Cyber Forensic Analyst II

Amentum•Vienna, VA

1d•$110,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Cyber Forensic Analyst to support the Research & Analysis Division of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). This contract is in support of FinCEN’s work to combat financial crimes, including terrorist financing, proliferation financing, and complex money laundering schemes. The position involves conducting financial cyber investigations of complex financial and business records, providing advanced analytical, technical, and operational support. It also requires conducting complete and accurate research and analysis on Cyber-enabled crime methods and trends, including technical methods and money laundering techniques. The analyst will be responsible for Cyber target development, such as identifying cyber-enabled crime networks that pose a threat to financial institutions. Evaluating and analyzing emerging payment technologies for criminal use or terrorist financing is also a key part of the role. The position provides analytical and product evaluative services for cyber evidence and offers case support to identify and evaluate effective technological methods for investigating cybercrimes. Furthermore, the role includes conducting cyber forensics, encompassing the acquisition, chain of custody, and analysis of electronic evidence from various digital media, and applying investigation and analysis techniques suitable for legal presentation. The analyst will also assist with Cryptocurrency analysis, Blockchain analytics, Open Internet (including social media), Deep and Dark Web intelligence gathering and analysis, data analytics, and electronic evidence analysis related to cybercrime investigations.

Requirements

Clearance Required: TS with SCI eligibility
Bachelor’s degree and 4-7 years of relevant experience or master’s degree and 2-5 years of relevant experience
Knowledge of procedures and techniques used in crypto currency investigations
Experience conducting cryptocurrency analysis in support of Federal investigations and prosecutions by using criminal investigative tools such as Chainanalysis and TRM Labs
Applied knowledge to the enforcement of Title 18, Title 31, and other applicable statutes of the Federal Criminal Code, and the seizure and forfeiture of illegally derived property
Ability to conduct research and analysis using open-source information, national and international databases, and corporate record filings to match investigative findings and summarize data into a finished professional product
Ability to apply process improvement and reengineering methodologies and principles to conduct process modernization projects
Ability to demonstrate expertise in industry best practices and specific knowledge and experience in developing and applying reengineering methodologies to support development and implementation of operational policies and strategies

Nice To Haves

Foreign language skills in Russian, Romanian, and Arabic
Experience in cryptocurrency, including global portfolios of virtual currencies, associated cyber actors and intrusion sets, and ransomware actors and infrastructure
Experience conducting technical/data analysis and tracing of cryptocurrency transactions through crypto/cyber data platforms
Experience with producing all-source, cybersecurity, or threat finance finished intelligence products
Experience in the financial services industry, including compliance, asset and wealth management, securities, or banking operations

Responsibilities

Conduct financial cyber investigations of complex financial and business records which shall include advanced analytical, technical, and operational support
Conduct complete and accurate research and analysis on Cyber-enabled crime methods and trends, including technical methods and money laundering techniques
Conduct Cyber target development, such as identification of cyber-enabled crime networks that include actors and techniques that may represent a cyber threat to systemically important financial institutions and associated infrastructure
Evaluate and analyze emerging payment technologies, such as virtual currencies for criminal use or terrorist financing
Provide analytical and product evaluative services to analyze cyber evidence
Provide case support to identify and evaluate effective technological methods and services to investigate cybercrimes
Conduct cyber forensics, to include the acquisition, chain of custody, and analysis of electronic evidence from computers, mobile devices, and other digital storage media
Apply investigation and analysis techniques to gather and preserve evidence from a particular computing device in a way that is suitable for presentation in a court of law
Assist with Cryptocurrency analysis, Blockchain analytics, Open Internet, including social media, Deep and Dark Web intelligence gathering and analysis, data analytics, and electronic evidence analysis related to cybercrime investigations