Host Forensics Analyst IV Information Technology Arlington, VA

Our Partner, as a prime contractor to the Federal Customer, performs investigations to develop a preliminary diagnosis of the severity of breaches. They offer 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 hunting 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 evidence collection operations
• Provide technical assistance on digital evidence matters and forensic investigative techniques to appropriate personnel when necessary
• Write in-depth reports, support with peer reviews, and provide quality assurance reviews for junior personnel
• Support forensic analysis and mentor/provide 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 related evidence
• Distill analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical reports
• Serve as technical forensics liaison to stakeholders and explain investigation details to include forensic methodologies and protocols
• Track and document on-site incident response activities and provide updates to leadership throughout the engagement
• Evaluate, extract, and analyze suspected malicious code

• U.S. Citizenship
• 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 forensic investigations using leading edge technologies and industry standard forensic tools
• Ability to create forensically sound duplicates of evidence (forensic images)
• Able to write cyber investigative reports documenting digital forensics findings
• Experience with the analysis and characterization of cyber attacks
• Experience with proper evidence handing 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

• Proficiency with conducting all-source research
• Experience with or knowledge of two or more of the following tools:
  • En Case
  • FTK
  • SIFT
  • X-Ways
  • Volatility
  • Wire Shark
  • Sleuth Kit/Autopsy
  • Splunk
  • Snort
  • Other EDR Tools (Crowdstrike, Carbon Black, Etc.)

• GCFA, GCFE, EnCE, CCE, CFCE, CISSP