Chainalysis Government Solutions, LLC (CGS) Investigators are world-class problem solvers adept at covert analysis and conducting complex investigations. Our team combines technical knowledge with tenacity and intuition. We help our customers with thorny and complex investigations and along the way, make the world a safer place.

As an Investigator, you excel at proactively conducting research, analyzing data, writing reports, and presenting your investigative findings to both team members and customers. You are confident in advocating for the Chainalysis mission of bringing trust to blockchains and are proficient in leveraging our tools and data to develop insights into illicit activity trends in cryptocurrency and their impact on our customers. By collaborating with team members across Chainalysis, you will help support the most intricate financial crime investigations to meet and exceed customer expectations.

Please note that this role requires you to be physically on-site with the customer in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area (WMA) on an as-needed basis.

In this role, you'll:

• Collaborate with team members and across Chainalysis to support complex cryptocurrency investigations

• Provide investigative and analytic support for technical and highly sensitive investigations and initiatives pertaining to blockchain technologies and cryptocurrency-based crime

• Conduct research and data analysis, author investigative reports, and present those findings to team members and customers

• Review the adequacy and completeness of investigations and the data collection methods to determine the authenticity, accuracy, and relevance of that data–resulting in more thorough investigations and analytic assessments

• Evangelize the Chainalysis mission of bringing trust to blockchains, becoming an expert in using our tools and data to generate insights on illicit activity trends in crypto and their impact on our customers

We're looking for candidates who have:

• A degree in cybersecurity, cyber crime, intelligence, criminal justice, forensic accounting, data analysis, or similar experience

• Previous work experience conducting complex financial crime investigations for federal government, intelligence analysis, or equivalent forensic experience related to dark web, counter-terrorism, or network/threat analysis

• Previous experience with Chainalysis software and data

• Experience conducting open source research using public and private databases

• An interest in and/or passion for blockchain/cryptocurrency technology

• Previous professional or personal experience in the DeFi space

• An active U.S. Government Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security clearance with polygraph

This position is ineligible for visa sponsorship.

Due to the nature of the work performed in this facility, U.S. Citizenship is required.

About Chainalysis

Blockchain technology is powering a growing wave of innovation. Businesses and governments around the world are using blockchains to make banking more efficient, connect with their customers, and investigate criminal cases. As adoption of blockchain technology grows, more and more organizations seek access to all this ecosystem has to offer. That’s where Chainalysis comes in. We provide complete knowledge of what’s happening on blockchains through our data, services, and solutions. With Chainalysis, organizations can navigate blockchains safely and with confidence.

You belong here.

At Chainalysis, we believe that diversity of experience and thought makes us stronger. With both customers and employees around the world, we are committed to ensuring our team reflects the unique communities around us. Some of the ways we’re ensuring we keep learning are an internal Diversity Committee, Days of Reflection throughout the year including International Women’s Day, Harvey Milk Day, World Humanitarian Day, and UN International Migrants Day, and a commitment to continue revisiting and reevaluating our diversity culture.

We encourage applicants across any race, ethnicity, gender/gender expression, age, spirituality, ability, experience and more. If you need any accommodations to make our interview process more accessible to you due to a disability, don't hesitate to let us know. You can learn more here. We can’t wait to meet you.