{"id":1162445,"url":"https://alion.io/job/leidos-senior-program-budget-analyst-2","title":"Senior Program Budget Analyst","company":{"id":7791,"name":"Leidos","domain":"leidos.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/leidos","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"services","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":90,"open_postings":92,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.62,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":21,"computed_at":"2026-09-29T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Washington, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":105300,"max":190350,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":190350},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":12,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"closed","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-27T09:42:40Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":"2026-09-27T09:42:40Z","days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"Leidos is seeking a Senior Program and Budget Analyst to support the nation's nuclear deterrence mission with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs, Production Modernization Office, and specifically the Plutonium Modernization program. This position requires an experienced professional with demonstrated expertise in Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution/Evaluation (PPBE), gained through work with the federal and/or Department of Defense agencies. The successful candidate will also have experience supporting Federal Program Managers with the programmatic oversight and execution of work scope.\nIn concert with the Federal Program Manager and other team members, responsibilities will include:\nServe as a subject matter expert for the NNSA’s Plutonium Program Office, playing a key role in developing and managing annual pit production cost requirements in collaboration with the national laboratories and other stakeholders involved in pit production activities.\nProvide knowledge of national laboratories best practices to senior level executive leadership to implement new solutions and processes by leveraging the Department of Energy’s accounting budgetary tools and other institutional resources in support of the Plutonium program’s complex two-prong approach (Los Alamos National Laboratory and Savannah River Site) strategy and operations in support of achieving DoD’s pits per year requirement that has significant impact for the Nuclear Security Enterprise.\nProvide the Federal Program Manager with clear, concise, accurate and timely budget and program analyses and information to support programmatic decision-making processes and response to short-notice what-if inquiries from within NNSA, the Secretary of Energy, and other senior Departmental officials.\nPrepare program cost and budget documentation covering several budget fiscal years (current and future) which includes developing complex spreadsheets and program planning & budget briefings; drafting work authorizations, approved funding program documentation, and issue papers describing the projects, outcomes, and benefits for meeting national defense missions at the national security laboratories and nuclear weapon production facilities.\nPrepare financial inputs for implementation plans, program plans, Reports to Congress, and similar planning documents, as well as for broad NNSA Defense Programs documents (e.g., the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan).\nAnalyze, format, and present budget justifications to senior Federal management and external organizations, such as Congress and the Office of Management and Budget.\nProvide program management and oversight support in the preparation, coordination, evaluation, review, and analysis of program execution plans and tracking, monitoring, and reporting of program-specific milestones, risks, and updates of annual performance measures.\nAssist Federal Program managers with tracking and facilitating programmatic action items and deliverables to ensure timely submissions that meet program needs and assist the program office in running more effectively.\nProvide expert knowledge and input to support non-budget deliverables (e.g., program briefings, program review meetings) as requested.\nRequired Qualifications:\nBachelors’ degree in program management, finance-related, accounting, or science discipline with 12+ years of related program/budget analysis experience including in part such functions as project reporting, cost, and budget analysis, preparing work authorizations, and work packages or a Masters’ degree in program management, finance-related, accounting, or science discipline with 10+ years of related program/budget analysis experience including in part such functions as project reporting, cost, and budget analysis, preparing work authorizations, and work packages.\nExpertise with DOE or DOD planning, programming, budgeting, and evaluation (PPBE) systems, i.e., FormEX, CostEX, etc.\nAbility to work both independently and with a team to achieve objectives.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience in developing briefings for senior and executive management.\nAbility to travel as business needs require.\nAbility to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster’s degree in a related field from an accredited university.\nStaff experience in the military, government, or corporate enterprise and/or interagency experience.\nNuclear weapon program experience.\nKnowledge of earned value management and program management/scheduling tools and techniques (Microsoft® Project, Primavera Project Planner ®, etc.).\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nSeptember 23, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $105,300.00 - $190,350.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5766,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":12,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["National Security","C4ISR","Defense Manufacturing","Engineering Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T00:27:20Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-09-27T09:42:40Z"}],"liveness":null,"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":190350,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/leidos-senior-program-budget-analyst-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/leidos-senior-program-budget-analyst-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-30T04:58:13Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3470,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1530,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-01T00:00:00Z"}}}