Title:  Intelligence Targeting Analyst

Location: Chantilly, VA

Security Clearance:  Top Secret Clearance desired

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

Salary: Approximately $95,000-105,000.00/Annually

Level: ISA II-B

Job Summary:

The Intelligence/Targeting Analyst supports Inspection Service criminal programs, including, but not limited to, mail fraud, narcotics, prohibited mailings, money laundering, and organized crime. This position will provide intelligence and targeting analyst support services to an investigative support service center focused on narcotics and firearms trafficking, by incorporating information from multiple sources to develop leads and comprehensive targeting plans.   The analyst shall be capable of using technology solutions to actively search, analyze and prioritize information to identify high value targets for the USPIS investigators.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Intelligence Gathering and Assessment

Evaluate information from a variety of sources to include agency databases, investigative resources, 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: criminal activity, monetization methods, locations, accounts, services, travels, email addresses, IP addresses and other pattern of life data in an effort to determine attribution. 

Data Analysis

Analyze data to identify and interpret patterns and trends, assess data quality and eliminate irrelevant data; present findings in reports and presentations in non-technical terminology to various audiences.

Reporting Responsibilities

Responsible for documenting and reporting analytical results, creating graphic displays and reports that present clear and concise representations of the information analyzed; and disseminating data as required by the assigned task(s).

Preparatory Investigation

Assist Inspectors with developing intelligence for criminal investigations. Prepare initial investigative research for possible referral. Compile basic background information, USPIS sourced information, and intelligence from third-party entities such as commercial databases, law enforcement agencies, and victims. 

Asset identification

Develop the required level of proof needed to seize and forfeit assets via civil, criminal and administrative forfeiture processes; utilize compliance databases such as the USPS Bank Secrecy Act Database, SWB Trac and FINCEN to identify and locate assets. Assist with subpoena content creation, property/vehicle title & lien review and open source searches of relevant financial data and asset ownership.

Minimum Qualifications & Skills:

• A Bachelors’ Degree from an accredited college or university in finance, information security, data science, intelligence, or other computer technology AND a minimum of five years’ experience demonstrating the ability to review information, conduct analysis, conduct research, and communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Experience supporting criminal investigations is highly desired
• General knowledge of federal statutes
• Experience supporting narcotics investigations
• Financial analysis and understanding of financial regulatory processes
• Experience with Bank Secrecy (BSA) data and the Southwest Border Transaction Record Analysis Center (SWB Trac)
• Experience tracking money laundering and structuring activities of transnational criminal organizations
• Extensive experience in analyzing data and interpreting patterns or trends using the appropriate analytical techniques and methods
• Proficiency conducting research on the internet and commercial as well as public databases;
• Experience with mapping platforms such as ArcGIS
• Experience with phone toll analysis conducted using PLX or PenLink
• Experience using analytical tools and visualization software such as the i2 Analysts Notebook, Microstrategy, Tableau, and QLIK
• Experience working on time-sensitive projects, often under pressure with the ability to multi-task various tasks at the same time
• Foreign languages desirable, including Spanish

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.
• Favorable credit check for all cleared positions 
• Successfully passing a background investigation including drug screening.
• Residency requirement - 3 consecutive years in the last 5 years.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

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