Senior Defense Cost Analyst

3 days ago


State Farm, United States Kalman and Company Full time

Kalman & Company is seeking a highly motivated, performance driven individual with strong cost analysis experience to work closely with our United States Marine Corps (USMC) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) clients. Successful candidates will have excellent communication, quantitative, research, and analytical skills and the ability to principally contribute to several of the largest and most significant studies in Kalman's portfolio. This position will require on-site meeting attendance at corporate and/or client locations in the Arlington, VA area several times a month. Ideal candidates will live within an easy drive to the Arlington, VA area. A career with Kalman & Company, Inc. is both rewarding and challenging. Our clients require skilled, hardworking, innovative support service providers who can meet the demands of a dynamic and fast-paced workplace. As a Kalman Analyst, you will work with military leaders, engineers, developers, technicians, logisticians, and financial managers to collect, analyze, and communicate information that will help ensure the success of programs that are critical to the United States Department of Defense and our allies. Benefits: Engage with motivated and highly skilled teammates to solve the Government's most challenging analytical problems by developing decision analyses for military and civilian leaders. Support the Business Analytics team via a flexible working structure that balances each employee's lifestyle while providing opportunities for in-person client and team engagement. Join a diverse, inclusive, and growing team that fosters a supportive and encouraging environment to explore a variety of unique projects and clients for career success and fulfillment. Take advantage of a competitive salary along with a generous benefits package and paid opportunities for learning and professional development as well as on-the-job training and growth Specific Duties Lead the development and maintenance of cost, affordability, and schedule analysis to support the acquisition of emerging USMC and DHS capabilities. Coordinate with a variety of stakeholders (senior government leadership, competency leads, etc.) to collect and communicate information to help ensure the success of priority programs. Conduct planning analyses, cost as an independent variable analysis, and Earned Value Management (EVM) analyses, implement estimating methodologies, and analyze data to support cost models build efforts. Document and defend cost analyses including Life Cycle Cost Estimates (LCCEs), Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) Section C, Business Case Analyses (BCAs), Economic Analyses (EAs), Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), cost/risk uncertainty analysis, trend/variance analysis, and Program Objective Memoranda (POM) budget submissions. Develop Acquisition Strategies and other acquisition-related documentation to support program milestone decisions and gate reviews. Develop cost databases, cost estimating relationships, and cost factors. Build and defend budget requirements. Respond to congressional requests for information. Forecast future funding needs. Evaluate contracting courses of action. Assess sustainment costs associated with acquisition decisions. Lead the preparation of briefing materials and other communications packages and present analysis results to program leadership and outside agencies/organizations. Work autonomously and as part of a team to meet organizational and project goals. Possess a strong understanding of USMC and DHS acquisition processes. Understand the customer mission. Address business challenges with creative problem solving. Required Education/Qualifications: US Citizenship is required. Government acquisition program experience is required. Bachelor's Degree in any field and successful completion of three semester hours of calculus and twenty-one semester hours in operations research, economics, math, chemistry, physics, or other sciences where the utilization of advanced math skills in geometry, trigonometry, statistics, probability, or quantitative analyses US Citizenship Seven or more years of DoD/DHS Cost Estimating, Integrated Program Management, EVM, and/or Scheduling experience Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and uncertainty/risk software packages (Crystal Ball, Risk, and/or ACEIT) Ability to lead detail-oriented tasks and multi-task under minimal super vision. Excellent analysis skills and experience working with large data sets Experience supporting BCAs, AoAs, EAs, or other analytics studies. Strong verbal and written communication skills Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Preferred Education/Qualifications: Active Secret Clearance or higher Experience supporting large-scale DoD and DHS IT or ERP programs. Proficient with ACEIT Certification in cost estimation, Integrated Program Management, and/or EVM by a recognized professional society or educational organization (CCEA, DAWIA level II, AACE EVP, PMI, PMP, etc.)


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