Digital Forensics Analyst

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

15h • Onsite

About The Position

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 key responsibilities including conducting forensic acquisition and analysis on various digital media, capturing volatile data, reviewing evidentiary data to identify threats and intrusions, generating analytical reports, conducting research on forensic products, supporting the maintenance of digital forensic tools and systems, and recommending improvements to existing digital forensic processes and procedures.

Requirements

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Conduct forensic acquisition and analysis on computer, mobile, IOT, digital media devices, AWS/cloud instances and any other unidentified or non-standard media.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior