Consultant - Digital Investigations & Discovery

About the position

We are seeking an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded technically oriented skill set to join the Digital Investigation & Discovery (DI&D) team as a Consultant. The ideal person for this role will be a flexible strategic thinker with a desire to learn data analytics, cyber-security, digital forensics, and electronic data management, which includes advanced data collection and analysis techniques. As a Consultant on the DI&D team, you will be expected to take on a variety of tasks within the identified service lines, which will both leverage and challenge your existing capabilities and experience. The successful candidate will be capable of establishing a solid understanding of overall objectives and applying their knowledge to help develop and execute thoughtful solutions to address our client’s needs.

Responsibilities

• Using industry accepted tools/practices to perform the preservation of electronically stored information (ESI) and validating preservation.
• Perform investigative analysis on digital devices or electronic data using forensic tools such as EnCase, Axiom, Cellebrite Physical Analyzer, Cellebrite Inspector to carry out an investigation.
• Secure transfer of physical and electronic evidence while maintaining chain of custody.
• Follows best practices for client deliverables by performing quality control checks to ensure accuracy of client work product.
• Execute on projects involving the identification, collection, processing, review, and production of electronic data relevant to security and regulatory investigations.
• Create, prepare, and validate analyses, reports, presentations, and other deliverables regarding project scope and results of work performed.
• Engage daily with client activities, including interaction with client, internal J.S. Held team, and other stakeholders involved with engagement.
• Taking ownership of projects and tasks with minimal supervision and providing engagement updates to clients or team leads on a regular occurrence.

Requirements

• Demonstrated coursework in Information Technology, Information System, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Understanding of operating systems such as Windows and MacOS. Linux and UNIX experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of ESI hardware such as laptops, desktops, servers, mobile phones, and tablets.
• Experience with cloud-based collaborative/data repositories such as M365, Google Workspace, Dropbox, Box, Slack, Jira.
• Programming languages such as SQL, VBA, and Python knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely when needed.
• Salary range for this role is $70,000 - $80,000 per year.