The Role
Conduct digital forensic acquisition and analysis across computers, mobile devices, IoT, cloud instances, and other media. Capture volatile data, investigate data spills, insider threats, and malicious intrusions, and produce technical and executive reports. Evaluate and maintain forensic tools, validate systems under SWGDE/NIST guidelines, support authorization activities, and recommend improvements to forensic processes and technologies.
Summary Generated by Built In
Seeking a Digital Forensics Analyst, to serve as a member of an organizational cybersecurity program. This position requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
The hired individual will perform the following key responsibilities:
- Conduct forensic acquisition and analysis on computer, mobile, IOT, digital media devices, AWS/cloud instances and any other unidentified or non-standard media.
- Ability to capture volatile data including RAM, running processes, network states, etc.
- Review evidentiary data (log files, file system artifacts, metadata, memory captures, etc.) to determine the presence of misclassified data, data spills, insider threats, identify malicious intrusions, and assess the threat to the organization.
- Generate analytical reports detailing forensic actions taken, acquisition of items of interest found in evidence, integrity checks, and suggested security actions determined from the evidence provided for both technical responders and executive stakeholders.
- Conduct research and technical reviews on forensic products proposed for consideration for the organizational product (software and hardware) listing.
- Support maintenance of digital forensic tools and systems, including testing and validation in accordance with SWGDE/NIST guidelines, and support security authorization and accreditation activities for organizational forensic systems.
- Conduct routine research to recommend areas of improvement to existing digital forensic tools, processes, and procedures.
Required Education:
- Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience.
Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance.
- Candidates with an active security clearance at the TS/SCI level are required to pass a counter-intelligence polygraph.
- Relevant degrees and/or 3-5 years of experience.
- Active certification and working experience with one or more of the following forensic tools: Axiom, Cellebrite, EnCase, Forensics Toolkit (FTK).
- Proficient communication, briefing and writing skills.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree with 14 or more years of experience, master’s degree with 12 or more years, or PhD/JD with 9 or more years
- Active TS/SCI security clearance with counter-intelligence polygraph
- Relevant degree and/or 3–5 years of experience
- Active certification and working experience with Axiom, Cellebrite, EnCase, or Forensic Toolkit (FTK)
- Proficient communication, briefing, and writing skills
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