Cyber Defense Forensics (CDF) Lead

Forensic Focus; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Arlington, VA is seeking a CDF Lead to head a team responsible for forensic investigations and insider threat operations, including data loss prevention monitoring and policy violation cases. This senior role requires leadership with the ability to mentor investigators and coordinate across federal or law-enforcement-adjacent environments.

The position emphasizes comprehensive evidence preservation, chain of custody, malware analysis, and collaborating with security

Qualifications

• Requires seven or more years in cybersecurity.
• Five years in host/network monitoring, forensic tooling, SIEM and endpoint detection.
• Certifications such as GCFA, GCFE, CCFP, CISM or CISSP are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team handling forensic investigations and insider threat operations, including data loss prevention monitoring and policy violation cases.
• Performs forensic analysis across Windows, Linux, Mac and cloud systems; maintains a SOC forensics lab.
• Manages investigation documentation and escalation processes.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Host/network monitoring

Forensic tooling

SIEM

Endpoint detection

Education

GCFA

GCFE

CCFP

CISM

CISSP

Job description

# Cyber Defense Forensics (CDF) Lead*Accenture Federal Services***Arlington, VA**Onsite · Lead/Principal · Full-time### The RoleThis position leads a team handling forensic investigations and insider threat operations, including data loss prevention monitoring and policy violation cases. Responsibilities include forensic analysis across Windows, Linux, Mac and cloud systems, maintaining a SOC forensics lab, and managing investigation documentation and escalation.### Skills & ExperienceRequires seven or more years in cybersecurity, five in host/network monitoring, forensic tooling, SIEM and endpoint detection. Certifications such as GCFA, GCFE, CCFP, CISM or CISSP are desirable, along with expertise in evidence preservation, chain of custody and malware analysis.### Who It SuitsSuited to an experienced forensic practitioner with leadership capability, comfortable managing investigations and analysts within a federal or law enforcement-adjacent environment, ideally with prior government or CBP-related exposure.Typical advertised salary forDigital Forensics roles in United States:**$92,000–$154,000**(median $122,000 — from221 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).Compare Digital Forensics salaries in United States →Certifications mentioned:GCFA · GCFE · CISSP · CISM — find training for these on theDFIR Training Finder.Learn More/Apply