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Technical SETA SME – Financial Intelligence

Apply Job ID 42297 Date posted 07/27/2026

Job Family:

Subject Matter Experts - Technical (SMT)


Travel Required:

Up to 10%


Clearance Required:

Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph

What You Will Do:

The objectives of the Technical SETA are to assist with the coordination, monitoring, communication, and integration of all technical aspects of the Program lifecycle that includes:

  • Attend meetings, workshops, conferences, and testing events as a Subject Matter Expert

  • Assist with the development of presentations such as Program Management Reviews

  • Serve as a liaison between performers, test and evaluation contributors, government partners, and transition partners

  • Provide comprehensive logistical support for outreach activities related to the programs

  • Review, analyze, and provide recommendations on technical reports, data, and performer approaches. Includes identifying technical gaps and diagnosing technical problems

  • Maintain awareness of, collect information about, and conduct evaluations of emerging technology related to Artificial Intelligence and programs

  • Identify gaps, develop recommendations, and draft proposals or statements of work for achieving program objectives and metrics

  • Coordinate with architects and technical experts as the conduit between consumers and developers to resolve program integration challenges

  • Maintain awareness of Intelligence Community (IC) strategies, priorities, and future directions, and provide the program manager with recommendations for alignment with those priorities

  • Provide reach-back support for requirements for systems integration, design, development, modeling and simulation, data analytics, and solutions architectures

  • Provide technical support and engineering to develop, evaluate, integrate, test, and re-use available program hardware and software, including DevOps and Continuous Integration/Development practices, in support of AI programs

  • Examine data sources and literary sources for emerging technology related to the program

  • Provide technical support and expertise on new concepts essential to the success of the program portfolio

 What You Will Need:

  • An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI Federal or DoDsecurity clearancewith a polygraph

  • Advanced academic training (M.A. or Ph.D.) with (TWO) 2+ years experience in international economics, finance, political science, or quantitative social sciences, with ability to translate concepts into actionable technical insights for R&D

  • Applied experience in geoeconomics, including supply‑chain analysis, strategic trade flows, sanctions regimes, foreign direct investment, and state‑backed economic coercion

  • Expertise in financial intelligence methodologies, including:

    network analysis, beneficial ownership mapping, corporate registry exploitation, trade‑based money‑laundering detection, and financial data fusion

  • ONE (1) year managing multi‑disciplinary research or test/evaluation programs

  • ONE (1) year creating program plans, WBS structures, milestone schedules

  • ONE (1) year with technical evaluation and assessment techniques

What Would Be Nice to Have:

  • Master’s or PhD in physics, mathematics, computer science, economics, engineering, biometrics, mechanical, software, etc., with 4+ years’ experience

  • 2 years experience in the Intelligence Community (IC) including CONOPS, transition, requirements

  • 2 years planning, organizing, and executing field data collections.

  • SAFe Scaled Agile or PMI‑ACP (or similar) certification

  • 1 year as a Program Manager or Deputy Program Manager

  • Experience with Agile program & systems development

  • 2 years editing scientific articles, papers, or presentations for a variety of audiences

The annual salary range for this position is $132,600.00-$198,800.00. 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

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.

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