Open Source Intelligence Specialist at FIC

About the position

Identify user specifications for the acquisition of technical equipment needed to gather and analyse open-source material relevant to the production of financial intelligence.

• Determine, setup, apply and maintain technical equipment to gather open-source material as directed by the FIC over a short - to long term duration.
• Deploy suitable measures in the information gathering cycle to ensure FIC is not contravening section 60(1) when executing its functions under section 4 (a) of the Act.
• Ensure compliance to relevant legislation when gathering information from open source
• Develop and implement SOPs to gather and analyse open-source material relevant to the production of financial intelligence
• Analyse data and produce reports that are relevant to the production of timely financial intelligence.
• Apply diagnostic ability to see multiple relationships and make multiple causal links to determine the impact of multiple part chains on events in order to formulate a hypothesis.
• Produce complex reports which contain possible inferences and conclusions for medium term planning purposes
• Lead briefings and presentations with internal and external FIC stakeholders and clients
• Disseminate information requested (once it has been approved) as per agreed timelines and specifications.
• Ensure aggregation and utilisation of relevant technical equipment's
• Perform quality assurance tests for ensuring data integrity and quality.
• Resolve technical equipment's problems, queries and error reports in an accurate and timely manner
• Review the production of technical assessments or forecasts from open-source information concerning AML/CFT or proceeds of crime.
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• Perform technical surveillance countermeasures for the FIC.
• Support information gathering requirements within the department
• Act as a lead assigning and reviewing work to others
• Conduct training as and when required
• Perform any other ad hoc duties as assigned

Desired Skills:

• Same as above

Desired Work Experience:

• 5 to 10 years

Desired Qualification Level:

• Degree

About The Employer:

Relevant University Degree and working towards Postgraduate.




- At least six years' experience in a relevant field
- Computer literacy at advanced level.
- Completed internal training on systems, policies, procedures, etc.
- Proven ability to understand and explain the behaviours of different types of complex
organisations, from criminal syndicates to financial enterprises
- Proven ability to translate complex information sets into specific recommendations that
can be actioned by customers to enhance their financial intelligence operations.
- Familiarity with cyber threats, defences, motivations and techniques.
- Must have advanced skills to deploy Open-Source technology
- Experience with intelligence analysis tools, methods and the intelligence life cycle
- Experience distilling raw information into actionable financial intelligence
- Ability to maintain or develop professional contacts in the cyber security community and in
industries including finance, law enforcement and government,
- Cyber Security - Understand different operating systems and network security concepts
- Internet capabilities - Understand Domain Name Services (DNS), Transmission
- Control Protocols over the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Small Mail Transfer
- Protocol (SMTP), IMAP, Secure Shell (SSH), Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
- (HTTPS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
- Working knowledge of how malicious code operates and technical vulnerabilities are
exploited.
- Understand the tactics, tools and procedures used by cyber criminals, especially the dark
web and The Union Ring network
- Produces timely written recommendations and assessments
- Advanced level writing Skills
- Advanced level Presentation Skills