Threat Intelligence Researcher

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SentiLink provides innovative identity and risk solutions, empowering institutions and individuals to transact confidently with one another.

By building the future of identity verification in the United States and reinventing the currently clunky, ineffective, and expensive process, we believe strongly that the future will be 10x better.

We’ve had tremendous traction and are growing extremely quickly. Already our real-time APIs have helped verify hundreds of millions of identities, beginning with financial services. In 2021, we raised a $70M Series B round, led by Craft Ventures to rapidly scale our best in class products. We’ve earned coverage and awards from TechCrunch, CNBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, Business Insider, PYMNTS, American Banker, LendIt, and have been named to the Forbes Fintech 50 list consecutively since 2023. Last but not least, we’ve even been a part of history - we were the first company to go live with the eCBSV and testified before the United States House of Representatives.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and monitor high-signal fraud ecosystems across platforms such as Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp, Potato, darknet forums, and other emerging channels
• Build and maintain a live directory of relevant communities, vendors, and schemes; track platform migrations, shutdowns, and activity shifts.
• Use and manage multiple digital identities to ensure persistent, discreet access to closed or semi-closed environments.
• Collect, archive, and organize daily data related to key actors, fraud types, and operational schemes—ensuring coverage aligns with defined intelligence priorities.
• Structure collected data with clear metadata to support downstream pipelines (e.g., OCR, detection models).
• Develop and deliver weekly intelligence reports for continuous monitoring and assessment.
• Proactively explore and onboard at least two new high-signal platforms.
• Maintain and iterate on access infrastructure, including personas, tooling, and operational processes for sustained monitoring.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated interest in fraud ecosystems, open-source intelligence (OSINT), or investigative research.
• Ability to dedicate 4–8 hours daily immersed in unstructured, sensitive, and dynamic online environments.
• Strong technical fluency; comfortable with navigating unfamiliar platforms, managing multiple accounts, and using investigative tools.
• Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail—able to structure large volumes of data clearly and consistently.
• Strong multitasking skills; capable of tracking trends, actors, and discussions across multiple sources simultaneously.
• Excellent written communication skills for clear, concise, and actionable intelligence reporting.
• Strong analytical judgment to identify meaningful patterns, actors, or threats within noisy environments.
• Operates with a high degree of discretion and maintains strong operational security practices.

Perks:

• Employer paid group health insurance for you and your dependents
• 401(k) plan with employer match (or equivalent for non US-based roles)
• Flexible paid time off
• Regular company-wide in-person events
• Home office stipend, and more!

Corporate Values:

• Follow Through
• Deep Understanding
• Whatever It Takes
• Do Something Smart