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Digital Forensic Analyst

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: ChantillyVirginiaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Digital Forensic Analyst whose primary focus will be on the preservation & collection of mobile device and cloud-stored data
  • Perform forensic data collection and basic forensic analysis in both on-site and remote capacity
  • Coordinate directly with legal teams/client IT departments to understand project scope
  • Maintain forensic tool set by staying current on version updates and new options in the market
  • Work closely with project management and other team members on completing complex projects in a fast pace, deadline-driven environment
  • Assist in developing, documenting, and refining procedures to accomplish discovery process requirements
  • Manage all chain of custody best practices associated with the rules of evidence
  • Consistently adhere to standard operating procedures
  • Perform quality checks on work products prior to delivering to the client
  • Complete additional duties assigned by the manager including general IT functions

Requirements

  • Minimum of an undergraduate degree, preferably in Digital Forensic Science or Computer Science/Engineering
  • 1+ years of relevant experience in where the analyst understands the forensic lifecycle and can properly perform scoping activities, evidence acquisitions on a range of devices, and execute forensic analysis at an intermediate level
  • Experience using industry standard forensic tools such as:
  • EnCase
  • Cellebrite
  • Oxygen
  • FTK Imager
  • MacQuisition
  • X1 Social Discovery
  • Logicube Falcon
  • General understanding of Mac/Windows filesystems, mobile devices, and encryption
  • Experience preserving desktops, laptops, mobile devices/tablets, servers, both cloud and on-premise email implementations, nontraditional cloud data sources, social media, etc. in a forensically sound manner
  • Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully in both verbally and in written format to team members and technical/non-technical clients
  • Ability to work extended hours when necessary to ensure client deadlines are met
  • Ability to demonstrate superior organizational skills with acute attention to detail
  • Must be willing to travel regularly on short notice; must have a valid passport for occasional international travel
  • Must be an energetic self-starter who can work within a team environment but also independently as the situation requires
  • Ability to document forensic workflows based on sound industry practice
  • Willingness to develop/train other team members to increase the group’s overall knowledge base as well as cultivate secondary resources to assist in larger collection events
  • Strong troubleshooting skills coupled with the ability to solve on the fly to solve complex problems
Benefits
  • Health, Dental, and Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k
  • Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
  • Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
forensic data collectionforensic analysisevidence acquisitionforensic lifecycleforensic workflowstroubleshootingdata preservationencryptionattention to detailproject management
Soft Skills
effective communicationorganizational skillsteam collaborationindependencetactfulnessenergetic self-starterproblem-solvingadaptabilitytraining and developmenttime management