Junior Data/Cost Analyst

Kalman and Company; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kalman and Company, a defense-focused analytics firm in the United States, seeks a highly motivated analyst with DoD cost estimating experience to support DoW programs. You will analyze data, build models, and contribute to budget forecasting for major defense initiatives.

The role requires a Secret clearance or ability to obtain one, a math- and economics-focused background, and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a government-issued, Secret level clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree in any field and successful completion of calculus and seminars in operations research, economics, math, chemistry or physics with advanced math skills.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to lead detail-oriented tasks and multitask under minimal supervision.
• Experience conducting advanced mathematical and/or statistical methods and creating/maintaining databases.
• Excellent analysis skills and experience working with large data sets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of cost, affordability, and schedule analysis to support DoW acquisitions.
• Lead, develop, update, and apply mathematical and logical methodologies for program analyses.
• Support data analytics and advanced analytics efforts.
• Identify, validate, cleanse, and normalize data to create predictive models and trend analyses.
• Conduct and manage program office estimates and reference them to build and defend budget requirements.
• Evaluate program investment and acquisition strategies and courses of action.
• Conduct comparative decision analyses and economic analyses including BCAs, AoAs, EAs, and market research.
• Lead briefing materials and present analysis results to management at executive levels.
• Work autonomously and as part of a team to meet goals.
• Understand DoW and/or DHS Acquisition processes.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to collect and communicate information for priority programs.
• Provide thought leadership with innovative ideas to address customer challenges.

Skills

Secret clearance

Quantitative analysis

Data analysis

Communication skills

DoD knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Calculus & OR coursework

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

ACEIT

Crystal Ball

@Risk

Job description

Career Opportunities with Kalman and Company

Careers At Kalman and Company

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

Kalman & Company is seeking a highly motivated, performance-driven individual with strong data/cost analysis experience to work closely with our Federal and DoW clients. Successful candidates will have excellent communication, quantitative, research, and analytical skills and the ability to contribute to several of the largest and most significant studies in Kalman's portfolio. As a member of the Business Analytics Team, you’ll help our Government clients make well-informed, data-driven decisions on some of the most impactful challenges facing the DoW. The salary range will be from $80K/yr-$95K/yr.

A career with Kalman & Company, Inc. is both rewarding and challenging. Our clients require skilled, hardworking, innovative professionals who can meet the demands of a dynamic and fast-paced workplace. As a Kalman Analyst, you will collaborate with military leaders, engineers, developers, technicians, logisticians, and financial managers to collect, analyze, and communicate information that helps ensure the success of programs that are critical to the United States DoW and our allies.

• Engage with motivated and highly skilled teammates to solve the government’s most challenging analytics problems by decision analyses for military and civilian leaders
• Support the Business Analytics team via a flexible working structure that balances each employee’s lifestyle while providing opportunities for in-person client and team engagement
• Join a diverse, inclusive, and growing team that fosters a supportive and encouraging environment to explore a variety of unique projects and clients for career success and fulfillment.
• Take advantage of a competitive salary along with a generous benefits package and paid opportunities for learning and professional development as well as on-the-job training and growth

Specific Duties:

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of cost, affordability, and schedule analysis to support the acquisition of emerging DoW capabilities
• Lead, develop, update, and apply mathematical and logical methodologies for supporting program analyses
• Support data analytics and advanced analytics efforts
• Identify, validate, cleanse, and normalize data to create predictive models and trend analyses
• Conduct and manage program office estimates and reference them to build and defend budget requirements and forecast future funding needs
• Evaluate program investment and acquisition strategies and courses of action
• Conduct comparative decision analyses, including Business Case Analyses (BCAs), Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), Economic Analyses (EAs), and market research
• Lead preparation of briefing materials and other communication packages presenting analysis results to management at the executive and oversight levels for all affected program/project funding requirements
• Work autonomously and as part of a team to meet organizational and project goals
• Have a strong understanding of DoW and/or DHS Acquisition processes
• Coordinate with a variety of stakeholders (senior government leadership, competency leads, etc.) to collect and communication information to help ensure the success of priority programs
• Provide thought leadership clearly demonstrating an understanding of the customer mission and innovative ideas to address business challenges of the customer

Required Skills/Abilities

• Active Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a government-issued, Secret level clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree in any field and successful completion of three semester hours of calculus and twenty-one semester hours in operations research, economics, math, chemistry, physics, or other sciences where the utilization of advanced math skills in geometry, trigonometry, statistics, probability, or quantitative analyses
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Ability to lead detail-oriented tasks and multitask under minimal supervision
• Experience conducting advanced mathematical and/or statistical methods and creating/ maintaining databases
• Excellent analysis skills and experience working with large data sets
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

Preferred Education/Qualifications

• Minimum of three years’ experience in DoD cost estimating and/or analysis
• Proficiency with Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT) and uncertainty/risk software packages (Crystal Ball, @Risk, SEER, etc.)
• Certification in cost estimation, Integrated Program Management, and/or EVM by a recognized professional society or educational organization (CCEA, DAWIA level II, AACE EVP, PMI, PMP, etc.)
• Experience supporting BCAs, AoAs, EAs, or other analytical studies