Operational Analyst

Job Title:   Operational Analyst
Location:   Farnborough
Package:   Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package 
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID:     SF16749
 
Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as an Operational Analyst at our Farnborough site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.
 
The Role

As an Operational Analyst, you’ll be responsible for being a part of the OA & Wargaming team in Experimentation, Training, & Analysis area of the business.

•    Lead and mentor small project teams in the UK delivering specialised analysis support to a range of clients
•    Work on a diverse range of projects and maintain a hands-on approach to Operational Analysis
•    Management of a team of junior Operational Analysts/Wargamers
•    Set-up and use of a variety of defence or security domain focused computer models and wargames

The Operational Analyst role is full-time, 37 hours per week with flexible working hours on a hybrid basis.
 
Essential experience of the Operational Analyst

•    A track record of leading teams, mentoring junior members of staff and managing projects
•    Experience in one or more areas of Military Operational Analysis
•    A broad knowledge of OA methods and techniques encompassing both quantitative and qualitative techniques
•    Excellent customer facing, problem solving, time management and communication skills
•    Ability to work alone or as part of a team
•    An interest in technology, gaming and modelling

Qualifications for the Team Lead Project Manager

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience then we would like to hear from you.

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum. UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
  
Our Benefits
•    Adaptive and flexible working
•    Generous holiday allowance
•    Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
•    Matched contribution Pension Scheme, with Life Assurance
•    Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
•    Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave. 
•    We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. 
•    Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local communities.
•    Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those that help the defence community.

Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants that already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information that mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may have an effect on the roles that you can be employed in.