Digital Forensic Intrusions Lead

Sprymethods; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Spry Methods seeks a Forensic Acquisition and Extraction Lead to direct all imaging and data extraction activities at a government digital forensics laboratory. You will supervise staff, oversee malware analysis and reverse engineering, and guide digital and multimedia examinations while ensuring chain-of-custody and compliance with legal and government standards.

The role requires oversight of endpoint and network data sources, PCAP analysis, and use of FTK, EnCase, and X-Ways.

Qualifications

• Experience leading forensic imaging and data extraction in a lab setting.
• Experience with regulatory and government requirements in forensics.
• Proven ability to supervise teams and manage workflows in a lab.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical efforts supporting system and network forensic examinations.
• Supervise teams operating in a forensic laboratory environment.
• Oversee malware analysis and reverse engineering activities.
• Guide digital and multimedia forensic examinations and analysis.
• Analyze endpoint, PCAP, and other data sources.
• Apply forensic network analysis in support of investigations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legal, accreditation, and Government requirements.
• Use common forensic examination tools, including FTK, EnCase, and X-Ways.
• Support quality and efficiency of task performance and assist with task-level financial and business processes.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Forensic investigations

Network forensics

Malware analysis

Reverse engineering

Regulatory compliance

Tools

FTK

EnCase

X-Ways

Job description

Spry Methods is seeking a Forensic Acquisition and Extraction Lead to direct all forensic imaging and data extraction activities at a government digital forensics laboratory. This position manages the Imaging and Extraction section and gives its staff technical oversight. It is responsible for evidence acquisition from hard drives, mobile devices, and IoT devices, and for running laboratory workflows and maintaining chain-of-custody documentation.

• Lead technical efforts supporting system and network forensic examinations.

• Supervise teams operating in a forensic laboratory environment.

• Oversee malware analysis and reverse engineering activities.

• Guide digital and multimedia forensic examinations and analysis.

• Analyze endpoint, Packet Capture (PCAP), and other relevant data sources.

• Apply forensic network analysis in support of investigative processes.

• Ensure technical activities comply with applicable legal, accreditation, and Government requirements.

• Use common forensic examination tools, including FTK, EnCase, and X-Ways.

• Support the quality and efficiency of task performance and assist with task-level financial and business processes, excluding inherently governmental functions.

• TS/SCI clearance eligible.

• Experience within the last five years leading technical efforts and supervising teams in a forensic laboratory environment similar in scope and complexity to the PWS.

• Experience within the last seven years performing digital and multimedia forensic examinations, analysis, and techniques.

• Experience within the last seven years using Microsoft Windows, Apple/UNIX, and Linux operating systems in forensic examinations.

• Experience within the last seven years conducting forensic network analysis in support of investigations.

• Experience within the last seven years analyzing endpoint, PCAP, and other relevant data sources.

• Experience within the last five years using common digital forensic tools, including FTK, EnCase, and X-Ways.