Modeling and Simulation Lead
Key Role:
Lead teams of analysts conducting mission engineering, quantitative and qualitative analyses of military tactics, military system performance, and system concepts of employment. Provide analytic and decision support using modeling and simulation, statistical analysis, predictive analytics, and gaming. Design and develop data visualizations to summarize and explore large and complex datasets. Develop task-based models to answer discrete study questions in support of analytically defensible wargames, tabletop exercises, and seminar events for DoD Combatant Command clients. Interface with other team leads and directly with senior government staff to ensure that models accurately address study questions and that model outputs are integrated with analysis.
Basic Qualifications:
10+ years of experience with modeling, simulation, and quantitative analysis
Experience with supporting DoD or force sizing, shaping, and capability analysis
Experience with discrete event simulation, agent-based modeling, network simulations, physics-based modeling, Markov decision processes, hidden Markov models, stochastic processes, and Monte Carlo and bootstrap methods
Experience with reinforcement learning and deep reinforcement learning
Experience with applying a variety of analytical and computational methods, including classical and modern statistics, differential equations, or linear algebra
Experience in working with object-oriented programming languages and environments, including Python, Java, C++, C#, R, MATLAB, and Simulink
Experience with program management and leading proposals
Experience with recruiting and training operations research staff
Ability to obtain a security clearance
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field
Additional Qualifications:
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Compensation
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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 $81,800.00 to $186,000.00 (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.
Work Model
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