Mission Data Analyst - Investigative Analytics

Indev; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

InDev is seeking a Mission Data Analyst to support DHS/HSI with investigative data analysis across international trade, financial, transportation, and other datasets to detect anomalies and identify illicit networks. The role emphasizes intelligence-driven analytics and collaboration with federal partners.

Ideal candidates will have a federal analytics background, experience analyzing cross-border datasets, and can deliver analytical products to DHS leadership and field offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• 8+ years of experience supporting complex Federal law enforcement, criminal intelligence, or investigative analytics missions.
• Experience analyzing international trade, customs, financial, transportation, supply chain, and other investigative datasets to support criminal investigations.
• Experience supporting investigations involving Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs), narcotics trafficking, human smuggling, customs fraud, financial crimes, trade-based money laundering, or border security.
• Strong knowledge of intelligence analysis techniques, including link, network, trend, predictive, and anomaly analysis.
• Proficiency with DHS, HSI, CBP, ICE, FinCEN, SEACATS, UPAX, ICM, and other Federal law enforcement analytical systems.
• Experience producing intelligence products, investigative reports, executive briefings, and operational assessments for senior leadership.
• Proven ability to collaborate with Federal law enforcement, intelligence, and interagency partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex analytical efforts, provide strategic recommendations, and serve as a technical resource or mentor to junior analysts.

Responsibilities

• Advanced Investigative Analytics: Utilize BI and other analytics tools to create reports, support anomaly detection, predictive analysis, and outlier detection.
• Pattern & Network Analysis: Analyze investigative and intelligence data to identify trends, relationships, and criminal networks associated with TCOs, FTOs, SDGTs, and other cross-border threats.
• Predictive Analytics: Identify emerging threats, high-risk entities, transportation routes, and evolving smuggling methodologies to support proactive enforcement operations.
• Federal Systems Expertise: Leverage DHS, ICE, CBP, and other Federal law enforcement systems to support targeting, investigations, and operational decision-making.
• Analytical Products: Produce analytics products and disseminate through DHS platforms such as SharePoint, SEACATS, ICM, RAVEn, ensuring stakeholders are informed.
• Investigative Data Expertise: Analyze diverse datasets including international trade, customs, FinCEN, cargo manifests, transportation data, communications records, OSINT.
• Investigative & Enforcement Support: Deliver timely analytical support by identifying leads, criminal associations, targeting opportunities, and enforcement recommendations.
• Information Sharing & Deconfliction: Coordinate information sharing and resolve overlaps among law enforcement partners.

Skills

Advanced Analytics

Pattern Analysis

Predictive Analytics

Federal Systems

Analytical Products

Investigative Data

Enforcement Support

Information Sharing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SEACATS

ICM

RAVEn

UPAX

DHS systems

Job description

InDev is seeking a Mission Data Analyst to support DHS/HSI with investigative data analysis across international trade, financial, transportation, and other datasets to detect anomalies and identify illicit networks. The role emphasizes intelligence-driven analytics and collaboration with federal partners.

Ideal candidates will have a federal analytics background, experience analyzing cross-border datasets, and can deliver analytical products to DHS leadership and field offices.