Mid Level Cost Analyst with Security Clearance

Company: Knowledge Link, Inc
Location: Springfield
Posted on: March 28, 2020

Job Description:

Job Locations US-VA-Springfield A Day in the Life Knowledge Link is seeking a Mid-Level Cost Analyst to work as a part of an integrated team, interfacing with customer program offices and leadership. In this role you will analyze and make effective use of cost, schedule, technical, and programmatic data. In addition you will build and validate accurate and complete cost models, estimates, and risk analyses as well as support the definition and documentation of the technical baseline. Time Well Spent * Work as a part of an integrated team, interfacing with program offices and leadership. * Analyze and make effective use of cost, schedule, technical, and programmatic data. * Build and validate accurate and complete cost models, estimates, and risk analyses. * Support definition and documentation of technical baseline. * Assist in the drafting and editing of management and executive level briefings, papers, reports. * Conduct cost and technical research to improve analytic artifacts. Qualified Candidate * Bachelor's Degree with significant quantitative analytic focus. * Minimum eight (8) years of experience and six (6) years of relevant experience in cost estimating, business/finance/economics, operation research, and/or system engineering. * Demonstrated experience developing life cycle cost estimates utilizing various methodologies. * Demonstrated experience in data collection and analysis. * Demonstrated experience in the development, implementation, and configuration of cost-estimating relationships, models, tools and methodologies. Exceptional Candidate * Master degree with significant quantitative analytic focus. * Certification in cost analysis field (e.g., CCE/A or DAWIA Level II BCF-CE or similar). * Demonstrated ability to conduct interviews, research, data analysis to translate technical programmatics into a cohesive written baseline description document. * Demonstrated experience costing large Information Technology (IT) acquisition programs. * Working knowledge of major NGA systems and strategic initiatives. * Working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Microsoft Project, commercial cost tools, risk tools, statistics/data analysis tools, and EVM analysis tools. * Working knowledge with Systems Engineering, Acquisition, Budgeting, and EVM processes. * Demonstrated experience costing large Information Technology (IT) acquisition programs. * Working knowledge of agile estimating techniques and software sizing methods. * Demonstrated ability to develop artifacts of the caliber to be consumed by senior audiences. * Working knowledge and / or experience in new software analytical techniques, schedule realism, cost risk analysis, business case development and return on investment analysis. * Strong history/experience in customer-service, able to advise on tactical and strategic issues. * Excellent oral and written communication skills; demonstrated ability to develop written artifacts of the caliber to be consumed by working level audiences. * Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work independently, and as a team member; ability to establish a network of contacts; ability to mentor and guide activities of other team members. * Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office. As a premier technology integrator Knowledge Link provides full lifecycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. Our employees are driven by integrity and mission-focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Dulles Corner, Virginia, KL's senior management has real-life hands-on experience working on site and with the customers. Knowledge Link is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Vet/Disability Options Apply for this job online Apply Share Refer this job to a friend Refer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your news feed

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