National Security, Cybercrime Investigator - Virginia

• Offers Bonus
• Offers Equity

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all United States-based job listings. We set standard base salary ranges for all roles based on function, level, and location, benchmarked against software companies.

• Collaborate with team members and across Chainalysis to support complex cryptocurrency investigations
• Provide investigative and analytic support for technical and highly sensitive investigations and initiatives pertaining to blockchain technologies and cryptocurrency-based crime
• Conduct research and data analysis, author investigative reports, and present those findings to team members and customers
• Review the adequacy and completeness of investigations and the data collection methods to determine the authenticity, accuracy, and relevance of that data–resulting in more thorough investigations and analytic assessments
• Evangelize the Chainalysis mission of bringing trust to blockchains, becoming an expert in using our tools and data to generate insights on illicit activity trends in crypto and their impact on our customers

• An active U.S. Government Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security clearance with full-scope polygraph
• Familiarity with Chainalysis Reactor and data (or similar industry products) and experience with cryptocurrency tracing and blockchain technology
• Previous intelligence analysis experience conducting complex financial crime or cyber-related investigations for the U.S. federal government
• A degree in cybersecurity, intelligence, criminal justice, forensic accounting, data analysis, or similar subjects
• Experience conducting open source research using public information and private databases
• Proficiency in reporting on complex topics
• An interest in and/or passion for blockchain/cryptocurrency technology

• Previous professional or personal experience in the DeFi space
• Working knowledge of (or proficiency in) SQL and Python

This position is ineligible for visa sponsorship. The Investigator filling this role must be available to be present at a customer site up in Virginia to five days per week.

Due to the nature of the work performed, U.S. Citizenship is required.