Senior Federal Acquisition & Cost Lead

Serco; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Serco Inc. seeks an Acquisition & PM Professional III – Cost to provide senior-level expertise in cost estimating, acquisition strategy, program analysis, and modernization initiatives for DoD, IC, and Federal programs.

The role interfaces with senior government leaders, engineers, and contractor teams to deliver independent assessments, life-cycle cost estimates, cloud cost modeling, and decision-ready analyses guiding investment decisions across the acquisition lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience supporting DoD, Federal Civilian, and IC programs.
• Experience developing and defending life-cycle cost estimates, business case analyses, affordability assessments.
• Experience supporting technology modernization initiatives involving software development, enterprise IT, cloud, cybersecurity, AI/ML.
• Strong briefing skills to SES leaders or equivalent.
• Experience leading complex analytical efforts with large data sets and multiple stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level leadership and advisory services for large federal programs.
• Develop, evaluate, and review LCCEs, IGCEs, affordability assessments, and cost-benefit studies.
• Support acquisition planning, strategy development, source selections, budgeting, and investment decision making.
• Perform advanced cost estimating and economic analyses for software-intensive systems, cloud environments, enterprise IT, and AI/ML initiatives.
• Conduct benchmarking, market research, and analyses using industry standards and government data sources.
• Apply quantitative techniques to assess affordability, risks, cost realism, and resource needs.
• Support RDT&E activities and modernization throughout the lifecycle.
• Develop cloud pricing models and infrastructure cost analyses using cloud providers.
• Create executive presentations, reports, and acquisition documentation for senior leadership.
• Provide program management support including performance assessment, risk, and scheduling.
• Interface with government customers, primes, and executives for reviews and milestone events.
• Mentor junior staff and provide technical oversight.

Skills

Life-Cycle Cost Estimating

IGCEs

Acquisition strategy

Cost analysis

Cloud cost modeling

Program analysis

Executive decision support

Data analytics

RDT&E support

Mentoring junior staff

Education

Master's Degree in Technology Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Operations Research, Information Systems

Bachelor's Degree + 4 years relevant experience in lieu of Masters

Tools

Galorath SEER Suite

PRICE TruePlanning

ACEIT

Crystal Ball

@RISK

Advanced Microsoft Excel

AWS cost modeling

Azure cost modeling

GCP cost modeling

Job description

Serco Inc. seeks an Acquisition & PM Professional III – Cost to provide senior-level expertise in cost estimating, acquisition strategy, program analysis, and modernization initiatives for DoD, IC, and Federal programs.

The role interfaces with senior government leaders, engineers, and contractor teams to deliver independent assessments, life-cycle cost estimates, cloud cost modeling, and decision-ready analyses guiding investment decisions across the acquisition lifecycle.