XLA is looking for a Crypto Currency Senior Investigative Analyst to support a federal agency in Arlington, VA. This position is onsite position Monday-Friday.
Candidates must be local to the Arlington, VA area to be considered.
Candidates need to possess a U.S. Secret Security Clearance to be considered.
Salary: $180,000
Required Skills:
- 6+ years of related experience supporting intelligence operations pertaining to cryptocurrency, cybercrimes, and Dark Web.
- Demonstrate an elevated level of understanding of the Dark Web and underground cybercrime ecosystems with a knowledge of navigating through cryptocurrency exchanges.
- Demonstrate an elevated level of understanding and experience with a suite of blockchain investigative/forensic tools (e.g. Chainalysis, TRM, Elliptic, CipherTrace).
- Demonstrate an elevated level of understanding and experience with open-source targeting tools (e.g. Internet Protocol (IP) targeting tools, Fivecast) and media scrapping tools (e.g. Pipl).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Suite of Productivity tools (e.g. Office, Visio, Project, PowerPoint, PowerBI, etc.).
- Possess advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, strong work ethic, exceptional attention to detail, and an inquiring mind.
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to utilize blockchain investigative/forensic tools to trace cryptocurrency artifacts through advanced obfuscation techniques (e.g. mixing, chain-jumping) as well as trace privacy coins/correlates utilizing industry standard technologies.
- Ability to leverage all available and authorized tools within organizations to conduct end-to-end global targeting and lead generation for cyber case support.
- Ability to create informational documents and PowerPoint presentations for reference when presenting information to the field, collecting data, and reporting statistics to management.
- Ability to effectively interface with field agents to ask questions regarding a case and collection/seizure of evidence to determine project requirements based on investigative goals.
- Ability and willingness to testify in court as an expert witness.
EEO Statement
XLA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and is an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting equality and integrity in the workplace, professional development and education, and an entrepreneurial atmosphere.
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Skills Required
- 6+ years of related experience supporting intelligence operations pertaining to cryptocurrency, cybercrimes, and Dark Web.
- Local to Arlington, VA and able to work onsite Monday-Friday.
- Possess a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.
- Elevated understanding of the Dark Web and underground cybercrime ecosystems; knowledge of navigating cryptocurrency exchanges.
- Experience with blockchain investigative/forensic tools (Chainalysis, TRM, Elliptic, CipherTrace).
- Experience with open-source targeting tools (IP targeting tools, Fivecast) and media scraping tools (Pipl).
- Proficiency with Microsoft productivity tools (Office, Visio, Project, PowerPoint, PowerBI).
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, strong work ethic, exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to trace cryptocurrency artifacts through obfuscation techniques and trace privacy coins using industry tools.
- Ability to leverage authorized tools to conduct end-to-end global targeting and lead generation for cyber case support.
- Ability to create informational documents and PowerPoint presentations and report statistics to management.
- Ability to effectively interface with field agents regarding case evidence collection and investigative requirements.
- Ability and willingness to testify in court as an expert witness.
What We Do
XLA is an award-winning government services provider with 250 employees both domestically and internationally. Our core competencies are Program Lifecycle Management, Engineering & Technical Solutions and International Program Support services. These core competencies define XLA. As agencies face declining budgets and a rising demand for services, XLA provides the continuous support needed to overcome those challenges. XLA has the project management expertise needed to successfully meet contract requirements and provide excellent performance. We consider the needs of the customer, project resource requirements, the quality of deliverables, project costs, task scope control, management reporting requirements and data accuracy/timeliness.
