Staff Engineer Planning Analyst

Plan and manage cost account budget, schedule, and technical performance for scope of work. Project planning utilizing the IMS and aligning to overall program milestones. Communication and status reporting to program leadership and management. Responsible for tracking and reporting cost and schedule performance monthly. Risk management, mitigations, and interface with risk boards. Ensure compliance with Earned Value policies, procedures, and desktop procedures. Develop monthly forecasts. Conduct variance analysis to submitted forecasts. Managing scope and aligning to contract and statement of work requirements. Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years of related work experience, or a Master's degree and 10+ years of related work experience, or a PhD and 8+ years of related work experience. Experience with Quantifiable Backup Data (QBD), waterfall, and/or Agile development processes. Experience in presenting to various levels of leadership. Proficiency in technical problem solving, including decomposition, root cause analysis, variance analysis, solution development, implementation, and monitoring. Proven, effective planning, organizational, and communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with teams and stakeholders to include excellent verbal and written communication skills Minimum ten (10) years' experience with experience and training in Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles and application, or similar knowledge, or as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) Experience preparing and delivering briefings for Customer and Engineering Leadership Experience with Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs. Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start. Experience with Jira and Confluence Strong work ethic and the ability to work in an integrated product team (IPT) environment Highly motivated to solve complex problems and continuously improve Ability to produce high quality work both independently and with a team Strong verbal and written technical communication skills Experience in leading and working on an Agile cross functional software development team as a Product Owner or Scrum Master, to include familiarity with the software development process and software integrations. Experience as the Cost Account Manager (CAM) on a DoD earned value management-based program Northrop Grumman CAM certification. Experience writing Basis of Estimates (BOEs), working on DoD based proposals, and compiling programmatic / technical solutions. Demonstrate a track record as an effective collaborator, communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Demonstrate an ability to operate in a team environment and collaborate across the organization as required to accomplish the team goals.