Cybersecurity Forensics & Testing Analyst

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers is seeking a highly skilled contractor to design, engineer, implement, and maintain enterprise quality systems and cyber investigation tools. The role involves hands-on forensic analysis, testing across Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android, and working with virtualization environments.

You will evaluate software, assist in problem diagnosis, and coordinate testing with customers and third parties while maintaining defect databases and test artifacts.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with 12–15 years or Master's with 10–13 years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on forensic review of devices (laptops, mobile) using open source or commercial tools (e.g., EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, Magnet IEF, BlackLight).
• Experience handling and imaging SSDs/HDDs/Thumb drives/volatile memory/USBs.
• Data extraction and analysis from logs, raw images, files, directories, and databases.
• Ability to parse data to extract metadata and forensic content.
• Experience with Windows, Linux, iOS, Android.
• Experience with virtualization environments (ESXi/VMware/VirtualBox).
• Experience analyzing malware statically and dynamically.
• Experience using debuggers/disassemblers (OllyDbg, WinDbg, IDA Pro, Binary Ninja).
• Understanding kernel-level processing to detect rootkits and hooks.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for designing, engineering, implementing, and maintaining enterprise quality systems, networks, and applications for cyber investigations.
• Assist Sponsor in evaluating software and related documentation.
• Collaborate with customers to diagnose problems and recommend solutions.
• Conduct historical analyses of test results and software compatibility tests.
• Coordinate user or third-party testing and maintain defect databases.
• Develop test plans, scenarios, and automated testing tools.
• Document test procedures to ensure replicability and compliance.
• Define quality characteristics, metrics, and release-readiness criteria.
• Review software documentation for accuracy and risk mitigation.
• Test system modifications and update automated test scripts.
• Provide technical support during software installation or configuration.

Skills

Forensic analysis

Testing expertise

Windows OS

Linux OS

Mobile device forensics

Virtualization

Programming - scripting

Reverse engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

EnCase

FTK

X-Ways

Magnet IEF

BlackLight

OllyDbg

WinDbg

IDA Pro

Binary Ninja

ESXi/VMware/VirtualBox

Job description

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers is seeking a highly skilled contractor to design, engineer, implement, and maintain enterprise quality systems and cyber investigation tools. The role involves hands-on forensic analysis, testing across Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android, and working with virtualization environments.

You will evaluate software, assist in problem diagnosis, and coordinate testing with customers and third parties while maintaining defect databases and test artifacts.