Career Center

• Lead and manage a team of 5 - 10 cost analysts through a large set of program office estimate activities 
• Provide oversight and guidance to junior and mid-level analysts
• Coordinate across numerous customer sets and be the primary point of contact for cost estimating and analysis within the portfolio
• Provide quality assurance and consistency of delivery across numerous workstreams
• Develop accurate and well-thought out work plans to manage portfolio of 10 - 50 acquisition programs
• Conduct cost estimate review board briefings to senior leadership
• Lead, develop, update, and apply mathematical and logical methodologies for estimating program costs 
• Lead, develop, update, manipulate, and maintain cost and affordability models 
• Lead efforts in collecting, normalizing, and analyzing complex data 
• Build and defend budget requirements 
• Forecast future funding needs 
• Evaluate contracting strategy and courses of action 
• Conduct planning for acquisition of capabilities 
• Identify sustainment cost impacts of acquisition decisions 
• Identify interface maintenance funding requirements for all affected platforms/systems 
• Manage solution delivery to a baselined schedule 
• Provide a basis and supporting materials for briefings 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 the Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition process 
• Lead in the preparation of briefing materials and other communications packages presenting the results of analysis 
• Communicate and work with diverse organizations and representatives for data collection, analysis, and results presentation 
• Provide thought leadership clearly demonstrating an understanding of the customer mission and innovative ideas to address business challenges of the customer

Essential Job Requirements:

• BA/BS in Economics, Finance, Engineering, or Mathematics 
• 15+ years of DoD cost estimating experience 
• Certified Cost Estimator / Analyst (CCEA) 
• ACAT program experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel 
• Proficiency with uncertainty/risk software packages like Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT), Crystal Ball or SEER for IT 
• Ability to lead detail-oriented tasks and multi-task under minimal supervision 
• Experience presenting analytical results to senior leaders/stakeholders 
• Experience working with large data sets 
• Possession of excellent data gathering and analytical skills 
• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills 
• US Citizenship is required 

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance and term life insurance
• 401(K) with safe harbor contribution
• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays
• Tuition and career development assistance
• A selection of voluntary benefits

About HunaTek

Pulling Together / Working as One – woosh jee een HunaTek provides a wide range of professional services focused on one essential goal: providing right-sized solutions to mission requirements with unrelenting customer focus. Driven by mission priorities and budget parameters, HunaTek delivers affordable and measurably effective outcomes across your project’s lifecycle—from strategy, design, and development through migration and operations and maintenance. The result: streamlined project implementation, effective cost controls, and consistently superior mission outcomes. This is HunaTek’s definition of solutions with a purpose.

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