Expert Level Cost Analyst

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Mentor others across all of the above.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree with significant quantitative analytic focus.
• Minimum twenty (20) years of experience and fifteen (15) 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 costestimating relationships, models, tools and methodologies.

Desired:

• Master degree with significant quantitative analytic focus.
• Certification in cost analysis field (e.g., CCE/A or DAWIA Level III BCF-CE or similar).
• Demonstrated ability with project/task planning and management through execution.
• Demonstrated experience costing large Information Technology (IT) acquisition programs.
• Working knowledge and / or experience in new software analytical techniques, schedule realism, cost risk analysis, business case development and return on investment analysis.
• Working knowledge of major I.C. 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.
• Working knowledge of agile estimating techniques and software sizing methods.
• 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 and senior audiences.
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office.
• 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 ability to conduct interviews, research, and data analysis to translate technical programmatics into a cohesive written baseline description document.

As a premier technology integrator Knowledge Link, a wholly owned subsidiary of Axiologic Solutions, 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

Benefits Overview:

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Retirement Plans: 401(k) with company match.
• Paid Time Off: PTO and holidays.
• Professional Development: Tuition Assistance for courses and certifications.
• Fitness & Wellness Stipend
• Electronic Stipend

Applicants with a physical or mental disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to hr@axiologicsolutions.com or call 571-295-4990. Determinations on request for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Equal Opportunity Employer-minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.