Business Intelligence Engineer, Counterfeit Crimes Unit
Job summaryDo you love data and want to use your skills to help investigators catch fraudsters all over the world? Do you want to be part of an exciting, fast-paced, global team committed to bringing bad actors to justice? If so, this is the role for you! Amazon's Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) is looking for a talented Business Intelligence Engineer (preferably based out of Arlington, Virginia or Seattle, WA, with other locations considered case by case) to support Amazon's anti-counterfeiting efforts.
CCU is a team of attorneys, investigators, and analysts who identify bad actors, develop cases against them, and pursue them through legal action, including working with law enforcement to disrupt their activities.
In this role, you will write queries and create data infrastructure to provide investigators with the information they need to find bad actors and understand their behavior.
You will propose and design tools to improve investigative efficiency.
This role requires translating real-world investigative and legal requirements into questions that can be answered with data and building solutions to provide those answers.
This role will partner closely with Amazon's Selling Partner Services team and many other stakeholders to understand and make use of the broad scale of Amazon's data.
You should be passionate about using analytics to inform process improvements, as CCU is constantly striving to increase the scale of bad actors it targets and the civil and criminal cases filed.
Strong SQL abilities are a must as this role will be responsible for the effective extraction and analysis of huge and complex internal data.
Experience in data management and ETL processes is required, this position involves maintaining a large database and creating new pipelines and tables.
Basic python and a working knowledge of AWS services will come in handy.
A successful candidate for this role is highly collaborative and organized.
You should be able to prioritize multiple deliverables and effectively communicate progress and blockers.
You should feel comfortable working across many data sources, be creative in seeking new information, and be capable of understanding and documenting how multiple systems communicate information to each another.
At the same time, you need to be an effective communicator able to explain complex technological concepts to a non-technical audience of lawyers and investigators.
Successful candidates must be mission-oriented and able to pursue projects to completion with a minimum of input or direction.
They must take initiative in creating and improving work processes, and work effectively on a variety of matters simultaneously, in a fast-paced environment.
Amazon is constantly innovating and working with rights owners and law enforcement to ensure a trustworthy customer experience in our stores.
We are looking for someone with strong judgment who can think big about these efforts while delivering results to deter and prevent bad actors from attempting to sell inauthentic goods.
Key job responsibilitiesMaintain a large data cluster and all datasets thereinWrite and edit SQL queries to provide information needed for investigationsCreate Quicksite dashboards visualizing key dataIdentify and document areas where data infrastructure could improve workflow, design new projects, implement using Amazon internal tools and AWS servicesProvide team performance metrics and analysis to support business decisionsAlign with other teams and departments to keep up to date on data and tools available, onboard new datasets and understand their usesA day in the lifeEach day in the life of a CCU BIE is different and projects change frequently.
An average day includes a standup with other analysts to discuss project status and prioritization, independent time writing and editing code, meetings with team members and other teams to discuss investigative goals and objectives, and writing documentation.
Days may also include meetings with senior leadership internally and externally on strategic planning and programmatic initiatives.
About the teamCCU is a global team with high level goals to disrupt bad actors globally.
We work hard but have fun, and have a very inclusive and welcoming culture.
Our team is still growing in scope and scale, and provides a unique opportunity to play a leading role in Amazon's global efforts against counterfeiters.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
CCU is a team of attorneys, investigators, and analysts who identify bad actors, develop cases against them, and pursue them through legal action, including working with law enforcement to disrupt their activities.
In this role, you will write queries and create data infrastructure to provide investigators with the information they need to find bad actors and understand their behavior.
You will propose and design tools to improve investigative efficiency.
This role requires translating real-world investigative and legal requirements into questions that can be answered with data and building solutions to provide those answers.
This role will partner closely with Amazon's Selling Partner Services team and many other stakeholders to understand and make use of the broad scale of Amazon's data.
You should be passionate about using analytics to inform process improvements, as CCU is constantly striving to increase the scale of bad actors it targets and the civil and criminal cases filed.
Strong SQL abilities are a must as this role will be responsible for the effective extraction and analysis of huge and complex internal data.
Experience in data management and ETL processes is required, this position involves maintaining a large database and creating new pipelines and tables.
Basic python and a working knowledge of AWS services will come in handy.
A successful candidate for this role is highly collaborative and organized.
You should be able to prioritize multiple deliverables and effectively communicate progress and blockers.
You should feel comfortable working across many data sources, be creative in seeking new information, and be capable of understanding and documenting how multiple systems communicate information to each another.
At the same time, you need to be an effective communicator able to explain complex technological concepts to a non-technical audience of lawyers and investigators.
Successful candidates must be mission-oriented and able to pursue projects to completion with a minimum of input or direction.
They must take initiative in creating and improving work processes, and work effectively on a variety of matters simultaneously, in a fast-paced environment.
Amazon is constantly innovating and working with rights owners and law enforcement to ensure a trustworthy customer experience in our stores.
We are looking for someone with strong judgment who can think big about these efforts while delivering results to deter and prevent bad actors from attempting to sell inauthentic goods.
Key job responsibilitiesMaintain a large data cluster and all datasets thereinWrite and edit SQL queries to provide information needed for investigationsCreate Quicksite dashboards visualizing key dataIdentify and document areas where data infrastructure could improve workflow, design new projects, implement using Amazon internal tools and AWS servicesProvide team performance metrics and analysis to support business decisionsAlign with other teams and departments to keep up to date on data and tools available, onboard new datasets and understand their usesA day in the lifeEach day in the life of a CCU BIE is different and projects change frequently.
An average day includes a standup with other analysts to discuss project status and prioritization, independent time writing and editing code, meetings with team members and other teams to discuss investigative goals and objectives, and writing documentation.
Days may also include meetings with senior leadership internally and externally on strategic planning and programmatic initiatives.
About the teamCCU is a global team with high level goals to disrupt bad actors globally.
We work hard but have fun, and have a very inclusive and welcoming culture.
Our team is still growing in scope and scale, and provides a unique opportunity to play a leading role in Amazon's global efforts against counterfeiters.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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