Identity Verification Research Consultant (Remote)

Gofractional; United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

GoFractional in the United States is seeking a Technical Research Consultant to lead identity verification vendor assessments, API integrations, and regulatory considerations. You will perform hands-on testing, document findings, and present clear recommendations to Product Management.

The role emphasizes remote work with US Eastern overlap, researching providers, validating production readiness, and building reproducible test harnesses to guide roadmap decisions for identity, KYC, and

Qualifications

• Hands-on API and SDK usage in real projects.
• Translate business questions into structured evaluation criteria.
• Strong written communication and reproducibility of research.
• Experience with identity verification, KYC/KYB, or fraud prevention is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify identity-verification providers and related services for product needs.
• Research regional options with focus on international regions.
• Assess production readiness, onboarding, licensing, and commercial terms.
• Create test harnesses to demonstrate integration and failure modes.
• Document implementation details for reproducibility by teams.
• Maintain a vendor scorecard and publish concise findings for stakeholders.

Skills

API consumption

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

REST/JSON

OAuth/API-key authentication

Postman & curl

Git

Cloud tooling basics

Tools

Postman

Curl

Git

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Job description

GoFractional in the United States is seeking a Technical Research Consultant to lead identity verification vendor assessments, API integrations, and regulatory considerations. You will perform hands-on testing, document findings, and present clear recommendations to Product Management.

The role emphasizes remote work with US Eastern overlap, researching providers, validating production readiness, and building reproducible test harnesses to guide roadmap decisions for identity, KYC, and