CertiK is hiring a

OSINT and Blockchain Analyst

CertiK is the leading blockchain security company. Our clients include leading projects such as Aave, Polygon, Binance Smart Chain, Terra, Yearn, and Chiliz. We just raised over $140 million in funding rounds in 2021. Our investors include top VCs like Coatue, Tiger Global, Sequoia, and Hillhouse Capital.

You are fascinated by the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency. At the same time, you are also interested in data and its importance in transforming the entire landscape of technology. You are detail-oriented and are a team player. You are committed to excellence, you are responsible, and you are proactive in finding and solving problems and in taking leadership. 

You’re a self-starter. You believe in tackling the most important problems, even if they are the most difficult problems. You’re comfortable with the unknown and understand that startup life means that you’re going to be wearing multiple hats and that’s what motivates you. 

This is a data research and analysis role for our Security Research and Skyfall teams, helping respond to and prevent scams and fraud in the blockchain communities. You'll be investigating within the blockchain community, identifying/importing/integrating valuable data sources. You will be diving deep into blockchain and documenting the findings in an efficient and effective format. Such information will later be aggregated by various statistics pipelines to form valuable insights. You will also conduct investigations into people and projects as part of the scam detection process. The role will utilize open-source and on-chain analysis to assess scams, risk and fraud, flagging concerning elements. This role requires being “on-call” for certain times of the day/week.. 

Requirements

• BS Degree in related fields.
• Conduct security research on hacks, breaches, and other incidents.
• Ability to dive deep into an investigation that spans multiple platforms.
• Manage timely flow of business intelligence information to users to ensure that project documents are complete, current, and elaborate and stored appropriately.
• Transform large amounts of data into compelling visual stories to facilitate analysis and business decision-making.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to deliver on business intelligence needs and contribute to our data analytics platform and maintain data integrity/quality.
•  Assess the risk profiles of the crypto projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or strong curiosity for intelligence or investigation, ideally in an open-source environment.
• Conduct security research on hacks, breaches, and other incidents.
• Competent in Analysis; ideally in open source, blockchain, or intelligence/investigations.
• Ability to dive deep into an investigation that spans multiple platforms.
• Be able to write clear reports, and present facts and findings without bias.
• Familiarity with data science.
• Experience with MS Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Data visualization/business intelligence tools.
• Experience with Python or one programming language for data analysis is a plus but not required.
• Enthusiasm to the best and use this to be open minded enough to share new ideas.
• Exceptionally analytical and detail-oriented.

Target annual salary for this role performed in the US is $60,000 - $90,000.

The exact compensation at which this job is filled will be determined by the skills and experience of qualified candidates.

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CertiK is proud to offer medical, vision, and dental insurance, 401(k) plan with company matching, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, HSA (with high deductible plan), FSA, and other benefits to all US based full-time employees, along with flexible paid time off and holidays.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

CertiK is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status or civil partnership/union status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law.

CertiK will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements.

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All CertiK employees are expected to actively support diversity on their teams, and in the Company.

Seniority LevelNot ApplicableIndustryComputer SoftwareEmployment TypeFull-timeJob FunctionsInformation Technology