Senior Program Analyst
About The Position
SAIC is seeking a Senior Program Analyst to provide senior-level cost, financial, programmatic, and business-analysis support for ammunition programs and other defense acquisition efforts at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. The analyst will serve as a liaison among program management, planning organizations, project teams, Government stakeholders, contractors, and subcontractors, supporting informed decisions related to cost, schedule, performance, and readiness. Prepare independent life-cycle cost estimates using the Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT) suite for ammunition programs of record and assess the reasonableness of Program Manager baseline estimates. Conducting cost-benefit analyses, business case analyses, return-on-investment analyses, breakeven analyses, and Independent Government Cost Estimates. Apply Cost Estimating Relationships, analogies, cost factors, learning-curve analysis, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty analysis, and other accepted estimating techniques. Perform Earned Value Management analysis, track Acquisition Program Baseline cost thresholds, assess financial execution, and identify risks or corrective actions affecting program cost, schedule, and performance. Support strategic planning, workload modeling, efficiency studies, research, fact-finding, and business-process improvement efforts in support of the Product Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems. Evaluate workflows, information requirements, internal controls, organizational processes, and performance measures; develop recommendations to improve cost efficiency and mission outcomes; and prepare reports and briefings for senior stakeholders. Independently analyze complex cost, budget, contractual, and operational issues; provide technical recommendations; and defend estimates and analytical findings to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Cost and Economics or other designated validation authorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Eight (8) years of relevant experience.
- Experience in cost and financial analysis.
- Experience in life-cycle cost estimating.
- Experience in program analysis.
- Experience in acquisition support.
- Experience in business-case development.
- Experience in budget execution.
- Experience in analysis of requirements impacts on cost, schedule, performance, and readiness.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting major defense acquisition programs.
- Experience supporting ammunition or weapon-system programs.
- Experience with ACEIT-based estimates.
- Experience with Earned Value Management.
- Experience with senior acquisition reviews.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior-level cost, financial, programmatic, and business-analysis support for ammunition programs and other defense acquisition efforts.
- Serve as a liaison among program management, planning organizations, project teams, Government stakeholders, contractors, and subcontractors.
- Prepare independent life-cycle cost estimates using ACEIT for ammunition programs of record.
- Assess the reasonableness of Program Manager baseline estimates.
- Conduct cost-benefit analyses, business case analyses, return-on-investment analyses, breakeven analyses, and Independent Government Cost Estimates.
- Apply various estimating techniques such as Cost Estimating Relationships, analogies, cost factors, learning-curve analysis, sensitivity analysis, and uncertainty analysis.
- Perform Earned Value Management analysis.
- Track Acquisition Program Baseline cost thresholds.
- Assess financial execution.
- Identify risks or corrective actions affecting program cost, schedule, and performance.
- Support strategic planning, workload modeling, efficiency studies, research, fact-finding, and business-process improvement efforts.
- Evaluate workflows, information requirements, internal controls, organizational processes, and performance measures.
- Develop recommendations to improve cost efficiency and mission outcomes.
- Prepare reports and briefings for senior stakeholders.
- Independently analyze complex cost, budget, contractual, and operational issues.
- Provide technical recommendations.
- Defend estimates and analytical findings to validation authorities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
