Open-Source Research Analyst, Junior

About the role

Booz Allen is looking for a junior Open-Source Research Analyst in McLean to help its team assess how changes will affect business processes and design strategies that improve clients' capabilities. The analyst performs research on foreign websites, reads source text and verifies translations, giving clients a holistic view of their organization.

Key responsibilities

• Research foreign websites, read source text and verify translations
• Assess how alterations will impact business processes
• Help design strategy plans to evolve and improve client capabilities

Required profile

• Experience conducting open-source or market research
• Ability to ramp up quickly on topics such as emerging technologies, cyber threat intelligence, supply chain risk, foreign policy, financial systems, financial crime, market analysis, best practices and change management
• Score of 3 or higher on the DLPT, ILR or equivalent in Chinese
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Bachelor's degree

Nice to have

• Strategy or change management experience for federal government clients
• Technology scouting, supply chain risk assessments or cyber threat intelligence experience
• Outreach and interviews with subject matter experts, and open-source research and technical surveillance
• Foreign-language research on websites outside the United States
• Financial, economic or investment intelligence knowledge
• Data, analytics and visualization tools for prototyping solutions
• Masters degree in International Affairs, Political Science, Linguistics, Economics, Library Studies, Cultural Studies or Regional Studies

What we offer

• Projected annual salary of $53,000 to $108,000 depending on location, qualifications and experience
• Health, life, disability, financial and retirement benefits, paid leave and tuition assistance
• Recognition awards program