Senior Cost Specialist with Security Clearance

Quantech Services Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantech Services, Inc. seeks a Business Analytics Associate to join our team supporting DoD programs for USAF and USSF. Translate data into cost insights, develop life cycle cost estimates, and analyze schedules and cost drivers to inform program decisions.

This on-site role requires a BS/BA in a quantitative field, U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain Secret clearance, and collaboration across cross-functional teams using JIRA and Microsoft TFS to produce actionable metrics.

Qualifications

• BS/BA with 21 quantitative hours plus calculus or statistics.
• Experience in economic/analytics or regression analysis.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop life cycle cost estimates for DoD programs.
• Analyze historical data and develop cost estimating relationships.
• Create risk distributions for cost drivers.
• Build spreadsheet-based program cost models.
• Analyze schedules and quantify uncertainty.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data analysis

Cost estimation

Regression analysis

Forecasting

Cross-functional communication

Education

BS/BA in Math, Economics, Data Science, or Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Microsoft TFS

Job description

Business Analytics Specialist Can you translate quantitative data into insight? If so, we want you to join our growing Business Analytics team at Quantech Services, Inc.

Overview / Customer Profile

Seeking energetic professionals with expertise in cost, statistical, economic, and/or quantitative analysis to support Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs within the United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Space Force (USSF). Our clients require analytical support for a wide range of systems including aircraft, radars, IT, agile DevSecOps, cyber, and ISR missions. We support several DoD Software Factories implementing agile development frameworks, bringing together disparate systems from multiple services and common development platforms for weapon systems with common tools and continuous authority to operate. This is an opportunity to develop skills in cost, schedule, and risk analysis while contributing to the successful development of cutting-edge modern weapon systems.

General Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a team of Quantech cost analysts and subject matter experts on a variety of projects.
• Develop life cycle cost estimates for DoD weapon system programs.
• Analyze historical data and develop analogies and cost estimating relationships using regression analysis.
• Understand technology trends and analyze the impact on cost.
• Analyze software program progress tracking tools (JIRA, Microsoft TFS, etc.) and develop metrics and insights for program managers.
• Interview functional specialists in support of estimating methodology development.
• Develop risk distributions for cost driver variables and cost estimating relationship equations.
• Analyze program schedules and quantify schedule uncertainty.
• Study, analyze, and develop metrics for complex modern software development programs.
• Build complex spreadsheet-based program cost models used as decision analysis tools.
• Apply statistics concepts to quantify the probability of success for program budget and schedule plans.
• Conduct business case analyses, trade studies, and economic analyses.
• Assist program managers in development and execution of contract strategies and program plans.

Candidate Strengths

• Proficient in analyzing datasets and developing statistical models, but also able to tackle problems by thinking outside of the box.
• Technical fast learner with the ability to communicate with multiple functional teams to gather programmatic and technical data and translate it into cost impacts for the government.
• Experienced problem solver, comfortable working in ambiguous environments with the ability to lead financially focused conversations with cross-functional teams.
• Approachable team player with the skillset to successfully work a variety of projects and take direction from multiple sources at once.

Job Requirements

Business Analytics Associate We hire military.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a Secret level clearance.

Entry level to one year of experience

Relevant education or experience in quantitative analysis positions such as economic analysis, analytics, statistics, or regression.

Education

Must have a BS/BA with 21 semester hours in quantitative analysis courses, plus 3 semester hours of Calculus or Statistics. Typical degrees: Math, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Economics, Data Science, or Computer Engineering.

Work Arrangement

Five days per week onsite.

Work, Physical, and Mental Requirements

Please see standard Work, Physical, and Mental Requirements for all Quantech roles.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

This is largely a sedentary role mostly sitting; however, some filing may be required. This would require the ability to move files or boxes with file data, open filing cabinets, bend or stand as necessary, and lift up to 40 lbs.

Mental Demands

Reading. Communicate effectively, verbal and written. Maintain emotional control and professionalism.

Travel

N/A

Security Clearance Required

Secret Security clearance required.