Threat Finance- Subject Matter Expert with Security ...

Overview Illuminate seeks exceptionally qualified individuals to serve as TF SME to support USSOCOM. TF SMEs identify, retrieve, evaluate, interpret, and analyze a myriad of finished and unfinished classified and unclassified data sources, including publicly available information, to create fused analytical products that will enhance situational awareness in support of USSOCOM mission objectives, priorities, or exigent operational needs. Intelligence SMEs shall possess SME-level skill-sets in the specific intelligence disciplines with demonstrated experience and results to include knowledge of training requirements, mission requirements, with the ability to communicate accurately and effectively with USSOCOM senior leadership and customers. Subject matter expertise is necessary to assist the USSOCOM staff and subordinate or associated organizations to identify and assist in the development of prudent courses of action (COAs), recommend priorities, train members of the team, and employ technical knowledge for the long-term benefit to USSOCOM operations. Employees must maintain global readiness and be available to deploy on a no-notice basis to hazardous duty/combat zones. Deployments may be to a theater of operations with permissive, uncertain, or hostile environments while living in austere conditions for extended periods. Illuminate supports the US national security community and its allies with a wide range of analytic and cyber effect solutions that accelerate informed decision made in the telephony, IP messaging, cyber, and multi-source arenas. Our customers require insight from the endless volume and variety of data to make critical, high integrity decisions at mission speed. We are an innovative solutions company striving to be a global leader in multi-source data collection, predictive analysis and mobile/network surveillance (4G/5G) and assurance, from the Edge of Collection to the Core of Exploitation, Tactical to Strategic, Endpoint to the Enterprise. Responsibilities TF SME will perform in depth target threat finance analysis of available information utilizing tool sets to reveal entities of interest, determine lifestyle patterns and provide detailed background information for USSOCOM networks of interest. The TF SME shall develop and maintain close, collaborative relationships with intelligence partners internal and external to the USSOCOM and may serve as a liaison to Department of State, Department of Commerce, Department of Treasury and other related entities on matters related to terrorist threat finance. The threat finance products will be utilized for fraud detection, prevention of CONUS and OCONUS illegal financial activities and assist in identifying and characterizing logical and physical terrorist financial networks and other individuals or networks of interest using multiple data sources and analytical protocols. The analyst shall be proficient in the use and exploitation of all available technologies to enhance all-source analysis. The analyst shall assist in intelligence product development and provide input to routine reporting requirements (e.g. SITREPs, annual reports, etc.) . Qualifications Threat Finance Subject Matter Expert (TF SME) shall possess the following qualifications : * MBA or MS in Finance, Accounting, or Economics or related field. BA/BS considered with multiple years of directly related experience. * Minimum seven (7) years'' experience working for or with Department of State, Department of Commerce, Department of Treasury, FBI, or other federal agency on matters related to terrorist threat finance. * Minimum seven (7) years'' experience demonstrating knowledge of commercial, trade-finance, asset-based lending, loan documentation, financial statements, and cash flow analysis. * Minimum five (5) years'' experience demonstrating knowledge of federal and state banking regulations and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) focused activities. * Demonstrated understanding of Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AMUCFT) and sanctions compliance requirements pertaining to commodities transactions and shipping (vessels and port screening). * Knowledge of institutional banking/brokerage products and services. * Experience with commercial bank operations and fraud prevention/investigations federal and state banking regulations with extensive knowledge of basic banking transaction methods such as check, automated clearing house (ACH), wire, and other payment channel operating rules. * Experience that demonstrates an understanding of latest loan fraud threats/trends. * Previous experience and the ability to demonstrate proficiency conducting statistical modeling and analysis. * Working understanding of CT, IC agencies, DoD entities, JSOTF, their mission sets and relationships to regional, political/military, and socio-cultural issues, as well as the associated implications for policy and decision making. * TF SME contractor shall have an understanding of data structures and standards (e.g., Lists, Arrays, Stack, or Sorting and Searching}, to assist in data model development necessary to support a cohesive data environment that is searchable across multiple data sets, and have the ability to evaluate new or unfamiliar datasets, for potential applicability to mission requirements, and integrate them into an analytic workflow. * TF SME contractor shall have proficiency and experience with applied data processing and scientific analysis of large datasets and machine learning. * Current Top Secret clearance and SCI eligible. * Must possess a valid US passport * Must be able to pass all pre-deployment requirements including a medical, dental, psychological, background, credit, and security screens as deemed necessary to be considered deployable. * Must be able to obtain all required immunizations deemed necessary by the contract. Desired Qualifications: * Certified Fraud Examiner, AML Certification, or other related designation * Experience conducting Fraud Prevention/Investigations * Experience with serialized intelligence product reporting, to include editing and coordination * Familiar with the use of managed attribution systems Equal employment opportunity employer: All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Illuminate is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, as a condition of employment, Illuminate requires all employees to be fully vaccinated. An employee is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or one week after receiving a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. All newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of vaccination on their first day of employment.

Created: 2025-11-15