Crypto Currency Senior Investigative Analyst

XLA is looking for a Crypto Currency Senior Investigative Analyst to support a federal agency in Arlington, VA. This position is onsite position Monday-Friday. Candidates need to possess a U.S. Secret Security Clearance to be considered.Salary: $180,000Required Skills: 6+ years of related experience supporting intelligence operations pertaining to cryptocurrency, cybercrimes, and Dark Web. Demonstrate an elevated level of understanding of the Dark Web and underground cybercrime ecosystems with a knowledge of navigating through cryptocurrency exchanges. Demonstrate an elevated level of understanding and experience with a suite of blockchain investigative/forensic tools (e.g. Chainalysis, TRM, Elliptic, CipherTrace). Demonstrate an elevated level of understanding and experience with open-source targeting tools (e.g. Internet Protocol (IP) targeting tools, Fivecast) and media scrapping tools (e.g. Pipl). Proficiency with Microsoft Suite of Productivity tools (e.g. Office, Visio, Project, PowerPoint, PowerBI, etc.). Possess advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, strong work ethic, exceptional attention to detail, and an inquiring mind. Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to utilize blockchain investigative/forensic tools to trace cryptocurrency artifacts through advanced obfuscation techniques (e.g. mixing, chain-jumping) as well as trace privacy coins/correlates utilizing industry standard technologies. Ability to leverage all available and authorized tools within organizations to conduct end-to-end global targeting and lead generation for cyber case support. Ability to create informational documents and PowerPoint presentations for reference when presenting information to the field, collecting data, and reporting statistics to management. Ability to effectively interface with field agents to ask questions regarding a case and collection/seizure of evidence to determine project requirements based on investigative goals. Ability and willingness to testify in court as an expert witness.