Senior Open Source Intelligence Analyst

ECS is seeking a Senior Open Source Intelligence Analyst to work in our Arlington, VA office

 

Responsibilities include:

 

Intelligence & Analytics:

• Identify, track, and monitor emerging fraud typologies across financial and operational channels using fraud and intelligence gathering expertise.
• Conduct analysis of open sources to identify fraudulent communication channels and techniques, including, but not limited to forums, social media, dark/deep web, news media, public records, and geospatial data.
• Build and maintain fraud indicators, risk scores, and watchlists using internal data and external intelligence sources.
• Develop analytical queries, dashboards, and automated alerts to uncover anomalous patterns such as counterfeit documentation, suspicious claims activity, identity misuse, or operational irregularities.
• Leverage open-source data and information to conduct link analysis to uncover fraud networks and schemes.

Cross-Functional Collaborations:

• Produce high-quality intelligence products including threat assessments, trend analyses, profiles, timelines, and geo-based heat maps.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to share intelligence, escalate issues, and support audit and investigative efforts.
• Identify issues and trends based on severity, potential impact, and risk, ensuring proper documentation and evidentiary standards.
  Risk & Controls
• Recommend and evaluate preventive, detective, and mitigative controls.
• Monitor changes in policy, regulations, technology, and criminal trends to anticipate shifts in fraud risk.

Reporting & Communication:

• Deliver timely, actionable reporting to leadership on trends, exposures, root causes, and mitigation opportunities.
• Translate analytical findings into clear recommendations for non-technical stakeholders.
• Prepare materials for audit, compliance, or law enforcement requests as needed.

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of professional experience (preferred) as an open-source intelligence analyst and other related fields.
• Professional certification (preferred), such as CFE, CIA, CISA, or similar.
• Proven ability to conduct open-source intelligence (OSINT) analysis to identify, track, and
  monitor emerging fraud typologies across financial and operational channels.
• Experience building and maintaining fraud indicators, risk scores, and watchlists using internal
  data and external intelligence sources.
• Proficiency developing analytical queries, dashboards, and automated alerts to uncover anomalous
  patterns (e.g., counterfeit documentation, suspicious claims activity, identity misuse, operational
  irregularities).
• Ability to leverage open-source data to conduct link analysis and identify fraud networks and
  scheme interdependencies.
• Ability to produce high-quality intelligence products (threat assessments, trend analyses,
  profiles, timelines, geo-based heat maps) with clear analytical rigor and defensible findings.
• Track record partnering with internal stakeholders (audit, investigations, and data personnel)
  to share intelligence, escalate issues, and support audit/investigative efforts.
• Demonstrated capability to deliver timely, actionable reporting to leadership, translating
  analytical findings into clear recommendations for non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to travel up to 25 percent (within the DC metro area and out of the DC metro area)