Junior Data/Cost Analyst

Kalman & Company, Inc.; Virginia; On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kalman & Company, Inc. seeks a motivated data analytics professional to support Federal and DoW programs.

You will build cost analyses, develop predictive models, and defend budget inputs while collaborating with military and government stakeholders to inform major decisions. Requirements include a Secret clearance or ability to obtain, a BA/BS with math-related coursework, and advanced MS Office and analytics tool proficiency.

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 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

Responsibilities

• Contribute to 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 and forecast future funding needs.
• Evaluate program investment and acquisition strategies and courses of action.
• Conduct BCAs, AoAs, EAs, and market research.
• Lead preparation of briefing materials and communication packages for management at executive and oversight levels.
• Work autonomously and as part of a team to meet organizational goals
• Have a strong understanding of DoW and/or DHS Acquisition processes
• Coordinate with stakeholders to collect and communicate information for priority programs
• Provide thought leadership addressing customer mission and innovative business solutions

Skills

Security clearance

MS Excel

Data analysis

Quantitative analysis

Communication

Team collaboration

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Calculus coursework (3 sem hrs)

Operations research/economics/math/physics coursework (21 sem hrs)

Tools

ACEIT

Crystal Ball

@Risk

SEER

Job description

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