Intelligence Analyst - Financial Fraud

About the role

• Title: Intelligence Analyst - Financial Fraud
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA
• Security Clearance: Moderate Background Investigation

Schedule: Due to the nature of law enforcement work and operation, position may require occasional support outside of core working hours, as well as intermittent weekend support, mission dependent

Salary

• $ 100,000-107,000/Annually
• Level: ISA II-B
• Division: HQ-CIT

Job Summary

The Cyber Financial Fraud Intelligence Analyst provides analytical support to the Postal Inspection Service. The analyst will be embedded with the National Cyber Forensic Training Alliance (NCFTA), utilizing the various resources available through the NCFTA to engage with public and private sector entities to facilitate the development of productive and actionable cyber financial fraud intelligence.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Supporting USPIS, USPS, and its customers by utilizing the various resources available through the NCFTA to engage with public and private sector entities to facilitate productive and actionable cyber financial fraud intelligence.

Intelligence Gathering and Assessment

• Evaluate and research data from a variety of sources to include agency databases, consumer complaints, NCFTA partners and analysts, NCFTA resources, investigative resources, social media, chats, forums, darknet, Tor network, news feeds, and other sources of data openly available on the Internet. Perform a prioritized assessment of the data to identify the most critical and reliable data to identify criminal activity, monetization methods, locations, accounts, services, travels, email addresses, IP addresses and other pattern of life data to determine attribution.
• Identify mail theft hot spots around the U.S. through analysis of Telegram, Instagram, and other social media platforms.
• Analyze the top Telegram monikers and channels based on activity, losses, and impact as reported by the banking industry and USPIS analytical efforts.

Financial Investigations Research and Data Analysis

• Analyze data to identify and interpret patterns and trends, assess data quality and eliminate irrelevant data; present findings in reports and presentations in non-technical terminology to various audiences. Perform database checks and query NCFTA Financial Industry partners related to USPIS investigations.

Reporting Responsibilities

• Responsible for documenting and reporting analytical results, creating graphic displays and reports that present clear and concise representations of the information analyzed; and disseminating data as required by the assigned task(s).

Case Development

• Assist Inspectors with developing intelligence for criminal investigations. Prepare initial investigative research for possible referral. Compile background information, USPS/USPIS sourced information, and intelligence from third-party entities such as commercial databases, law enforcement agencies, and victims.

NCFTA Working Groups and Initiatives

• Participate in NCFTA working groups, projects, initiatives and other mission critical functions as assigned.
• Actively engage with and monitor topics discussed within the NCFTA Cyber Financial (CyFin) program, Malware and Cyber Threat (MCT) program, and Brand and Consumer Protection (BCP) program to identify valuable information for current cases or develop the intel into something that could be referred to field investigators, such as:
• Cyber-related Check Fraud
• Common Point of Purchase & Skimming
• Securities Fraud
• Business Email Compromise
• Synthetic ID Theft/Fraud
• Crypto and Digital Currency Payments
• Account Abuse, Intrusion, and Money Laundering

Reshipping and Return Fraud

• Technical Indicators of Compromise for information security, fraud and cyber intelligence that is relevant to USPIS and USPS operations
• Assist in the coordination of private and public sector in-person meetings for NCFTA working groups related to the identification of money mule networks, cyber-crime activity, and tactics.
• Liaise with private sector groups regarding current cyber financial fraud threats.
• Support USPIS cases by identifying losses through reporting from the financial industry.
• Coordinate regular deconfliction between private/public sectors, USPIS field offices, and the USPIS Analytics Group.

Minimum Qualifications & Skills

• A Bachelors' Degree from an accredited college or university in finance, data science, or intelligence, AND a minimum of (5) five years' experience demonstrating the ability to review information, conduct analysis, conduct research, and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Experience supporting criminal investigations is highly desired.
• Significant demonstrated experience will be considered in lieu of the education requirement.
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal statutes and the federal rules of criminal and civil procedure;
• General knowledge of law enforcement databases and indices;
• Extensive experience developing complex financial civil and/or criminal cases for presentation to the appropriate prosecution authority;
• Extensive experience in conducting open-source or commercial research using the Internet and other commercial/public/proprietary databases;
• Knowledge of cyber intelligence tools and software tools to actively search and mine the publicly available Internet and the dark net/deep web.
• Extensive experience in analyzing data and interpreting patterns or trends using the appropriate analytical techniques and methods;
• Extensive experience in communicating orally and in writing to clearly explain steps and results in research and analysis using multiple mediums such as charts and reports;
• Demonstrated significant ability to prepare a final work product;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team with proven ability to influence across functions and discipline;
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks with competing priorities and meet deliverables;
• Experience in task management, team organization and task tracking.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, and SharePoint.

Clearance

Applicants selected may be subject to a government background investigation and may be required to meet the following conditions of employment.

Security Requirements/Background Investigation Requirements

• Must be a U.S Citizen.
• Favorable credit check for all cleared positions
• Successfully passing a background investigation including drug screening.
• Residency Requirement: Must have resided in the United States for the past five (5) years without residing outside of the United States for six (6) or more consecutive months during that period.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

• Standing/Walking/Mobility: Must have mobility to attend meetings with other managers and employees.
• Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling: 10% of the time.
• Lifting/Pulling/Pushing: 10%
• Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Must be able to write, type, and use a telephone system 100% of the time.
• Sitting: Sitting for prolonged and extended periods of time.

Additional information

This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may revise duties as necessary without updating this job description.