Guidehouse

Fraud Analytics Senior Consultant Lead (Senior Consultant II)

Guidehouse$110K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field; Master's preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in fraud analytics or cybersecurity analytics.
  • Proven problem-solving skills for technical and analytical challenges.
  • Experience in strategic and tactical planning for analytics programs.
  • Proficient in analyzing large datasets to identify fraudulent activities.
  • Skilled in predictive analytics and machine learning techniques.
  • Experience preparing technical reports for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Support fraud analytics related to predictive and forensic analysis.
  • Coordinate analytical activities and guide junior team members.
  • Assess complex technical problems in fraud analytics.
  • Develop recommendations considering client needs and operational priorities.
  • Contribute to planning for fraud detection and analytics initiatives.
  • Refine and implement fraud detection algorithms.
  • Analyze data to identify anomalous or fraudulent activity.

Benefits

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
Full Job Description

Job Family:

Data Science & Analysis


Travel Required:

None


Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

TheFraud AnalyticsSeniorConsultantLeadwillsupporthighly specialized fraud analytics activities across the Cybersecurity Fraud Analytics and Monitoring program. This position will independentlyassess difficult technicaland analyticalproblems, develop practicalalternativesandrecommendations,supportstrategic, tactical, and operational planning, andcoordinate task-level activitiesfocused on predictive analytics, deep forensics, fraud detection, incidentsupport, data integration, and continuous enhancement of analytics capabilities.

  • Supporthighly specialized fraud analytics activities related to predictive analytics, forensic analysis, cybersecurity monitoring, fraud detection, incidentsupport, and continuous enhancement.

  • Coordinate analytical activities acrossassigned workstreams, review analytical products for quality and consistency, and provide guidance to junior team memberssupporting fraud analytics initiatives.

  • Assess difficult technical and operational problems across fraud analytics, data ingestion, application monitoring, stakeholder coordination, and incident response environments.

  • Develop practical alternatives, recommendations, and solution options that consider client requirements, operational priorities, data limitations, and cybersecurity fraud risks.

  • Contribute to strategic, tactical, and operational-level planning for analytics initiatives, application onboarding, data source integration, and fraud detection capability expansion.

  • Supportdevelopment, refinement, testing, documentation, and implementation of fraud indicators, analytical algorithms, detection logic, predictive models, and forensic analysis approaches.

  • Analyze structured and unstructured data, transaction logs, user behavior, system activity, and investigative informationtoidentifyanomalous, malicious, or fraudulent activity.

  • Supportroot-cause analysis, incident coordination, mitigation recommendations, andtimelyreporting for suspicious activity, fraud incidents, and emerging threat patterns.

  • Collaborate with application owners, identity management stakeholders, business representatives, and technical resources to understand user behavior, transaction data, data quality, and integration requirements.

  • Supportdata extraction, transformation, loading, schema alignment, data qualityassessment, data source onboarding, and analytics workflow improvements across large-scale environments.

  • Prepare and present technical reports, executive summaries, dashboards, briefings, recommendations, and documentation that communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  • Provide task-level coordination, analytical guidance, and knowledge sharing tosupportanalysts, engineers, data scientists, and operational staffassigned to fraud analytics activities.

  • Work independently on routine activities, receive general direction on newassignments, and ensure work products meet client requirements, quality expectations, and delivery timelines.

  • Work onsite at the client location in Lanham, Maryland five (5) days per week and collaborate closely with government personnel and contractor team members.



What You Will Need:

  • Ability to obtain andmaintaina Public Trust clearance.

  • Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Operations Research, Information Science, or a related field;Master'sdegree preferred.

  • Five (5) or more years of professional experiencesupporting fraud analytics, cybersecurity analytics, data science, data engineering, predictive analytics, forensic analysis, investigations,fraud operations,platform advisory, or related technical delivery.

  • Experience independently solving difficult technical or analytical problems using professional concepts, procedures, and practical judgment.

  • Experience developing system requirements orsupportingstrategic, tactical, or operational-level planning for analytics, cybersecurity, fraud detection, or data-driven programs.

  • Experience analyzing large structured and unstructured datasets, transaction logs, application activity, user behavior, or system data toidentifyanomalies, patterns, correlations, risks, orpotentialfraudulent activity.

  • Experiencesupporting predictive analytics, machine learning, statistical analysis, data mining, link analysis, network analytics, text mining, data visualization, or related analytical techniques.

  • Experiencesupporting data extraction, transformation, loading, data integration, data quality review, schema alignment, or analytics workflow improvement activities.

  • Experience preparing and presenting technical reports, dashboards, briefings, executive summaries, documentation, or recommendations for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  • Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, client stakeholders, technical resources, and operational personnel to clarify requirements,supportdelivery, and communicate findings.

  • Experience using tools and technologies such as Python, R, Java, Linux shell scripting, SQL/no-SQL databases, Spark, Elasticsearch, Parquet,SIEM platforms includingSplunk, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.

  • Experiencesupporting analytics platforms, data integration efforts, dashboard development, reporting environments, or analytical applications.

  • Ability and willingness to work onsite at the client location in Lanham, Maryland five (5) days per week.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • Experiencesupporting fraud analytics, cybersecurity analytics, data science, or incident response programs in a federal, financial services, intelligence community, or large enterprise environment.

  • Experiencesupporting digital identity, authentication services, online application monitoring, or large-scale transaction processing environments.

  • Experience developing, refining, testing, or validating machine learning models, predictive models, statistical models, analytical algorithms, fraud indicators, or detection logic.

  • Experiencesupporting incident response, open-source research, threat intelligence, root-cause analysis, mitigation planning, or stakeholder coordination.

  • Experiencesupporting data ingestion, schema alignment, data architecture, data quality improvement, platform advisory services, or analytics ecosystem modernization.

  • Experience developing dashboards or visualizations using Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire, Microsoft Excel, or similar tools.

  • Familiarity with cybersecurity programs, federal consulting environments, Agile delivery methodologies, or collaborative development environments.

  • Candidate currentlypossessesan active Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Moderate Background Investigation clearance or has held one within the last six (6) months.


What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

  • Parental Leave

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

  • Group Term Life and Travel Assistance

  • Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

  • Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits

  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

  • Care.com annual membership

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)

  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is a management consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm provides consulting services to clients in the public and commercial sectors, with a focus on energy, financial services, healthcare, national security, and aerospace and defense. Guidehouse was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from PwC. The firm has over 7,000 employees and operates in more than 50 locations worldwide.
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