Threat Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Experience in intelligence, threat analysis, financial crime, OSINT or related investigative fields, including work on illicit or terrorist financing
• Experience in a senior or highly autonomous role, demonstrating independent judgment and strategic decision-making
• An understanding of cryptoassets, blockchain analysis, and on-chain tracing tools
• Experience producing clear, evidence-based intelligence reports for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Capable of using Python, SQL, or AI-assisted querying to extract and analyze blockchain or open-source data
• A strong analytical mindset with excellent judgment when handling sensitive or uncertain intelligence
• A collaborative and proactive approach, comfortable working across global, interdisciplinary teams
• AI fluency is essential for this role. You must be able to demonstrate your ability to effectively apply AI tools and approaches relevant to intelligence analysis, including using AI to accelerate research workflows, pattern identification, OSINT processing, and the drafting of written outputs.

Nice To Haves

• A PhD or advanced degree in a relevant field
• Proven experience investigating terrorist or sanctioned actors’ use of cryptoassets
• Fluency or working proficiency in multiple languages, especially those relevant to terrorism or illicit finance research
• Publications, briefings, or media contributions on threat finance or cryptoasset misuse
• Understanding of obfuscation techniques used by illicit actors

Responsibilities

• Lead CTF-focused research and investigations into cryptoasset activity linked to terrorist organisations, facilitators, propaganda and fundraising ecosystems, and operational support networks including identifying typologies
• Build and maintain a comprehensive picture of evolving CTF trends and ensure Elliptic’s intelligence reflects the full range of terrorist actors and facilitators using crypto
• Work across multiple jurisdictions and designation regimes (e.g., UN, US, UK, EU and relevant domestic CT frameworks), ensuring our intelligence outputs align to different legal definitions, evidentiary expectations, and customer obligations.
• Collaborate with the global intelligence team to identify and integrate new entities, wallet clusters, and illicit behaviors into Elliptic’s dataset, keeping it robust, actionable, and defensible.
• Represent Elliptic’s CTF intelligence capabilities in client briefings, training sessions, and industry forums, communicating complex findings clearly to audiences including compliance teams, regulators, and public-sector partners.
• Support public-sector partners, where appropriate, with intelligence that assists disruption of facilitation networks in the digital asset ecosystem.

Benefits

• Hybrid working: The option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year.
• Remote Work Budget: $650 budget to set up your home office space.
• L&D Budget: $1,000 annual Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development.
• Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + 8 US Public Holidays.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Enhanced Parental Leave: We provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave.
• Healthcare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage through a range of providers (including Tufts, Kaiser, Aetna, UHC, and Blue Shield of CA) with generous premium contributions for you and your dependents.
• 401k: Company match included.
• Mental Health: Full access to Spill mental health support.