Cyber Financial Crime & Digital Investigations

Role: Cyber Financial Crime & Digital Investigations Analyst

Location: Niagara, Ontario, Canada (Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract

About the Role

We are looking for a Cyber Financial Crime & Digital Investigations Analyst to support financial crime, AML, sanctions, KYC/KYB, fraud, and cyber-enabled investigations.

This role combines traditional financial crime investigation techniques with OSINT, digital identity analysis, cyber threat intelligence, digital footprint research, and relationship mapping.

The ideal candidate will have experience in AML/KYC, transaction monitoring, fraud investigations, sanctions screening, cyber investigations, or OSINT.

Key Responsibilities

•Conduct Level 3 (L3) AML transaction monitoring investigations.

•Perform Level 3 (L3) sanctions investigations and analyze potential sanctions matches.

•Conduct Level 2 (L2) KYC and KYB reviews.

•Analyze customer transactions, account activities, business relationships, and behavioral patterns to identify suspicious activities.

•Perform OSINT and digital footprint investigations using publicly available and approved intelligence sources.

•Research individuals, businesses, digital identities, domains, websites, and IP infrastructure.

•Identify hidden relationships, identity inconsistencies, suspicious patterns, and potential financial crime risks.

•Conduct identity verification, entity resolution, and beneficial ownership analysis.

•Distinguish false-positive matches from potential true matches and escalate higher-risk findings.

•Prepare investigation reports, document supporting evidence, and recommend appropriate actions.

•Support risk assessment, case prioritization, and investigation reporting.

Required Qualifications

•Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in one or more of the following:

◦AML / Transaction Monitoring

◦KYC / KYB

◦Sanctions Screening

◦Fraud Investigations

◦Cyber Investigations

◦OSINT / Cyber Threat Intelligence

◦Trust & Safety Investigations

◦Digital Identity or Risk Operations

•Understanding of AML, KYC/KYB, transaction monitoring, and sanctions concepts.

•Familiarity with OSINT and digital investigation methodologies.

•Strong research, analytical, and investigative skills.

•Ability to connect information across multiple sources and identify inconsistencies.

•Excellent documentation and communication skills.

•Strong attention to detail and ability to work within established procedures and SLAs.

What We’re Looking For

A detail-oriented investigative professional who can combine financial crime knowledge with digital intelligence and research techniques to identify emerging risks and uncover suspicious relationships.