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Senior Investigator

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-13 → 2026-07-20

Core

Independently identifies, triages, and investigates highly complex, high-risk issues; conducts advanced interviews and root-cause analyses to validate facts and generate insights for leadership decision-making.

Role type

Senior Investigator (Risk & Threat Assessment)

Builds

Investigation plans, procedures, and complex reports for federal, state, and local government agency customers

Domain

Government security, threat intelligence, and physical safety risk

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Advanced interview techniques, root-cause analysis, complex data synthesis, report development, tactical investigation strategy, risk assessment, physical protective duties, technology proficiency (M365, SQL, PowerBI)

Preferred skills

Certified Threat Manager (CTM), Professional Certified Investigator (PCI), Certified Protection Professional (CPP)

Technologies

M365, Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access, SQL, PowerBI, SharePoint, Copilot

Responsibilities

Identify and triage high-risk reported issues; conduct complex interviews to gather information and establish facts; compile data from diverse sources to prepare investigation plans; develop complex reports to communicate progress and findings; assist stakeholders in addressing complex risks and improving operation effectiveness; execute plans to improve team processes; perform physical protective duties and use of force options.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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## About the role * Independently identifies and triages highly complex, higher risk reported issues to determine their priority. * Organizes information and defines next steps for investigations of high risk, impact, or exposure. * Facilitates discussions on developing tactical investigation strategy and direction. * Assesses and communicates immediate and potential risks to leadership and key stakeholders and offers suggestions for overcoming potential obstacles in a timely manner. * Independently identifies and interprets broader, complex sources of information and appropriate investigative tools and technologies to resolve investigations of high risk, impact, or exposure. * Coordinates and collaborates with relevant internal stakeholders to execute objectives. * Distills information from complex data to prepare investigation plans and procedures. * Independently identifies, gathers, and reviews underlying documentation, internal and external data, relevant facts, and internal and external industry trends related to investigative matters. * Compiles data from different complex sources, tracks and records the findings to assist the investigation. * May collaborate with colleagues to source and interpret relevant data. * May independently utilize advanced interview skills to schedule and conduct highly complex interviews to gather relevant information, establish facts, and determine root causes. * Leverages compiled data from data review and synthesis during interviews to advance investigation. * Conducts complex analyses on information gathered during interviews to validate facts, generate insights, and identify gaps or outliers in known information. * Simplifies complex topics to assess root-cause analyses and remediation efforts. * Develops complex reports to include relevant investigation information, maintain clear communication on the progress and next steps, and deliver succinct work products to help make informed decisions. * Assists stakeholders in addressing complex risk and improving operation effectiveness and expectations. * Provides input on proposed changes to improve detection of relevant information and identify gaps. * Develops and/or executes a plan to improve team improvement processes. * Assists in providing case consultations to teams. * Work in environments and under conditions that may require carrying authorized weapons and ammunition, the use of protective gear and devices, and/or awareness of personal safety and safety of others, while also engaging in physical protective duties; certifying in basic medical and use of force options through firearm qualification. ## Requirements * Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, Criminal Justice, Law, International Relations, Global Intelligence, or related field AND 4+ years experience in compliance, cyber, finance, data analytics, investigations, computer forensics, threat intelligence, or related field * OR Master's Degree in Business, Accounting, Criminal Justice, Law, International Relations, Global Intelligence, or related field AND 3+ years experience in compliance, cyber, finance, data analytics, investigations, computer forensics, threat intelligence, or related field * OR Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. * Bachelor's Degree in Business, Criminal Justice, Social Sciences, Psychology, Law, or related field AND 8+ years experience in conducting criminal, corporate and/or compliance investigations, or related discipline OR equivalent experience. * Deep knowledge and experience in behavioral sciences, threat assessment, targeted violence and related physical security/safety risk. * Certified Threat Manager (CTM), Professional Certified Investigator (PCI) and/or Certified Protection Professional (CPP) * Proficient in the use of technology, computers (hardware, operating systems, networks), and software at a power user level (M365, Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access/SQL, PowerBI, SharePoint, Copilot, etc.). * Possess or able to accomplish a US government security clearance.
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