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Crypto Currency Senior Investigative Analyst

Arlington, VA

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.  

We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team by phone at 703-584-8317 or via email at humanresources@xla.com. For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, XLA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.

We are proud to be an EEO/VETERAN EMPLOYER.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran or disabled status and will not be discriminated against for self-identifying with either category

 

 

 

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