Open-Source Research Analyst, Junior

Booz Allen Hamilton•McLean, VA

1h•$53,000 - $108,000•Onsite

About The Position

This is an opportunity to create efficiency in government. As an Open-Source Research Analyst, you’ll use your expertise to help your team assess how alterations will impact business processes and design to develop a strategy plan to evolve and improve your client’s capabilities. You’ll perform research on foreign websites, read source text, and verify translations. From unrealized potential to systemic challenges, your team will provide your client with a holistic view of their organization to transform their practices. Work with us as we lead change in government. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

Experience conducting open-source or market research
Ability to ramp-up on a range of topics quickly, including emerging technologies, cyber threat intelligence, supply chain risk, foreign policy, financial systems, financial crime, market analysis, best practices analysis, and change management
Ability to comprehend complex requirements, ask analytical questions, and find information through open-source or market research to answer those questions
Ability to show a score of 3 or higher on the DLPT, ILR, or equivalent in the Chinese language
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
Bachelor’s degree

Nice To Haves

Experience with strategy or change management for federal government clients
Experience with technology scouting, supply chain risk assessments, or cyber threat intelligence
Experience conducting outreach to and interviews with subject matter experts from the private and public sector
Experience with open-source research and ubiquitous technical surveillance
Experience researching in a foreign language on websites outside the United States
Knowledge of financial, economic, or investment intelligence
Ability to leverage data, analytics, and visualization software tools to prototype solutions addressing challenging client questions rapidly
Master's degree in International Affairs, Political Science, Linguistics, Economics, Library Studies, Cultural Studies, or Regional Studies

Responsibilities

Perform research on foreign websites, read source text, and verify translations.
Assess how alterations will impact business processes and design to develop a strategy plan to evolve and improve client capabilities.