Senior II Cryptocurrency Analyst

Cryptocurrency Analyst

McLean, VA Top Secret/SCI Polygraph Unspecified Career Level not specified $146,670 - $249,330

BAE Systems is looking for cryptocurrency experts with experience in either banking/financial investigation and/or relevant education in information systems or computer science, finance, or FINTECH. The ideal candidates will be tech-savvy analysts with data processing skills who want to grow and develop by initiating analysis on unique data sets. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to support the national security mission of the United States in the field of data analytics and financial exploitation.

The preferred candidate will have a keen understanding of virtual currencies, cryptocurrency exchanges, digital assets, and/or payment service providers. The position will leverage the candidate's digital savvy and capacity for deep research and creativity to spot non-obvious targets and intelligence within a fluid and rapidly evolving market segment by applying data analytical tradecraft.

There are 2 types of people we will consider for this role:

• Candidates with strong technical skills familiar with Python and other scripting languages and have the ability to search files and folders with regex, scripts and pattern matching.
• Candidates with financial investigations backgrounds will ideally have forensic accounting knowledge or experience, understand money laundering and sanctions evasion techniques and understand know-your-customer (KYC) information, customer onboarding and identify verification methods. Knowledge of anti-money laundering guidelines such as FATF and/or jurisdiction-specific guidelines.

Responsibilities:
Drive operations Uncover leads in large data sets Explore acquired data for intelligence Build technical tools/processes to improve overall operational effectiveness

Required Education, Experience, & Skills Successful candidates will have relevant education and/or training such as Information Systems or Computer Science or perhaps a business degree with emphasis on Banking, Finance, or FINTECH. Certifications with tools like Reactor or TRM would be a plus.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills Experience tracing cryptocurrency transactions, including asset flow, IP addresses and wallet software. Candidates with experience and/or knowledge in the following areas will move to the top of the list:

• Money Services o Understanding how ACH and SWIFT messaging works o Understanding how payment service providers work, such as Paypal or Payoneer o Understanding how cryptocurrency is converted into fiat.
• Cryptocurrency o Understanding blockchains and how they work --Merkle trees --Centralized versus decentralized exchanges --Cryptocurrency mining and how it works --Proof of work vice proof of stake --Public Key cryptography --Role of updates such as BIP numbers, ERC
  20 improvements o Cryptocurrency wallets --How different types of cryptocurrency wallets work, such as software, hardware, custodial, non-custodial --Advantages/disadvantages of each wallet type --Private keys versus public keys --Seed phrases o Cryptocurrency transactions --Visibility of transactions on the blockchain --Role of nodes in cryptocurrency transactions --How fees work --Peer-to-Peer transactions --Role of Exchanges --Over-the-Counter (OTC) traders o Cryptocurrency tools --Proficiency with commercial blockchain explorers, such as Chainalysis Reactor, TRM or Cipher Trace --Experience with open source blockchain explorers o Cryptocurrency laundering methods --Mixers and bridges --Peel chains --High-risk exchanges --peer-to-peer trading --darknet markets

Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $146670 - $249330

Please note:

This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits:

At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+…