Senior Intelligence Analyst

Title: Senior Intelligence 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 Senior Intelligence 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 analytical support services to the field and NHQs by incorporating information from multiple sources to support casework and develop comprehensive targeting plans. The analyst shall be capable of using technology solutions to actively search, analyze, and prioritize information to identify high-value subjects or targets for the agency.

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 to identify criminal activity, monetization methods, locations, accounts, services, travels, email addresses, IP addresses and other pattern of life data to determine attribution.  Experience assisting investigators with long-term complex investigations, including working with prosecutors and in multi-agency environments. Assessing the needs of the field and ensuring the unit provides quality products and services.
• Quality Assurance/Quality Management - Ability to assess the work of others, including facilitating the flow of work-related information, reviewing work products and providing technical guidance to achieve program or project objectives. Ensuring proprietary data is handled, documented and disseminated within policy 
• Data Analysis - Analyze data to identify and interpret patterns and trends, assess data quality, eliminate irrelevant data, and be able to reconstruct parallel 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. Compiled 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:

• Bachelors’ Degree from an accredited college or university in 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. Significant demonstrated experience will be considered in lieu of the education requirement.
• Knowledge and experience conducting, assisting or overseeing criminal investigations, with preferable emphasis in narcotics, weapons and frauds;
• Extensive experience in analyzing large sets of data; interpreting patterns or trends using the appropriate analytical techniques, methods and tools;
• Experience conducting financial analysis and an understanding of the financial regulatory processes;
• Experience tracking money laundering and structuring activities of domestic and transnational criminal organizations;
• Experience with multi-agency investigations, involving coordination and collaboration efforts;
• General knowledge of federal, state and local criminal and civil statutes;
• General knowledge of law enforcement databases and indices;
• Knowledge of strategic intelligence development;
• Knowledge of information technology sufficient to research and communicate with internal and external secure electronic databases;
• Proficiency conducting open-source or commercial research on the internet and commercial as well as public databases;
• Experience working on time-sensitive projects, often under pressure with the ability to multi-task various tasks at the same time;
• Experience in task management, team organization and task tracking.
• Desired qualifications: Familiarity with United States Postal Service and United States Postal Inspection Service databases. Experience using analytical tools and visualization software such as the i2 Analysts Notebook, Tableau, QLIK and ArcGIS. Foreign languages desirable.

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 [email protected].