Forensic Cryptocurrency Investigator with Security Clearance

Signature Federal 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.OR• 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 operationsUncover leads in large data setsExplore acquired data for intelligenceBuild technical tools/processes to improve overall operational effectiveness • Required Education, Experience, & SkillsSuccessful 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, & SkillsExperience 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 ServicesUnderstanding how ACH and SWIFT messaging worksUnderstanding how payment service providers work, such as Paypal or PayoneerUnderstanding how cryptocurrency is converted into fiat. Cryptocurrency• Understanding blockchains and how they workMerkle treesCentralized versus decentralized exchangesCryptocurrency mining and how it worksProof of work vice proof of stakePublic Key cryptographyRole of updates such as BIP numbers, ERC20 improvements • Cryptocurrency walletsHow different types of cryptocurrency wallets work, such as software, hardware, custodial, non-custodialAdvantages/disadvantages of each wallet typePrivate keys versus public keysSeed phrases • Cryptocurrency transactionsVisibility of transactions on the blockchainRole of nodes in cryptocurrency transactionsHow fees workPeer-to-Peer transactionsRole of ExchangesOver-the-Counter (OTC) traders • Cryptocurrency toolsProficiency with commercial blockchain explorers, such as Chainalysis Reactor, TRM or CipherTraceExperience with open source blockchain explorers • Cryptocurrency laundering methodsMixers and bridgesPeel chainsHigh-risk exchangespeer-to-peer tradingdarknet markets