Senior Program Analyst

Senior Program Analyst

Job ID: 2617310

Location: Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, United States

Date Posted: Sep 29, 2026

Category: Program Management

Subcategory: Project Analyst

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: On-Site

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Job Description

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.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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