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Overview
TISTA is seeking a Fraud Investigator to help the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) prevent, detect, and respond to fraud, waste, and abuse.
Future Opportunity: This posting is for future consideration and is not an active hiring effort. By joining our talent pool, you’ll receive updates and early notification when openings become available.
Responsibilities
Overview
TISTA is seeking a Fraud Investigator to help the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) prevent, detect, and respond to fraud, waste, and abuse.
Future Opportunity: This posting is for future consideration and is not an active hiring effort. By joining our talent pool, you’ll receive updates and early notification when openings become available.
Responsibilities
- Investigate suspected fraud cases by reviewing referrals, validating data, and performing end‑to‑end case investigations.
- Analyze VBA systems (e.g., VBMS and FAS) to identify anomalies, suspicious behaviors, and fraudulent actions.
- Collect and preserve evidence, document findings, and prepare standardized case bundles for review and potential adjudication.
- Conduct identity verification research, banking pattern analysis, and redirection (address/payment) review to confirm fraud typologies and intent.
- Minimum 3–5 years of professional experience in fraud investigations, program integrity, or related compliance work.
- Hands-on experience with data analysis, case development, and evidence handling in regulated environments.
- Familiarity with federal benefits programs and systems such as VBMS and FAS is highly desirable.
- Preferred Experience supporting federal investigative entities and knowledge of applicable laws and regulations.
- Direct experience with VBA systems such as VBMS and FAS.
- Familiarity with fraud typologies relevant to veterans’ benefits, identity theft, payment redirection, and improper payments.
- Prior work supporting federal program integrity or payment integrity initiatives.
- Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Law, Business, Finance, or a related field.
- Equivalent combination of education and investigative experience may be considered.
- Preferred Certifications such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) or completion of specialized training (e.g., Reid School of Interview and Interrogation, FBI Academy courses).
- The ability to pass a Tier 2/Modest Background Investigation.
- Remote: USA.