Cybercrime & Financial Threat Intelligence Analyst

Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

FinCEN, Treasury, seeks qualified specialists to analyze cyber-enabled financial crimes, assess emerging payment technologies, and produce actionable threat intelligence. The role requires evaluating topics for investigations, researching financial and cyber threat data, and briefing analytical findings to counter illicit activity.

Candidates should have experience at or above GS-12 level and a background in AML/FinC or related fields.

Qualifications

• One full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.
• Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Identifying and evaluating topics for potential analysis and investigation involving illicit use of emerging payment technologies, cyber-enabled financial crimes, and related areas.
• Analyzing cyber threat intelligence, indicators of compromise, malware forensics, blockchain transactions, and emerging technologies in development of written threat intelligence products.
• Assessing developments and threats related to cyber-enabled financial crimes or emerging payment systems; OR
• Analyzing large datasets of Bank Secrecy Act information to develop written actionable findings.

Responsibilities

• Composing and briefing analytical assessments on topics such as emerging payment technologies and cyber-enabled financial crimes.
• Conducting intelligence research related to malicious cyber actors' financial networks and TTPs.
• Utilizing financial and cybersecurity threat tools and data sources to conduct research.
• For GS-11/9 levels, additional duties include producing tactical or strategic studies countering cyber-enabled financial crimes and related reports.

Job description

FinCEN, Treasury, seeks qualified specialists to analyze cyber-enabled financial crimes, assess emerging payment technologies, and produce actionable threat intelligence. The role requires evaluating topics for investigations, researching financial and cyber threat data, and briefing analytical findings to counter illicit activity.

Candidates should have experience at or above GS-12 level and a background in AML/FinC or related fields.