Ops Research Data Scientist

Operations Research Analyst – Defense Analyst Support Hub (DASH)

JOA#: GS-2026-1515-123 (DASH)

Department: Department of War (DOW)

Agency: Office of the Secretary of War (OSW)

Hiring Organization: Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE)

Open Period: 10/1/2026-10/26/2026

Pay Scale & Grade: GS-12/13/14/15

Salary Range$102,415 - $197,200

Series & Appointment Type: 1515 Operations Research, Permanent - Schedule B Excepted Service

Location: Pentagon, Arlington, VA

Work Schedule: Full Time

Clearance Requirements: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI; Special Access Program (SAP/SAR) access required

Citizenship Requirement: Open to all US Citizens

Relocation expenses reimbursed: No

Summary:

CAPE is hiring! We provide objective, analysis-based advice directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of War on everything the Department of War does, and our work has a direct effect on the US budget and national security.

Within CAPE, an interdisciplinary and non-advocate organization, the Analysis and Innovation (A&I) Deputate is responsible for a standing strategic assessment of the Defense Program as a whole, focused on its long-term feasibility and its coherence with the defense strategy. A&I also maintains the analytic methods, standards, data infrastructure, and modeling and simulation tools on which CAPE’s analysis rests. It performs CAPE’s role as Executive Secretary of the Department’s Analysis Working Group (AWG), the body chartered to raise…