Digital Forensics & IR Specialist

Accenture; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a skilled Cyber Forensic Specialist to join the DFIR team. The role involves supporting incident response, conducting digital forensic investigations on diverse devices and cloud systems, and collaborating with HR, Legal, and Insider Threat to handle internal investigations and evidence management.

You will work with EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, and Magnet AXIOM to process evidence, prepare detailed reports, and ensure proper chain of custody for litigation holds

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of information security experience.
• 3+ years of performing digital forensics on physical and cloud systems.
• 2+ years of event and log analysis across security tools (AV, IDS, Firewalls, AD, proxies, DLP) and SIEM.

Responsibilities

• DFIR support: investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents (malware, data breaches, APTs).
• Perform digital forensic analysis on devices and network logs to identify root causes and scope.
• Partner with Legal for litigation holds and eDiscovery; maintain evidence custody and documentation.
• Provide guidance and training on forensic processes to internal teams and external partners.

Skills

DFIR

Digital Forensics

Incident Response

Evidence Handling

eDiscovery

Communication

Tools

EnCase

FTK

X-Ways

Magnet AXIOM

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a skilled Cyber Forensic Specialist to join the DFIR team. The role involves supporting incident response, conducting digital forensic investigations on diverse devices and cloud systems, and collaborating with HR, Legal, and Insider Threat to handle internal investigations and evidence management.

You will work with EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, and Magnet AXIOM to process evidence, prepare detailed reports, and ensure proper chain of custody for litigation holds