Host Forensics Analyst

Our Partner serves as a prime contractor in a federal program, performing investigations to develop a preliminary diagnosis of the severity of breaches. They provide remote and onsite advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation and resolution using host-based and network-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. Contract personnel provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunt for malicious cyber activity. They are seeking Host Forensics Analysts to support this critical customer mission., * -Assist Federal leads with overseeing and leading forensic teams at onsite engagements by coordinating data collection/acquisition operations

• Provide technical assistance on data collection techniques and forensic investigative techniques to appropriate personnel when necessary
• Write in-depth reports, supports with peer reviews and provides quality assurance reviews for junior personnel
• Support forensic analysis and mentoring/providing guidance to others on data collection, analysis and reporting in support of onsite engagements
• Assist with leading and coordinating forensic teams in preliminary investigation
• Plan, coordinate, and direct the inventory, examination and comprehensive technical analysis of computer systems and digital artifacts
• Distill analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical reports
• Serve as technical forensics liaison to stakeholders and explaining investigation details to include forensic methodologies and protocols
• Track and document on-site incident response activities, and provide updates to leadership throughout the engagement
• Travel to incident response locations in the United States, Territories & Possessions
• Evaluate, extract, and analyze suspected malicious code, * Experience with or knowledge of two or more of the following tools:
• EnCase
• SIFT
• X-Ways
• Volatility
• WireShark
• Sleuth Kit/ Autopsy
• Magnet Axiom Cyber
• Snort
• Splunk or other SIEM Tools (ArcSight, LogRythm, Elastic, etc.)
• Other EDR Tools (Crowdstrike, MDE, Trellix, etc.)
• Proficiency with conducting all-source research
• Desired Certifications: GCFA, GCFE, EnCE, CCE, CFCE, CISSP

• US Citizenship
• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
• BS Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering or related degree; or HS Diploma and 10+ years of host or digital forensics experience
• 8+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber forensics investigations, using leading edge technologies and industry standard forensic tools
• Ability to create forensically sound duplicates of computer systems (forensic images)
• Able to write cyber investigative reports documenting digital forensics findings
• Experience with the analysis and characterization of cyber attacks
• Experience with proper digital asset collection and preservation procedures and chain of custody protocols
• Skilled in identifying different classes of attacks and attack stages
• Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities
• Knowledgeable in proactive analysis of systems and networks, to include creating trust levels of critical resources
• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations