Financial Intelligence Analyst

US-Treasury,-Financial-Crimes-Enforcement-Networ; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

FinCEN in Vienna, VA seeks a cybersecurity/financial crimes analyst at the GS-13 level to analyze cyber threats, emerging payment technologies, and produce actionable threat intelligence products for enforcement actions.

The role requires one year of specialized experience at GS-12, strong analytic writing, and experience using financial and cyber threat data to inform investigations and policy recommendations, with briefing duties as needed.

Qualifications

• One full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent.
• Experience analyzing cyber threat intelligence, indicators of compromise, malware forensics, blockchain transactions, and emerging technologies for threat intel products.
• Assessing developments and threats related to cyber-enabled financial crimes or emerging payment systems.
• Experience with Bank Secrecy Act information and AML investigations or data analytics.

Skills

Cyber threat intelligence

Data analysis

Financial crime analysis

Written communication

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

Master's or equivalent graduate degree

LL.M., if related

LL.B. or J.D., in a field related

Tools

Threat intelligence tools

Big data analytics tools

Malware forensics tools

Blockchain analysis tools

Job description

Become part of the team that safeguards the financial system from the abuses of financial crime. At the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), we are at the forefront in preventing and detecting terrorist financing, money laundering, and other financial crime. Serve at the nation's financial intelligence unit and protect the United States financial system from criminals and terrorist financiers.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.

Specialized Experience for the GS-13:

You must have 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 (including cyber-enabled financial fraud); AND
• Analyzing cyber threat intelligence, indicators of compromise, malware forensics, blockchain transactions, malicious use of emerging technologies (such as artificial intelligence), law enforcement information, or other financial data in development of written threat intelligence products; AND
• 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.

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Specialized Experience for the GS-12

You must have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

• Composing and briefing analytical assessments on emerging payment technologies or cyber threat topics, in particular, cyber-enabled financial crimes (including cyber-enabled financial fraud); AND
• Conducting intelligence research related to malicious cyber actors' financial networks, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs); OR
• Utilizing financial and cybersecurity threat tools and data sources to conduct research.

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Specialized Experience for the GS-11

You must have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

• Analyzing segments of financial- or cyber- threat information (such as cyber threat intelligence, indicators of compromise, malware forensics, blockchain transactions, malicious use of emerging technologies, law enforcement information, classified intelligence, or other financial, cyber threat, or technical data) for the production of tactical or strategic studies to counter cyber-enabled financial crimes (including cyber-enabled fraud), intelligence reports, investigative memoranda, evidentiary packages, and other written materials; AND
• Experience with anti-money laundering/countering financing of terrorism, fraud, or big data analytics investigations or policies.

OR you may substitute education for specialized experience as follows

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR
• 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR
• LL.M., if related;

OR you may qualify on a combination of education and experience:

To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Specialized Experience for the GS-9

You must have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

• Analyzing segments of financial- or cyber- threat information (such as cyber threat intelligence, indicators of compromise, malware forensics, blockchain transactions, malicious use of emerging technologies, law enforcement information, classified intelligence, or other financial, cyber threat, or technical data) for the production of tactical or strategic studies to counter cyber-enabled financial crimes (including cyber-enabled fraud), intelligence reports, investigative memoranda, evidentiary packages, and other written materials.

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OR you may substitute education for experience as follows

• Master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR
• Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR
• An LL.B. or J.D., in a field related to this position.

OR you may qualify on a combination of education and experience:

To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

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