Job Family:Subject Matter Experts - Professional (SMP)
Travel Required:Up to 10%
Clearance Required:Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph
What You Will Do: The Technical SETA will provide analytical, economic-security, and research-support expertise across the full lifecycle of government R&D programs-from concept development and source selection through execution, evaluation, transition, and closeout. In this role, the Technical SETA will serve as a subject-matter expert in geoeconomics, financial-intelligence methodologies, and sanctions-related analytics, supporting sponsors through briefings, workshops, interagency engagements, and technical assessments. The SETA will translate complex quantitative, regulatory, and financial-intelligence concepts into actionable insights, enabling rigorous program design, strategic decision-making, and high-impact research and mission outcomes.
What You Will Need:- An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI Federal or DoD security clearance with a polygraph
- Master's degree
- FIVE (5) or more years of work experience including, but not be limited to:
- Applied experience in geoeconomics, including: supply chain analysis, strategic trade flows, sanctions regimes, foreign direct investment, state backed economic coercion
- Expertise in financial intelligence methodologies, including: network analysis, beneficial ownership mapping, corporate registry exploitation, trade based money laundering detection, financial data fusion
- Experience with quantitative modeling and analytic methods relevant to economic security, including: network analysis, econometrics, statistical inference, Monte Carlo methods, machine learning for anomaly detection
- Direct experience supporting CFT/AML missions across government or the national security community, with familiarity in:
emerging typologies, cross border capital movement patterns, illicit finance risk assessment frameworks - Working knowledge of statutory and regulatory regimes, including: BSA/AML, OFAC sanctions, export controls (ITAR/EAR), CFIUS, authorities used in economic statecraft and foreign influence mitigation
- Strong analytic experience integrating heterogeneous data sources, including: financial records, trade data, customs and shipping data, open source economic indicators, corporate registries and datasets, alternative/nontraditional data, anomalous pattern identification, adversarial behavior detection
- Understanding of emerging digital assets ecosystems and architectures, including: CBDCs, stablecoins, blockchain analytics, cross border payments infrastructure, relevance for sanctions evasion and AML
- Background in scenario design, wargaming, or red team analysis, with focus on: geoeconomic competition, economic shocks, sanctions escalation, critical resource disruption
- Managing multi disciplinary research or test/evaluation programs
- Creating program plans, WBS structures, milestone schedules
- Technical evaluation and assessment techniques
What Would Be Nice to Have:- PhD in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or related field
- Experience in the Intelligence Community (IC), including requirements, CONOPS, and transition
- Experience managing a multi-disciplinary R&D or T&E team
- Experience as a Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager
- Experience editing scientific articles, papers, and presentations for a wide range of audiences
The annual salary range for this position is $115,200.00-$172,800.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
What We Offer:Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
- Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Student Loan PayDown
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
- Mobility Stipend