Business Analyst; Federal Agency

Aalis Management Consulting is an 8(a) certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) driven by the same principles that guide our armed forces. Founded by a US Army veteran, we take pride in our core values: excellence in reputation, commitment, candor, teamwork, and dependability. Our team delivers stakeholder-focused support in the areas of Acquisition & Procurement Support, IT Financial Management, Program Management, and Logistics & Supply Chain Support.

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Title: Senior Business Analyst

Client: Federal Agency

Location: Washington, D.C.

- Hybrid - minimum of 3 days a week onsite

Clearance: Public Trust

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance; the applicant must be a U.S. Citizen for consideration.

Number of Position(s): 1

Work Schedule: 8 am – 5 pm

Aalis Management Consulting is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support a U.S. Government international trade mission. The successful candidate will combine strong policy, economic, market, industry, and supply-chain research with practical program support and will translate complex information into clear, decision-ready analysis for senior Government stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is a versatile analyst with strong judgment, research discipline, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to move across emerging trade priorities. The position may support work involving strategic supply chains, critical minerals, industrial policy, pricing and cost analysis, market concentration, competitiveness, and economic security. Relevant backgrounds may include economics, international trade, public policy, business, finance, supply chain, engineering, materials science, manufacturing, mining, geology, or related disciplines.

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research on international trade policy, industries, markets, strategic commodities, supply chains, and economic developments.
• Analyze trade, market, industry, company, pricing, production, capacity, investment, and supply-chain information and synthesize findings into concise written products and recommendations.
• Support analysis of strategic and emerging trade issues, including critical minerals, industrial policy, supply-chain resilience, economic security, competitiveness, tariffs, trade restrictions, and other priority sectors as assigned.
• Frame research questions, identify appropriate data and sources, assess information quality, develop findings, and communicate implications to senior Government stakeholders.
• Evaluate products, companies, industries, and markets using technical, quantitative, and qualitative criteria, including, where useful, import/export data, HTSUS information, specifications, company records, and other source materials.
• Use spreadsheets, databases, market-intelligence platforms, and other analytical tools to organize information, identify trends, compare scenarios, and support policy or program decisions.
• Manage and analyze large volumes of structured and unstructured information using Microsoft Excel and other approved digital tools.
• Monitor assigned trade, industry, commodity, supply-chain, or policy developments and identify issues that warrant deeper analysis or leadership attention.
• Integrate information from trade data, market studies, Government sources, company information, and other credible sources to identify trends, dependencies, vulnerabilities, market concentration, and policy implications.
• Prepare concise memoranda, briefings, tables, presentations, dashboards, market summaries, and recurring reports for senior Government stakeholders.
• Coordinate research and information across economists, analysts, attorneys, subject-matter experts, and other stakeholders, while also supporting recurring program and administrative requirements needed to keep the team effective.

• Bachelor's degree in economics, international affairs, public policy, political science, business, finance, engineering, materials science, supply chain, a social science, or another related field. Relevant technical degrees may also be considered.
• Progressively responsible experience conducting policy, economic, market, industry, business, supply-chain, or trade-related research and analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to work with trade, market, industry, company, or other quantitative data and to use evidence to develop clear, supportable findings and…