Digital Forensics Analyst

Location: Amarillo, TX

Job Title: Digital Forensics Analyst

Career Level From: Senior Specialist

Career Level To: Senior Specialist

Organization: Ethics & Employee Concerns )

Job Specialty: IT Audit

The Digital Forensic Analyst is responsible for conducting technical investigations involving digital evidence related to ethics and employee concerns.

• Perform digital forensic investigations for the Pan Te Xas  Deterrence (PXD) Ethics and Employee Concerns department.
• Provide forensic acquisition and analysis support to Internal Audit, Employee Relations, Legal and other departments by collecting, preserving, and analyzing digital evidence in accordance with forensic best practices.
• Respond to external Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigator requests with rigor, accuracy, and adherence to enterprise protocols.
• Create a forensically sound duplicate of the evidence (i.e., forensic image) that ensures the original evidence is not unintentionally modified, to use for data recovery and analysis processes.
• Decrypt seized data using technical means.
• Provide technical summary of findings in accordance with established reporting procedures.
• Ensure that chain of custody is followed for all digital media acquired in accordance with the Federal Rules of Evidence.
• Perform file signature, static media, and malware analysis.
• Extract data using data carving techniques.
• Use specialized equipment and techniques to catalog, document, extract, collect, package, and preserve digital evidence.
• Perform Windows registry analysis.
• Collect and analyze intrusion artifacts (e.g., source code, malware, and system configuration) and use discovered data to enable mitigation of potential cyber defense incidents within the enterprise.
• Prepare clear, defensible reports summarizing investigative steps, findings, evidence limitations, and methodologies.
• Produce technical summaries of forensic findings following standardized reporting formats.
• Perform additional responsibilities as necessary.

• Bachelor's Degree with:
  Minimum 9 years of relevant experience. (Typical relevant experience ranging from 10 to 15 years.)
• OR Master's Degree with :
  Minimum 7 years of relevant experience. (Typical relevant experience ranging from 10 to 15 years.)
• OR PhD with:
  Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

• Not applicable.

• Experience with enterprise systems (Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, secure storage).
• Knowledge of digital evidence handling, cyber logging, and chain of custody standards.
• Ability to collaborate with Information Technology (IT), cybersecurity and other teams.
• Training or certification in cyber forensics.

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When you #Jointhe Mission, you choose a lifetime career where your commitment is genuinely valued and rewarded. At Pantex, we believe that extraordinary talent thrives when supported by a balanced life. Discover the flexibility that empowers you to excel, coupled with a benefits package designed for your total peace of mind from comprehensive health coverage and robust retirement planning, to opportunities for continuous learning through education reimbursement.

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 709. Medical requirements may apply.

Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility…