Dark Web/Crypto Analyst

Title: Dark Web/Crypto Analyst

Location: Falls Church, VA

Security Clearance: Moderate Background Investigation (MBI)

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.

About KACE:

When you make the decision to join KACE, you are choosing to work alongside talented professionals that have one thing in common; the passion to make a difference! KACE employees bring their diverse talents and experiences to work on critical projects that help shape the nation’s safety, security, and quality of life. The desire to have a career that is purposeful and forward thinking is woven into every KACE employee…it’s The KACE Way. KACE employees are; purpose driven, forward focused, open-minded, trustworthy and invested. The KACE Way is our commitment to our employees, to our customers, and to our communities. Join KACE and make a difference!

Job Summary:

The Dark Web Analyst supports the program agnostic Analytics Group within National Headquarters and conducts open-source analysis to identify and develop intelligence on targets operating on the clear and dark webs for all Inspection Service investigations. The analyst provides actionable intelligence through cryptocurrency tracking and analysis, open source and dark web intelligence and social media analysis, geospatial mapping and data visualization, and USPS backend and network data exploitation.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: 

• Intelligence Gathering and Assessment - Evaluate Internet information from social media, chats, forums, dark net, TOR network, news feeds, internet relay chats 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 in order to identify bitcoins, locations, accounts, services, travels, email addresses, IP addresses and other pattern of life data in an effort to determine physical attribution of an Internet identity.  Provide intelligence and investigative reports which represent the steps taken, the data sources reviewed, and the conclusions drawn from the evaluation of the Internet information.
• Open-Source Internet Analyst Tools - Use technology solutions to actively search, analyze, and prioritize the various marketplaces and cyber-criminals to identify high value targets, and to respond to Requests for Assistance/Information for USPIS investigations, responsibilities, and areas of concern.  Use tools, both paid and open source, to conduct blockchain analysis, trace the flow of funds, and complete comprehensive reports with their findings.
• Data Analysis and Reporting Responsibilities - Responsible for conducting analyses and research and documenting and reporting analytical results using tabular, pictorial, or graphical techniques.  Provide summary and detailed results to various levels of an organization in formats which are easy to understand, showing conclusions and relationships.

Minimum Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; or demonstrate relevant work experience as required by assigned project or initiative.
• Ability to evaluate information and make decisions/recommendations based on findings.
• Experience in open or all source intelligence gathering and analysis.
• Ability to assess data and attribute risk values.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team with proven ability to influence across functions and disciplines.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks with competing priorities and meet deliverables.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with experience in facilitating training, participating in meetings or presentations, and producing intelligence reports. 
• Advanced in Microsoft Excel with the ability to create and execute macros, create and modify pivot tables, utilize VLOOKUP, if/then formulas, conditional formatting, and more.
• Advanced Oracle/Teradata SQL skills.
• Experience with cryptocurrency tracing and analysis including the use of paid commercial tools.
• Familiarity with United States Postal Service and United States Postal Inspection Service databases. 
• Demonstrated experience in using cyber intelligence tools and software tools to actively search and mine the publicly available Internet and the dark net/deep web. 
• Advanced understanding of the methods used by cyber-criminals to hide themselves on the Internet, how the cyber-criminals conduct online business and what are the various marketplaces and forums the cyber- criminals operate within.
• Demonstrated experience with visual tools such as Qlik, MicroStrategy, Tableau and/or i2 Analyst Notebook. 

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 or Legal Permanent Resident.
• Favorable credit check for all cleared positions 
• Successfully passing a background investigation including drug screening.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• Standing/Walking/Mobility:  Must have mobility to attend meetings with other managers and employees. Standing for prolonged and extended periods of time.
• Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling:  0% - 10% of the time.
• Lifting/Pulling/Pushing:  0% - 10% of the time.
• 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.

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.

For more information about the company please visit our website at www.kacecompany.com

KACE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

KACE complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to recruiting@kacecompany.com.