Cyber Forensic Analyst – Senior

TLI Enterprises; Chantilly; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A technology solutions provider in Chantilly is seeking a qualified candidate to assess cyber risks for special communications applications. The ideal candidate will evaluate systems, establish technical standards, and coordinate maintenance missions with various departments, necessitating strong experience in both cybersecurity and technical problem-solving. Relevant skills include TS/SCI clearance, critical thinking, and systems evaluation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in the field.
• Experience with standard commercial forensic tools like FTK and WireShark.
• Ability to work with various operating systems including Windows and Macintosh.

Responsabilités

• Assess new special communications applications for cyber risks.
• Establish functional specifications and standards for systems.
• Coordinate with teams to resolve hardware and software problems.

Connaissances

Clearance - TS/SCI with an appropriate Polygraph

Experience assessing technologies and software

Understanding of network communications using protocols

Critical Thinking

Complex Problem Solving

Coordination

Familiarity with special communications systems

Formation

BA in Computer Science

Outils

FTK

WireShark

Linux/Unix

Description du poste

Duties

Duties include, but are not restricted to:

• Assess new and evolving special communications applications/devices for cyber risks that are realized when such products are utilized in support of operations.
• Establish functional and technical specifications and standards, solve hardware and software interface problems, define input/output parameters, and ensure integration of the entire systems or subsystem.
• Work with other engineers, systems analysts, programmers, technicians and top-level managers in the design, testing and evaluation of systems or subsystem components.
• Work with Mission Department POC's to schedule and coordinate maintenance missions.
• Establish and maintain baseline functional and technical specifications/standards for each (system) deployed.
• Track and research hardware and software problems and/or anomalies reported or identified by audit activities.
• Coordinate with other team members and ensure problem solution, appropriate risk reduction, and resolution activities.
• Test and evaluate hardware and software to determine efficiency, reliability, and compatibility with existing systems, and make purchase recommendations.
• Estimate software/hardware acquisition, testing, and delivery requirements to include a tentative cost and schedule for each.
• Research new technology and implement it or recommend its implementation.
• Provide frequent contact with customers, traceability within program documents, and the overall computing environment and architecture.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware. Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.
• Confer with stakeholder about how to solve existing system problems.
• Gather data pertaining to customer needs, and use the information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate system and network requirements.

Required skills

• Clearance - TS/SCI with an appropriate Polygraph
• Familiarity with the use of special communications systems, how they are utilized to support operations to include an understanding of the risks which need to be mitigated
• Experience assessing technologies and software to identify and determine the security and cyber issues/concerns.
• Exposure to computer network defense operations (proxy, firewall, IDS/IPS)
• Understanding of network communications using protocols and services as TCP/IP protocols, DNS, and DHCP
• Experience working with WiFi access points to include 802.lla/b/g/n Wireless technologies
• Holds a BA in CS or demonstrated experience with a minimum of 5 years in the field. Minimum 3 years' experience examining any of the following media types: cell phones, hard drives, thumb drives, flash media, compact disks, etc.
• Experience with any of the standard commercial forensic tools including FTK, Paraben, Helix, llook, Xways, WireShark, FireEye
• Experience working with Windows based platforms.
• Experience working with computer software/hardware, associated peripherals, and telecommunications networks - Knowledge and familiarity with computer hardware and software, especially network security/monitoring applications and configuration.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Component Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of component operation, and the actions needed to identify or correlate component utility, relative to the communications profile of the intended operational environment.
• Coordination - Ability to adjust/coordinate work activities based on changing priorities in relation to others' actions.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Experience with the Macintosh Operating System
• Experience in mobile IT technologies
• Experience with Linux/Unix
• The successful applicant must be able to meet the customer vaccination requirement.

Desired skills

• Programming experience with Java, C, C++, Perl, Python or Enscripts
• Applicant should have 2 years' experience working in the IC
• One or more of the following Certifications:
  • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
  • Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
• Familiarity with RF communications technologies and protocols to include specific knowledge regarding potential vulnerabilities which could create a concern