SAIC

Senior Program Analyst

SAIC • $110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field with 8 years of relevant experience.
  • Strong background in cost and financial analysis, lifecycle cost estimating, and program analysis.
  • Experience in supporting major defense acquisition programs, particularly in ammunition or weapon systems preferred.
  • Familiarity with ACEIT-based estimates and Earned Value Management practices is crucial.
  • U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a Secret security clearance are required.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare independent lifecycle cost estimates using the ACEIT suite for ammunition programs.
  • Conduct cost-benefit, return-on-investment, and breakeven analyses to support business decisions.
  • Apply a range of estimating techniques to assess cost factors and uncertainties.
  • Perform Earned Value Management analysis and track program cost thresholds.
  • Support strategic planning and efficiency studies for the Product Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems.
  • Evaluate workflows and internal controls, recommending improvements for cost efficiency.
  • Analyze complex cost and operational issues, providing technical recommendations to senior authorities.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to support critical defense acquisition efforts at a key military site.
  • Work collaboratively with a diverse team including government stakeholders and contractors.
  • Engage in high-stakes analysis that directly impacts military readiness and efficiency.
  • Access to advanced tools and methodologies in cost estimating and financial analysis.
Full Job Description
Job Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Program Analyst to provide senior-level cost, financial, programmatic, and business-analysis support for ammunition programs and other defense acquisition efforts at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. The analyst will serve as a liaison among program management, planning organizations, project teams, Government stakeholders, contractors, and subcontractors, supporting informed decisions related to cost, schedule, performance, and readiness.
  • Prepare independent life-cycle cost estimates using the Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT) suite for ammunition programs of record and assess the reasonableness of Program Manager baseline estimates.
  • Conducting cost-benefit analyses, business case analyses, return-on-investment analyses, breakeven analyses, and Independent Government Cost Estimates.
  • Apply Cost Estimating Relationships, analogies, cost factors, learning-curve analysis, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty analysis, and other accepted estimating techniques.
  • Perform Earned Value Management analysis, track Acquisition Program Baseline cost thresholds, assess financial execution, and identify risks or corrective actions affecting program cost, schedule, and performance.
  • Support strategic planning, workload modeling, efficiency studies, research, fact-finding, and business-process improvement efforts in support of the Product Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems.
  • Evaluate workflows, information requirements, internal controls, organizational processes, and performance measures; develop recommendations to improve cost efficiency and mission outcomes; and prepare reports and briefings for senior stakeholders.
  • Independently analyze complex cost, budget, contractual, and operational issues; provide technical recommendations; and defend estimates and analytical findings to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Cost and Economics or other designated validation authorities.


Qualifications

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field and eight (8) years of relevant experience.
  • Must have cost and financial analysis, life-cycle cost estimating, program analysis, acquisition support, business-case development, budget execution, and analysis of requirements impacts on cost, schedule, performance, and readiness.
  • Must have experience supporting major defense acquisition programs, ammunition or weapon-system programs, ACEIT-based estimates, Earned Value Management, and senior acquisition reviews is preferred.
  • Must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.


About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
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Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
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