Intelligence Analyst IV
Job description
About the role
This role leads complex analytical work for a federal task force coordination center.
Analysts turn data into clear answers. They pull numbers, clean data, build dashboards, and explain what changed and why. The work supports decisions across sales, product, marketing, and operations. Strong analysts pair technical skill with business curiosity. Analysts are the bridge between data and decisions. Most analysts own recurring reports and are expected to improve them over time.
Key facts
What you'll do
The analyst leads complex analytical efforts and mentors junior staff within multi-agency investigative environments.
Regular support for multi-agency initiatives includes network mapping, intelligence fusion, link analysis, and large-scale dataset exploitation.
Strategic assessments and cryptocurrency tracing contribute to financial investigations and predictive analysis.
Requirements
A Bachelor's Degree in Intelligence Studies, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, National Security Studies, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, Political Science, International Relations, or a related field is required.
A minimum of ten years of intelligence analysis, financial investigations, criminal intelligence, law enforcement intelligence, or national security experience is required.
Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility to obtain Sensitive Compartmented Information is required.
Demonstrated experience supporting complex intelligence-driven investigations and multi-agency operations is required.
Experience developing strategic intelligence products, investigative leads, and analytical methodologies is required.
Experience analyzing large structured and unstructured datasets to support operational and strategic objectives is required.
Nice to have
Preferred experience includes former service with the FBI, DEA, HSI, IRS-CI, FinCEN, Treasury, Intelligence Community, military intelligence, or other Federal law enforcement.
Experience supporting financial intelligence, money laundering investigations, cartel investigations, cryptocurrency and blockchain investigations, asset identification seizure and forfeiture programs, data fusion environments, intelligence operations centers, organized crime investigations, terrorist financing investigations, and multi-agency intelligence collaboration initiatives is preferred.
A Master's Degree in Intelligence Studies, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, National Security Studies, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related discipline is preferred.
Practical notes
This role operates within federal law enforcement coordination structures and requires U.S. citizenship or current federal clearance eligibility.
Travel, multi-agency collaboration, and independent decision-making in complex environments are expected.
Typical interview steps
Analyst interviews often include a SQL or spreadsheet exercise, a case question, and behavioral rounds. Candidates may be asked to analyze a dataset, define a metric, or estimate an outcome. Presenting findings clearly is tested as often as the analysis itself. Interviewers often test speed and clarity with a timed exercise. Explaining what the numbers mean, not just what they are, is the differentiator.
Career growth
Analyst careers can grow into senior analyst, analytics manager, or data science roles. Some analysts move into product or business operations. Deeper technical skills or broader business ownership are the two main paths. Analyst roles are a common on-ramp into product, marketing, or operations leadership. Building deep domain knowledge alongside analytics is the fastest path.
Questions to ask
Good questions to ask the employer in the interview: what does success look like in the first six months, how is the team structured, what is the current biggest challenge, and how are decisions made. Asking about growth paths and the review process is also well received. Employers expect questions, and good ones show preparation.
About the company
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