Cybercrimes Investigator, National Security

About the role

As an Investigator with the Intelligence Solutions team at Chainalysis Government Solutions (CGS), you will leverage your experience to proactively conduct research, analyze data, write reports, and present your investigative findings to both team members and customers. Your role involves providing investigative and analytic support for technical and highly sensitive investigations and initiatives pertaining to blockchain technologies and cryptocurrency-based crime. You will also conduct research and data analysis, author investigative reports, and present those findings to team members and customers. Additionally, you will collaborate with team members across Chainalysis to support complex cryptocurrency investigations and review the adequacy and completeness of investigations and data collection methods.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members and across Chainalysis to support complex cryptocurrency investigations
• Provide investigative and analytic support for technical and highly sensitive investigations and initiatives pertaining to blockchain technologies and cryptocurrency-based crime
• Conduct research and data analysis, author investigative reports, and present those findings to team members and customers
• Review the adequacy and completeness of investigations and the data collection methods to determine the authenticity, accuracy, and relevance of that data–resulting in more thorough investigations and analytic assessments
• Evangelize the Chainalysis mission of bringing trust to blockchains, becoming an expert in using our tools and data to generate insights on illicit activity trends in crypto and their impact on our customers

Requirements

• An active U.S. Government Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security clearance with counterintelligence (CI) polygraph
• Familiarity with Chainalysis Reactor and data (or similar industry products) and experience with cryptocurrency tracing and blockchain technology
• Previous intelligence analysis experience conducting complex financial crime or cyber-related investigations for the U.S. federal government
• A degree in cybersecurity, intelligence, criminal justice, forensic accounting, data analysis, or similar subjects
• Experience conducting open source research using public information and private databases
• Proficiency in reporting on complex topics
• An interest in and/or passion for blockchain/cryptocurrency technology

Qualifications

• Previous professional or personal experience in the DeFi space
• Working knowledge of (or proficiency in) SQL and Python

Skills

• Active U.S. Government Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security clearance with counterintelligence (CI) polygraph
• Familiarity with Chainalysis Reactor and data (or similar industry products)
• Experience with cryptocurrency tracing and blockchain technology
• Previous intelligence analysis experience conducting complex financial crime or cyber-related investigations for the U.S. federal government
• A degree in cybersecurity, intelligence, criminal justice, forensic accounting, data analysis, or similar subjects
• Experience conducting open source research using public information and private databases
• Proficiency in reporting on complex topics

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

The Investigator filling this role must be available to be present at a customer site up to five days per week.

Additional Information

This position is ineligible for visa sponsorship. U.S. Citizenship is required.