VIRTUAL CURRENCY ANALYST

at  Federal Bureau of Investigation

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be able to obtain a Top Secret-SCI clearance
• Some travel may be required
• Selectee will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 annually
• Selectee will be required to complete form FD-887, Request for Access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
  Physical Demands
  The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS

Please make sure your specialized experience/requirement(s) can be identified in your resume. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Your application will be evaluated and rated under the FBI’s Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement and will be compared to your responses to the online assessment questionnaire. High self-assessment in the vacancy questions that is not supported by information in your resume, and/or supporting documents may eliminate you from Most Competitive status.
Your application will then be placed in one of three categories: Most Competitive, Competitive, or Least Competitive. Names of candidates in the Most Competitive category will be sent to the hiring official for employment consideration. Veterans’ preference will be applied.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE (SE):

GS 9: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS 7 grade level. SE is defined as follows:

• Analyzed and evaluated changes that may impact a program’s financial goals and objectives.
• Researched and analyzed various financial data to obtain information and determine any discrepancies.
• Developed, maintained, and submitted financial reports.

GS 11: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS 9 grade level. SE is defined as follows:

• Extracted, gathered, and analyzed various financial reports/data to compare financial assets and resolve issues and/or discrepancies.
• Established and/or maintained effective internal controls over financial reporting methods.
• Composed summaries and reports to present/brief management with recommendations to resolve difficult issues and/or changes in procedures.

EDUCATION

Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:
GS 9: Applicant must have a master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.
GS 11: Applicant must have a Ph.D. OR equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related.
All degrees must be from an accredited college or university.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Extracts, gathers, and analyzes the movement of virtual currency transactions.
• Tracks funds by funding source between various cryptocurrencies and blockchains, financial accounts, and physical locations.
• Researches/analyzes the value of various cryptocurrencies as well as the US dollar equivalency.
• Classifies, reconciles, records, and reports accounting data to ensure expenditures and obligations are in compliance with policies, procedures and regulations governing financial transactions.
• Researches and advises agents on trends, developments, and news in the cryptocurrency industry such as legal developments, wallet types, custodians, blockchains, and cryptocurrencies.