Digital Forensic Analyst

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Military, Veterans and Diverse Job Seekers in the United States seeks a dedicated professional to assist with digital evidence seizure, preservation, and forensic analysis. The role involves handling forensic imaging, training personnel, and developing software/hardware solutions to support laboratory operations in a security-clearance environment.

The candidate will contribute to research areas like automation, data fusion, and emerging technologies while maintaining rigorous best practices in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required clearance for this role.
• 3+ years of research and development experience required.
• Experience working with Python and Microsoft SharePoint.
• Familiarity with low-level firmware and/or OS security.
• Familiarity writing device drivers that interact directly with hardware.
• Familiarity with vulnerability discovery and exploitation.
• Areas of principal research and tool development will include process automation, forensic triage, validation mechanisms, ETL techniques, data fusion, emerging technology analysis and more.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with seizure of digital evidence from on-site search locations while minimizing data loss.
• Preserving and archiving digital evidence using forensic best practices.
• Utilizing authorized forensic tools to perform forensic imaging and extraction from digital media.
• Providing guidance and training on emerging technology and new techniques to forensic personnel as needed.
• Assisting with forensic analytical efforts, including recovering deleted files and other system artifacts; decrypting password protected data files and devices; performing forensic keyword searches and producing results; analyzing and interpreting data to provide forensic results and reports.
• Identifying potential analytical or technical gaps in current procedures or methodologies.
• Developing hardware and software solutions in support of laboratory operations.
• Drafting technical documentation and white papers on relevant topics as needed.
• Researching current industry trends to identify potential sources of forensic information and techniques.

Skills

Python

SharePoint

Firmware familiarity

OS security

Device drivers

Vulnerability discovery

Process automation

Forensic triage

ETL techniques

Data fusion

Emerging technology analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Exemplar responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assisting with seizure of digital evidence from on-site search locations while minimizing possible data loss.
• Preserving and archiving digital evidence using forensic best practices.
• Utilizing authorized forensic tools to perform forensic imaging and extraction from digital media.
• Providing guidance and training on emerging technology and new techniques to forensic personnel as needed.
• Assisting with forensic analytical efforts, to include, but not limited to recovering deleted files and other system artifacts; decrypting password protected data files and devices; performing forensic keyword searches and producing results; analyzing and interpreting various data to provide technically accurate forensic results and reports.
• Identifying potential analytical or technical gaps in current technical procedures or methodologies.
• Developing hardware and software solutions in support of laboratory operations.
• Drafting technical documentation and white papers on relevant technical topics as needed and,
• Researching current industry trends to identify potential sources of forensic information and techniques.

QualificationsRequired:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required clearance for this role
• 3+ years of research and development experience required
• Experience working with Python and Microsoft SharePoint
• Familiarity with low-level firmware and/or OS security
• Familiarity writing device drivers that interact directly with hardware
• Familiarity with vulnerability discovery and exploitation
• Areas of principal research and tool development will include process automation, forensic triage, validation mechanisms, ETL techniques, data fusion, emerging technology analysis and more

Preferred:

• Master's Degree in related subject
• A strong intellectual curiosity with an interest in learning brand-new sets of information
• Track record of innovation and some technology
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Ability to think outside the box, innovate, and help team and client improve workflows to achieve greater efficiencies