Senior Intelligence Analyst
Own end-to-end attribution for Iran’s cryptocurrency footprint, mapping illicit networks and producing actionable intelligence. Serve as subject matter expert on Iran and IRGC threats, on-chain tracing, and sanctions evasion.
Responsibilities
- Own Iran attribution end-to-end, including threat-actor entities, accounts, addresses, and infrastructure.
- Lead rapid on-chain attribution for Iran-related sanctions events.
- Map networks on-chain, tracing how Iranian actors raise, move, launder, and cash out value.
- Produce finished intelligence including advisory notes, briefings, and flagship publications.
- Represent the company externally as the named Iran crypto threat expert.
- Set the Iran collection agenda and surface data requirements.
- Translate typologies into detection guidance for products and customers.
- Design and tune AI automation to scale analysis.
- Mentor team members and raise tradecraft in Iran and threat finance.
Requirements
- Deep, demonstrable Iran expertise including IRGC, proxy networks, and sanctions evasion.
- On-chain tracing ability against Iranian targets or deep threat-finance expertise with blockchain-tracing skill.
- National-security or threat-finance background (intelligence, sanctions, law enforcement, etc.).
- Strong grasp of Iranian geopolitics, proxy networks, and regional financial flows.
- Excellent writing and communication for external expert role.
- AI-forward instincts with ability to build automation.
- Comfort working with data; blockchain forensics experience strongly preferred.
- 5+ years relevant analytic, intelligence, or threat-finance experience.
Nice to have
- Farsi language ability.
- Direct experience with OFAC sanctions or terror-finance designations.
- Published research or public speaking on Iran, sanctions evasion, or crypto threat finance.
- Familiarity with Iranian exchange infrastructure or crypto mining as sanctions-evasion vector.