Financial Intelligence Analyst

US-Treasury,-Financial-Crimes-Enforcement-Networ; Vienna (VA); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in Vienna, VA seeks an analyst to safeguard the financial system from illicit finance and cyber-enabled crimes. The role focuses on producing written threat intelligence and analyses of emerging payment technologies and cyber threat indicators.

Candidates need specialized experience at GS-12 level, with duties such as briefing assessments, researching cyber networks, and using threat tools. A path to GS-11/9 is described with education options.

Formación

• Specialized Experience for GS-13: one full year (52 weeks) at GS-12 level.
• Specialized Experience includes composing and briefing analytical assessments on emerging payment technologies or cyber threat topics.

Responsabilidades

• Composing and briefing analytical assessments on emerging payment technologies or cyber threat topics, in particular cyber-enabled financial crimes.
• Conducting intelligence research related to malicious cyber actors' financial networks, TTPs; utilizing threat tools and data sources to conduct research.
• Analyzing segments of financial or cyber threat information for inclusion in tactical or strategic studies, to counter cyber-enabled fraud.

Conocimientos

Emerging payment technologies

Cyber threat intelligence

Analytical briefing

Educación

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

Master's or equivalent graduate degree

LL.M.

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education

LL.B. or J.D.

Descripción del empleo

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 GS13, you must have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS12 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 ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

• 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.

For the GS-12, you must have one year 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 includes:

• 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 ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

• 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.

For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Analyzing segments of financial or cyber threat information for inclusion in tactical or strategic studies, to include countering cyber-enabled fraud, 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 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

• 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 by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

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.

For the GS-09, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Analyzing segments of financial or cyber threat information for inclusion in tactical or strategic studies, to include countering cyber-enabled fraud, 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 intelligence reports, investigative memoranda, evidentiary packages, and other written materials.

OR

You may substitute education for experience as follows: master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work OR an LL.B. or J.D., in a field related to this position.

OR

You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

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.