Counter Threat Finance Analyst (K3)

Amentum•Arlington, VA

7d•$130,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking dedicated professionals to join their team supporting U.S. and allied government efforts to disrupt threat networks through counter-threat finance operations. In this fast-paced and high-stakes environment, your analytical expertise and strategic thinking will directly contribute to national defense and global stability. As part of a mission-driven program, you’ll work alongside experts and government partners to identify and disrupt illicit financial networks that fund terrorism, counter-narcotics operations, organized crime, and state-based threats. Whether you’re tracking money flows across borders, conducting deep-dive analysis on high-value targets, or briefing senior leaders, your work directly supports operational success and national defense priorities. This is a commitment to global impact for those who thrive in complex environments, are passionate about global security, and are ready to be part of a critical national mission.

Requirements

High School Graduate or G.E.D. with ten (10) years of specialized experience OR Bachelor's/Master's degree and five (5) years of specialized experience.
Must have a valid/active Top Secret/SCI Government Security Clearance. Note: U.S. Citizenship is required to maintain a Top Secret/SCI Clearance.
Finance-specific analytical experience dealing with identifying/detecting, targeting, and interdicting threat, terrorist, and/or criminal finance activities, and networks.
Experience shall include CTF and may include human intelligence and signals reporting, criminal and regulatory investigations, cases for designation, and experience with Bank Secrecy Act reporting mechanisms such as Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR).
Competent in utilizing Specialized Intelligence Analysis tools (i.e., Proton, KaChing, DataXplorer, and Voltron Suite).
Competent in utilizing Intelligence Report Aggregators/Automated Message Handling System search tools (i.e., TAC, RMT, and NGT, Horizon).
Be competent in utilizing Intelligence Data Visualization Tools (i.e., Google Earth, Palantir, Analyst Notebook, Target Cop) to derive actionable analytic findings regarding the associations between entities, such as networks, hierarchies, interconnected nodes, and social nodes.
Experience conducting layered entity-level analysis to support law enforcement and interagency partners in conducting complex, multi-national, multi-faceted operations and investigations against drug trafficking and other related finance and facilitation activities.
Experience conducting hands-on advanced, multi-source network analysis and entity development to map previously unknown illicit entities, communications, financial transactions, and business activity, and the ability to integrate and layer information across diverse datasets and tools, including IC information, communications data, Commercially Available Information (CAI), OSINT/Publicly Available Information (PAI), financial transaction information (fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies), corporate registries, and geospatial data to uncover threat networks.
Proficient in utilizing the Microsoft Office suite applications.
Proficient in utilizing existing and new analytical tools to effectively exploit raw financial data, business registry, and corporate company data.
Knowledgeable of interagency threat finance cells.
Skilled at implementing and utilizing best practices, proper tradecraft, and determining relevancy of information disseminated against the standards set forth by the USG.
Experience with reviewing, prioritizing, and managing submitted requests.
Understand interagency restrictions and sensitivities on sharing certain types of data, as well as the steps necessary amongst the interagency to share said data.
Understand relevant DoD intelligence and intelligence oversight policies, procedures, and requirements.
Expert-level skill in working with U.S. Government Departments and Agencies (other than DoD) in areas such as policy formulation, acquisition, finance, drug law enforcement, security, and at disrupting and degrading the national security threats posed by drug trafficking, piracy, transnational organized crime, and threat finance networks reasonably related to illicit drug trafficking activities. In all cases, the specialized knowledge and experience shall directly support the technical requirements of this contract.

Nice To Haves

Additional certification, such as CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) or CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner), is preferred.
CONUS and OCONUS Travel may be Required.

Responsibilities

Support Threat Finance Intelligence (TFI) analysis and facilitate Intel Agencies and other DoD CTF activities throughout the Customer AOR.
Support law enforcement agencies in ways that also support the Intel Customer and DoD priorities.
Work with multiple USG law enforcement agencies and U.S. military organizations.
Provide intelligence analysis services pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 284 and to Section 1022 of the NDAA for FY 2004, as amended.
Provide CTF/TFI analysis that contributes to DoD strategic, operational, and tactical support to law enforcement agencies.
Analysts may contribute to the development of theater-wide TFI analytical products to support CTF activities.
Provide CTF/TFI analysis to enable identifying, detecting, and providing targeting and interdiction recommendations for CD/CTOC/CT activities.
This support may include research and analysis of AOR issues relevant to strategic effects planning.
Provide support to the planning, organizing, and coordinating of CTF activities in respective CCMD AORs/AOIs, and in support of other DoD Components’ efforts to support law enforcement agencies.
Support DoD CTF program reporting requirements by drafting correspondence and briefings for DoD and for USG law enforcement agency personnel.
Monitor and provide CTF/TFI-related advice on finance-oriented assessments that contribute to DoD’s support to law enforcement agencies’ development of case files, evidentiary material, and designation packages, to include actionable intelligence.
Analyze, develop courses of action, and provide specific operational alternatives to DoD Component leadership, in support of DoD’s responses to law enforcement agencies’ requests.
Provide briefings to DoD Component leadership and provide analytical products to support DoD briefings to law enforcement agency personnel.
Assist in the development of TFI analysis-derived action plans, papers, reports, and target packages.
Provide program and policy support including, but not limited to: Provide support for CTF-focused conferences, to include planning, set-up, execution, removal, and follow-on support related to conference activities.
Assist in drafting guidance and provide expertise on matters related to implementing DoD CD/CTOC/CTF policy and DoD efforts to support law enforcement agencies’ CD/CTOC/CTF/CT-related programs.
Assist in the development of strategic documents, DoD Directives and Instructions, and other DoD policy issuances that affect DoD activities to counter-threat finance challenges to U.S. national security.
Assist DoD’s work with the law enforcement and intelligence communities, and with other Federal departments and agencies for the purpose of supporting law enforcement agencies on CTF/CTOC/CD/CT issues.
Analyze highly complex strategic, policy, and program issues, and provide analysis to DoD components as part of DoD’s support to law enforcement agencies.
Receive and analyze TFI information disseminated by DoD Components or elements of the Intelligence Community, including Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).