Business Analyst

Guidehouse Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Holidays

Discretionary bonus

Mobility stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an experienced research analyst to provide senior-level analytical and decision-support products for top leadership. You will develop executive read-aheads, BLUFs, talking points, and issue papers and conduct in-depth corporate, financial, acquisition, and regulatory research to support client engagements.

The role emphasizes OSINT methods, cross-functional collaboration, and presenting findings to DoW stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience with OSINT techniques and source validation.
• Ability to gather, reconcile and integrate multi-source information.
• Strong analytical and executive-decision-support skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level analytical, research, and executive-decision-support products for senior leaders.
• Develop executive materials such as read-ahead packages, BLUFs, discussion cards, talking points, issue papers, and summaries.
• Conduct corporate, financial, acquisition, and regulatory research for client engagements.
• Execute OSINT-driven research using multi-source validation and public records.
• Analyze defense-industrial-base capabilities relevant to Army readiness, sustainment, logistics, and technology integration.
• Maintain and update the client's industry-engagement matrix.
• Coordinate with partner organizations to consolidate inputs into leadership products.
• Review contracting and acquisition data, including structures, timelines, and funding considerations.
• Support regulatory and federal-policy research and present findings to stakeholders.

Skills

OSINT methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Family : Research and Analysis Consulting

Travel Required : Up to 10%

Clearance Required : Active Secret

What You Will Do:

• Provide senior-level analytical, research, and executive-decision-support products for senior leaders in client organization
• Develop executive materials such as read-ahead packages, BLUFs, discussion cards, talking points, issue papers, research summaries, and leadership addenda
• Conduct corporate, financial, acquisition, and regulatory research to support client engagements and assessments
• Execute OSINT-driven research using iterative keyword strategies, public records, entity tracing, and multi-source validation.
• Analyze defense-industrial-base capabilities for relevance to Army readiness, sustainment, logistics, contested logistics, industrial capacity, transportation, and technology integration
• Maintain and update client's industry-engagement matrix
• Coordinate with partner organizations to consolidate inputs into leadership products
• Review contracting and acquisition data, including structures, task orders, timelines, contractor information, performance indicators, and funding considerations
• Support regulatory and federal-policy research and present findings to DoW stakeholders as needed

What You Will Need:

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance
• THREE (3) or more years' experience in corporate research, financial analysis, acquisition and contracting review, defense-industrial-base evaluation, and regulatory assessment
• Bachelor's Degree
• Proficiency in OSINT methodologies including source validation, public-records research, entity mapping, and discrepancy identification.
• Ability to gather, reconcile, and integrate multi-source information from cross-functional DoW stakeholders
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint for executive briefing development

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience supporting senior government or military leaders with decision-support products
• Familiarity with sustainment and logistics operations including the organic industrial base
• Background in acquisition risk research, foreign ownership/investment analysis, supply-chain resilience, or contested-logistics issues
• High attention to detail, strong prioritization skills, and disciplined information tracking for large datasets
• Competence in interpreting contracting data, corporate disclosures, ownership records, financial filings, litigation databases, and regulatory sources.
• Familiarity with Palantir Foundry software

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

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.