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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Host Based Systems Analyst III - **Company:** Solutions³ LLC - **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $94,000.0 - $112,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, Computer Forensics, Digital Forensics, ArcSight SIEM Tool, Security Information and Event Management, Wireshark, Snort (Software), Software Security, Information Technology, Encase, Splunk - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us107f4c2443f72967209dd9b9e4a29b7b ## About the Role * Must be a US Citizen * Must have an active TS/SCI clearance * Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment * 8+ years of direct relevant experience in cyber forensic 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 Desired Skills: * 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 conducting all-source research Desired Certifications: One or more of the following certifications: GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, EnCE, CCE, CFCE, CISSP Required Education: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering or related degree; or High School Diploma and 10+ years of host or digital forensics experience Powered by JazzHR Solutions3 ## Description Solutions³ LLC is supporting our prime contractor and their U.S. Government customer on a large mission-critical provide remote and onsite advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation and resolution using host-based, network-based, and cloud-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. Personnel provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. Solutions³ LLC is seeking Host Forensics Analysts to support this critical customer mission., * Assisting Federal leads with overseeing and leading forensic teams at onsite engagements by coordinating data collection/acquisition operations * Providing technical assistance on data collection techniques and forensic investigative techniques to appropriate personnel when necessary * Writing in-depth reports, supports with peer reviews and provides quality assurance reviews for junior personnel * Supporting forensic analysis and mentoring/providing guidance to others on data collection, analysis and reporting in support of onsite engagements. * Assisting with leading and coordinating forensic teams in preliminary investigation * Planning, coordinating and directing the inventory, examination and comprehensive technical analysis of computer systems and digital artifacts. * Distilling analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical reports * Serving as technical forensics liaison to stakeholders and explaining investigation details to include forensic methodologies and protocols * Tracking and documenting on-site incident response activities and providing updates to leadership throughout the engagement * Traveling to incident response locations in the United States, Territories & Possessions * Evaluating, extracting and analyzing suspected malicious code ## Related Videos - [Cyber Sleuth: Finding Hidden Connections in Cyber Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/893-cyber-sleuth-finding-hidden-connections-in-cyber-data) - [How I saved 200K/yr in direct costs writing 0 code lines in K8s](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1055-how-i-saved-200k-yr-in-direct-costs-writing-0-code-lines-in-k8s) - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [Let’s write an exploit using AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1004-let-s-write-an-exploit-using-ai) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) ## Related Articles - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Top 6 Hackathons for Developers in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/263-top-6-hackathons-for-developers-in-2023) - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer)