Senior Digital Forensics Analyst

SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia with operations across the U.S. We provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions as well as targeted services addressing the complex challenges faced by our federal government clients. Our focus is on enabling our clients to deliver their mission most efficiently and effectively – anytime, anywhere, securely.

We combine technical expertise, mission awareness, and an empowered workforce to produce meaningful results.

This is a contingent position based upon customer approval.

SkyePoint Decisions is seeking a Senior Digital Forensics Analyst to support the Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program providing leading cyber and technology security experience to enable innovative, effective, and secure business processes.

This position is located in Arlington, VA and will be onsite 5 days a week. No hybrid/telework allowed.

• Serve as a Senior-level Digital Forensic Analyst to support the CIF program with the ability and skillset to provide in-depth digital forensic analysis of mobile devices, electronic storage devices, cloud, server, and personal computer systems.
• Conduct forensic examinations of digital evidence through the application of recognized scientific best practices for the recognition, collection, analysis, and interpretation of digital evidence for criminal and civil law or regulatory purposes.
• Leverage existing skillsets to perform in-depth forensic analysis of various operating systems including Android, Apple iOS/MAC, Microsoft Windows, and Linux based operating systems.
• Leverage existing skillsets to perform in-depth forensic analysis of file systems including APFS, NTFS, ExFAT, HFS/+, EXT2/3/4, and FAT/FAT
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• Leverage existing skillsets to perform in-depth forensic analysis of system and third-party application databases. As a tool-agnostic examiner, maintain proficiency in the use of industry-standard forensic hardware and software tools such as Magnet Axiom, Cellebrite Inseyets, PA/UFED, Oxygen Forensic Detective, EnCase, X
  - Ways, Nuix and with mobile advanced extraction tools such as Graykey and Cellebrite Premium.
• Maintain non-vendor and vendor specific certifications related to job duties.
• Provide on‑scene support during the execution of search warrants with the identification, collection, packaging, handling, and chain‑of‑custody procedures of digital evidence.
• Provide on‑scene expertise and triaging guidance of mobile device and running computer systems regarding encryption, RAM captures, signal‑blocking, biometrics, pin‑locks, and field acquisition considerations.
• Produce comprehensive notes, reports, and illustrative exhibits for federal, state, and local judicial proceedings; provide expert witness testimony to explain examination interpretations and conclusions from forensic examinations to a lay audience.
• Collaborate with program government and contractor leadership, forensic analysts, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and other stakeholders to ensure that CIF maintains forensically sound procedures and best practices in the imaging, analysis, and presentation of digital evidence.
• Stay abreast of new developments and trends in digital forensics, cybersecurity, forensic law, mobile devices, social media tools, mobile applications, and encryption technologies.

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 9 years’ experience; 7 years with a Masters degree. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the bachelors degree.
• Relevant experience as a digital forensic examiner in performing both mobile and non-mobile analysis in a digital forensic laboratory.
• Must possess: one of the following approved forensic certifications:
  • GIAC: GCFE, GASF
  • IACIS: CFCE, ICMDE
  • NCFI: BCERT, MDE
  • DC3: CDFE, CDMC
  • Opentext:
    EnCE
  • Cellebrite: [CCO & CCPA], CCME
  • Oxygen Forensics: OFC
  • Magnet Forensics: MCFE
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge if forensic analysis of mobile device hardware, third‑party applications, Apple iOS and Android‑based operating…