air or cyberspace.

One reason for their superiority is the dedication and professionalism of people like you who comprise the Air Force Civilian Service. Working side-by-side with our men and women in uniform, 170,000 Civilians shoulder much of the important work that makes the Air Force’s mission possible.

Whether it’s conducting cutting-edge research in the world’s most sophisticated labs, analyzing threats to the world’s security, maintaining the equipment and infrastructure that allows the Air Force to be ready at a moment’s notice, or ensuring the health and wellbeing of our Airmen and their families, behind every Airman, every mission, every milestone—there’s someone like you. Forces. Joined.

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