Group IB Analyst

Job Description & Accountabilities
The Fraud & Systems Optimization Analyst provides strategic oversight of the Group-IB System as a specialized consultant. This role is responsible for integrating advanced data analytics, fraud intelligence, and technical health monitoring to ensure system integrity, minimize operational noise (False Positives), and provide forensic insights into emerging threats.
Key Responsibilities
1. Fraud Intelligence & Trend Detection
• Conduct deep-dive analysis within the Group-IB System to identify emerging fraud patterns and market anomalies.
• Monitor global fraud developments to proactively update system logic against evolving criminal methodologies.
• Translate complex data sets into actionable intelligence to safeguard organizational and client assets.
2. System Fine-Tuning & Optimization
• Engineer and propose new Use Cases to enhance detection capabilities and adapt to changing data environments.
• Perform continuous Fine Tuning of system parameters to significantly reduce False Positive rates, ensuring high-precision alerting.
• Establish performance benchmarks by comparing current system efficiency against historical data to measure optimization success.
3. Forensic Investigation & Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Investigate “Missed Alerts” or undetected anomalies to identify gaps in current surveillance and detection logic.
• Conduct comprehensive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to determine why specific threats bypassed existing controls.
• Author detailed technical reports outlining vulnerabilities and providing strategic recommendations for system remediation.
4. System Continuity & Monitoring
• Maintain rigorous oversight of service continuity across a diversified tech stack, including Kibana, Grafana, and Jupyter.
• Utilize visualization tools (Grafana/Kibana) to monitor real-time system health and performance metrics.
• Leverage Jupyter for advanced data exploration, ensuring the scalability and reliability of analytical models.
5. Daily Alert Triage & Incident Investigation
• Perform high-level daily Alert Triage, prioritizing system-generated flags based on risk severity and potential impact.
• Execute rigorous daily analysis of all suspicious activities, identifying patterns that warrant deeper forensic review.
• Formulate and circulate comprehensive Case Briefs for suspected fraud incidents, ensuring timely communication and escalation to relevant stakeholders ∙
• This role operates on an on-call basis and requires availability outside of standard working hours when requested, to support critical incidents or urgent operational needs

Qualifications & Experience
Qualifications & Experience
∙ A minimum of 3–5 years of experience in fraud analytics, cybersecurity, threat intelligence, or a related field within a banking or financial sector environment.
∙ Hands-on experience with Group-IB or equivalent fraud detection and threat intelligence platforms.
∙ Demonstrated experience with data visualization and monitoring tools such as Kibana and Grafana, and analytical environments such as Jupyter Notebook.
∙ A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field.
∙ Professional certification such as Group-IB “Anti-Fraud Analyst” technical training or equivalent is a requirement.
∙ Certification in data analytics or threat intelligence is a plus.