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David Careers

Host Forensics Analyst

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newgen technologies marylandArlington (VA)
Digital Forensics AnalystsComputer Systems Design Services

SENIORITY

Senior

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About the role

Host Forensics Analysts 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.
Responsibilities:
  • 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
Requirements: US Citizenship Active TS/SCI Clearance Must be able to obtain DHS SuitabilityBS 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
Desired Skills: Experience with or knowledge of two or more of the following tools:
  • EnCaseSIFTX-Ways
  • VolatilityWireSharkSleuth Kit/ Autopsy
  • Magnet Axiom CyberSnortSplunk 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

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