Full Job Description
Benevity is looking for a Senior Fraud Operations Analyst with a strong background in Fraud Operations to join our team. It will be equal parts focused on monitoring, detection, and response for cybersecurity related incidents but also a heavy emphasis on the monitoring, detection, and response of financial fraud related incidents as we move billions of dollars of money between 100s of clients to thousands/millions of non-profits.
You will also guide, coach, and mentor junior analysts, sharing your expertise to grow the team's skills and confidence. This is a role for someone who thrives in technical investigations, but also wants to shape strategy, strengthen processes, leverage automation/AI, and develop people.
What you'll do:
• Monitor and investigate security alerts from security tooling and responding to escalations from our MDR provider.
• Lead triage, root-cause analysis, and response activities during security incidents.
• Develop and maintain incident response playbooks and runbooks.
• Support proactive threat hunting and continuous improvement of detection capabilities.
• Utilize AI enabled tooling and technology purpose built for non-profit fraud monitoring, as well as commercially available tools and technologies fit for purpose.
• Investigate fraud attempts such as:
• Account takeovers involving donor, nonprofit, or client accounts
• EFT mismatches or anomalies during fund disbursements or payouts
• Suspicious activity patterns in donations, volunteering, or user access
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business including Legal, Finance, Non-Profits Team and other teams to refine detection rules, alerts, and workflows.
• Leverage automation and AI/ML models to improve fraud detection, security monitoring, and incident response.
• Contribute to building automated processes and playbooks to accelerate detection and response.
• Influence and improve fraud operations processes, including prevention strategies and use of intelligent tooling.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and support to junior security and fraud analysts.
• Model best practices in investigation, communication, and decision-making during incidents.
• Foster a collaborative culture focused on learning, knowledge sharing, and operational excellence.
What you'll bring:
• 3-5 years of experience in security operations, incident response, or fraud operations.
• Hands-on experience with security tooling such as EDR, SIEM, CSPM, WAF, etc.
• Hands-on experience with Fraud tooling such as transaction monitoring, case management, identity verification, anomaly detection, and behavioral analytics platforms
• Strong understanding of fraud schemes relevant to Benevity, such as:
• Account takeovers (unauthorized access to client or donor accounts)
• EFT mismatches or anomalies (irregularities in electronic fund transfers or payouts)
• Suspicious activity patterns across donations, volunteering, or user accounts
• Financial fraud schemes including:
• Impersonation fraud (fraudsters posing as legitimate people, nonprofits, or companies)
• Document fraud (use of falsified or manipulated documents to enable fraud or account takeover)
• Social engineering and phishing aimed at obtaining account credentials or financial information
• Ability to conduct log analysis and packet analysis.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and NIST.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach junior team members.
• Proven track record of improving operational processes in security or fraud contexts.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business audiences.
• Experience applying automation or AI/ML techniques to enhance fraud detection, threat hunting, or incident response.
Nice to Have:
• Certifications such as GCIA, GCIH, CEH, CFE, or CISM.
• Scripting/automation experience (Python, PowerShell, Bash).
• Cloud security experience (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO27001, GDPR).