Cost Analyst; Senior
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Cost Analyst (Senior)Direct Labor Full Time Alexandria, VA, US
16 days ago Requisition
Position: Cost Analyst (Senior)
Clearance: Secret
Program:
Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A)
Location: Remote
Type:Exempt, Full Time, Regular
Description: The Cost Analyst (Senior) will deliver high-impact, defensible cost analyses across the life cycle of large-scale Government programs. The Cost Analyst (Senior) will develop cost estimating models, conduct life cycle cost analysis, and deliver comprehensive cost products aligned with Department of Defense (DoD) and Government Accountability Office (GAO) standards. Working within a collaborative, Agile-influenced program office environment, the Cost Analyst (Senior) will drive analytical rigor, develop traceable methodologies, and communicate financial positions and implications to senior leadership.
The Cost Analyst (Senior) brings deep subject matter expertise, fluency with industry-standard tools, and the ability to navigate evolving cost drivers in a dynamic acquisition environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop program cost estimates and documentation in support of Government Program Management Offices (PMO), including Program Office Estimates (POEs), Life Cycle Cost Estimates (LCCEs), Affordability Analyses, Business Case Analyses (BCAs), and Rough Orders of Magnitude (ROMs)
- Create and maintain cost models using traceable methodologies and risk-adjusted estimates aligned with DoD and GAO guidance
- Use the Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT) suite to build, analyze, and defend cost models in support of acquisition planning
- Conduct cost risk assessments and contribute to cost/performance tradeoff analyses to inform strategic and tactical decision-making
- Prepare briefing materials, templates, and structured documentation to convey cost positions and implications at key planning and milestone events
- Validate internally developed estimates and review program team submissions, tailoring validation standards as needed based on scope and context
- Evaluate cost realism and affordability in the context of agile planning cycles, iterative development, or shifting program priorities
- Maintain ground rules, assumptions, planning factors, limitations, constraints, methods, and updates for all cost estimates in accordance with evolving requirements and best practices
- Contribute to special initiatives requiring expert-level cost analysis to enable data-driven program and budget decisions
- Deliver work products including white papers, executive briefings, and financial reports that clearly communicate recommendations and underlying rationale
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Operations Research, Business Analytics, Finance, Applied Mathematics), or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus an additional two (2) years of relevant experience
- 8+ years of professional experience, including 8+ in cost analysis, including development of DoD and Army cost estimates, life cycle cost models, and cost documentation
- Experience supporting large-scale DoD software acquisition programs
- Demonstrated experience using ACEIT for building, managing, and defending analytical cost models
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for cost modeling, data analysis, and scenario simulation
- Experience with agile cost estimating practices and models
- Agile certification (e.g., Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Agilist or Scrum Master)
- Knowledge of applicable DoD cost policies and standards
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience preparing and delivering formal briefings and…
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