What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Analyst Subject Matter Expert position at SAIC?
Job ID 2613597
Location Huntsville, AL, US
Date Posted 2026-06-11
Category Program Management
Subcategory Project Analyst
Schedule Casual (includes On-Call and Temporary)
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Secret
Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a Cost Analyst Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) Project Office. This position will sit in Huntsville, Alabama.
Job Responsibilities
Required Education
Location Huntsville, AL, US
Date Posted 2026-06-11
Category Program Management
Subcategory Project Analyst
Schedule Casual (includes On-Call and Temporary)
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Secret
Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a Cost Analyst Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) Project Office. This position will sit in Huntsville, Alabama.
Job Responsibilities
- Analyze cost findings and recommendations for cost and price evaluations for government contracts
- Develop and maintain complex cost models to project pricing scenarios and evaluate competitive proposals
- Responsible for a wide range of pre-award and post-award functions
- Provide Subject Matter Expertise regarding the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), cost accounting standards, and various contract types
- Ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ((DFARS).
- Assess business systems, including accounting, estimating, and purchasing systems.
Required Education
- Bachelors and eighteen(18) years or more experience; Masters and sixteen (16) years or more experience; PhD or JD and thirteen (13) years or more experience; four (4) years of experience considered in lieu of degree
- Must achieve Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Contracting Professional certification within 36 months of hire.
- Expert knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), particularly Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation) and Part 31 (Contract Cost Principles and Procedures)
- Proven experience with various contract types, including firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and time-and-materials
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and quantitative skills
- 10 (ten) years of direct experience in the cost and price evaluation of proposals for government contracts
- Minimum of a Secret clearance required to start