Senior Fraud Investigations Analyst (Cybersecurity)

Location: McLean, Virginia; full-time in-office attendance required five days per week

Annual base salary: $90,000–$120,000 USD, excluding bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global provides a digital identity wallet and identity verification technology used by consumers, government agencies, healthcare organizations, and consumer brands.

What you will do

• Lead complex account takeover investigations involving multiple accounts and organized fraud activity.
• Analyze large datasets with SQL, Python, or similar tools to identify trends, anomalies, attack patterns, and coordinated campaigns.
• Use fraud detection tools, machine learning outputs, and risk-scoring systems to conduct investigations and improve signal quality.
• Own investigations from detection through resolution, documenting findings and recommendations and serving as an escalation point for high-severity or ambiguous cases.
• Identify gaps in detection rules, models, and workflows; develop investigation playbooks and analytical approaches for ATO detection.
• Partner with engineering, data, and product teams while reporting on fraud trends, detection performance, and operational metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; quantitative fields such as Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, or Mathematics are strongly preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in fraud investigations, threat intelligence, cybersecurity, or risk management focused on account takeover attacks; typically 4–8 years total experience and fewer than 10 years overall.
• 2+ years of experience using SQL, Python, or similar tools to analyze data and drive investigations.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with fraud detection tools, machine learning models, or risk-scoring methodologies.
• 2+ years of experience interpreting fraud indicators, behavioral signals, or transaction monitoring data.
• Experience analyzing fraud trends beyond individual cases, including pattern detection or ring analysis.
• Experience using AI/LLM tools to enhance data analysis and investigations, with the ability to validate and apply outputs effectively.

Nice to have

• Experience at a fintech or technology company or reputable financial institution.
• Strong experience analyzing organized fraud rings or large-scale account takeover campaigns.
• Experience influencing fraud detection logic, models, or rule systems.
• Familiarity with AI/ML techniques applied to fraud detection and risk analysis.
• Ability to translate analytical findings into actionable improvements for product, engineering, or risk systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, in-office work culture with five days per week in the McLean office.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, commuter benefits, life and disability insurance, and 401(k) with company match.
• Unlimited paid time off subject to policy, including eight company-wide holidays, plus parental leave.
• Learning and development benefit, employee assistance, wellbeing and childcare discounts, pet insurance, and travel assistance.
• Equal employment opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodation for qualified employees with protected disabilities.