Senior Investigative Analyst (Fraud Analytics & Investigative Support)
Praescient Analytics · Fairfax, VA · 2 wk ago
Information TechnologyFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct investigative analysis supporting fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement investigations involving federal benefit programs and other government-funded initiatives.
- Analyze structured and unstructured data from public, non-public, commercial, financial, and law enforcement sources to identify fraud indicators, emerging patterns, and investigative leads.
- Research and evaluate fraud typologies, suspicious activities, and complex entity relationships associated with government benefit fraud and financial crimes.
- Develop investigative reports, referral packages, case summaries, intelligence products, and briefing materials suitable for referral to law enforcement and oversight organizations.
- Perform link analysis and relationship analysis using SQL, Neo4j, i2 Analyst's Notebook, and comparable investigative analysis platforms.
- Identify organized fraud rings, synthetic identities, eligibility fraud, identity theft, cross-program fraud, and other complex fraud schemes through data-driven investigative techniques.
- Collaborate with Data Scientists, Graph Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Forensic Accountants, and Government investigators to integrate analytic findings into comprehensive investigative products.
- Validate investigative findings, document analytical methodologies, and maintain detailed case documentation supporting investigative conclusions.
- Present investigative findings, analytical assessments, and recommendations to Government leadership, investigators, and oversight stakeholders.
- Support continuous improvement of investigative methodologies by incorporating new analytic techniques, emerging data sources, and evolving fraud indicators.
Required Qualifications
- Three (3) or more years of professional experience conducting investigative analysis supporting government benefit fraud, financial crimes, or comparable investigative missions.
- Three (3) or more years of experience analyzing structured and unstructured data from public and non-public data sources to identify fraud indicators, suspicious patterns, and investigative leads.
- Strong working knowledge of fraud typologies relevant to government benefit programs, including identity fraud, eligibility fraud, organized fraud rings, synthetic identity schemes, and related financial crimes.
- Proficiency with analytical tools including SQL, Microsoft Excel, Neo4j, i2 Analyst's Notebook, or comparable link analysis and investigative platforms.
- Three (3) or more years of experience preparing investigative reports, referral packages, intelligence products, and case summaries suitable for law enforcement or oversight organizations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly present investigative findings to senior Government stakeholders.
- Strong analytical reasoning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in supporting investigations involving pandemic relief, emergency assistance, grants, loans, unemployment insurance, healthcare fraud, disaster relief, financial assistance programs, or other large-scale federal benefit programs.
- Experience working with Offices of Inspector General (OIGs), federal law enforcement agencies, financial crime task forces, intelligence organizations, prosecutors, or other government oversight entities.
- Experience identifying fraud typologies including synthetic identity fraud, organized fraud rings, account takeover, identity theft, eligibility fraud, shell companies, nominee entities, and cross-program fraud schemes.
- Application of advanced analytical techniques such as entity resolution, link analysis, graph analytics, network analysis, anomaly detection, geospatial analysis, or open-source intelligence (OSINT) to support investigations.
- Utilization of investigative tools such as Neo4j, i2 Analyst's Notebook, SQL, Power BI, Microsoft Excel, visualization platforms, or comparable investigative analysis technologies.
- Production of investigative work products including intelligence reports, lead packages, link analysis diagrams, timeline analysis, executive briefings, and referral documentation supporting criminal, civil, or administrative investigations.
- Conducting due diligence research utilizing public records, commercial databases, financial records, corporate records, sanctions data, and other investigative information sources.
- Collaboration within multidisciplinary investigative teams that include data scientists, forensic accountants, intelligence analysts, graph data scientists, and technical specialists.
- Supporting high-volume investigative environments requiring rapid identification of emerging fraud schemes, investigative prioritization, and timely delivery of actionable intelligence.
Benefits
- Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience.
- Comprehensive, Company paid healthcare for you (We pay your premiums and deductibles).
- 401(k) with company match.
- Travel & performance incentives.
- 3 weeks paid time off (plus Federal Holidays).
- $5K annual training allowance.
- $500 book allowance.
- Tuition reimbursement program.