Cost Estimator with Security Clearance

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. Qualifications: * Bachelor's Degree with significant quantitative analytic focus. * Must have an active TS/SCI clearance, with a CI poly preferred * 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. Desired Skills: * 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 programatics into a cohesive written baseline description document. * Demonstrated experience costing large Information Technology (IT) acquisition programs. * Working knowledge of major the Intelligence Community 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. Travel Requirements: * Travel may be required within Washington National Capital Region (NCR) on an as-needed basis for customer or corporate requirements.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 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.