Cost Analyst

Cost Analyst

Take2 provides IT services and staff augmentation to both Federal and commercial clients. Our work environment is characterized by innovation, collaboration, and a strong focus on rewarding our employees. We are proud to have been recognized by the Inc. 5000 for five consecutive years as one of the nation s fastest-growing companies, and we have also been honored with awards such as the Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work and Virginia Business Best Places to Work. In addition, we have made it onto the Washington Business Journal Fast 75 list for the last two years.

We are looking for a Cost Analyst focused on data collection/normalization an data analysis to support an enterprise program within the IC

**This role will require an active Top-Secret SCI Clearance for consideration.**

Position Overview:

Focus on Data Collection/Normalization and Data Analysis: Data Manager (not an IT database manager) with experience in space system cost estimating and Integrated Performance Management desired.

• Perform data collection and normalization.
• Build an understanding of data needs for models, tools, and analytics in anticipation of answering questions from senior leadership/oversight.
• Provide guidance/mentorship to analysts to enable quality data collection and normalization and perform data discovery.
• Evaluate current and potential new sources of data to support current/future analytic needs and collaborate with analysts and other Government/Commercial partners as needed.
• Identify and recommend solutions to close holes/gaps in data.
• Develop/apply quality standards and create checklists for data/normalization and data cleansing.
• Perform data analysis to support current and emerging analytic topics (e.g. commercial markets, proliferated architectures)
• Cost Estimating using parametric approaches, with preference for space system experience (including software estimating)
• Tool development using COTS (i.e., MS Excel), custom code, or FOSS (i.e., R, Python)
• Space hardware, bus, and payload, Cost Estimating Experience on multiple space-related product lines; GEOINT, SIGINT, COMM, Resiliency capabilities
• Space System Cost Estimating (e.g., NRO systems, NASA/AF system)
• Launch System Cost Estimating (e.g., NSSL)
• Ground System Cost Estimating (e.g., mission management/command and control software, processing, ground terminals, communication networks, data centers)
• Services Cost Estimating
• Data Collection and Normalization
• Data Analysis to include statistical methods
• Tool Development
• Method Development (i.e., multivariate regression analysis, risk analysis (e.g., Monte Carlo simulation tools), cost improvement curve analysis)
• Source Selection evaluation support
• Cost estimating of Agile Development efforts

Education Requirements: At least a Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Physics, Operations Research, Cost Analysis, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or similar quantitative field