Digital Forensics SME: Investigations & Incident Response

Prescient Edge; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Prescient Edge in Linthicum, MD seeks a Digital Forensics Analyst to support CI/CT investigations, incident response, and cybersecurity tasks. The role combines computer science with forensic skills to recover data from disks and devices, including deleted or manipulated files, using standard forensic tools.

Required DoD DFE and 2+ years of host-based forensic experience, with CFCE/GCFE/EnCase certifications preferred. TS/SCI with CI Poly is required or ability to obtain Poly.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of host-based forensic experience and DoD Certified Digital Forensic Examiner (DFE).
• Digital forensics certifications such as CFCE, GCFE or EnCase Certified Examiner; and 2 years of mobile device forensics.
• Security clearance TS/SCI with CI POLY or the ability to obtain CI POLY.

Responsibilities

• Shall provide support for CI and CT investigations; research, design, deploy, and lead training events; evaluate emerging forensic technologies; provide operational security assessments and support cyber forensic and cyber security tasks.
• The analysts will combine computer science with forensic skills to recover information from computers and storage devices to recover data like documents, photos, and e-mails from computer hard drives and other data storage devices that have been deleted, damaged, or otherwise manipulated.
• The analyst uses forensic tools and investigative methods to find specific electronic data, including Internet use history, word processing documents, images, and other files.
• They use their technical skills to hunt for files and information that have been hidden, deleted or lost.
• They help officials analyze data and evaluate its relevance.
• The analysts may also use their expertise to protect computers from infiltration, determine how a computer was broken into, or recover lost files.
• The analyst creates detailed notes on processes undertaken and develops intelligence-based reporting.
• The analyst may also provide testing and evaluation of emerging trends in digital forensics software and hardware and assist in developing new and innovative forensic processes and procedures.

Skills

Host-based forensics

Incident response

Forensic data recovery

Digital forensics

Education

DoD Certified Digital Forensic Examiner (DFE)

CFCE

GCFE

EnCase Certified Examiner

ISFCE

IACIS

Tools

Mobile device forensics

Job description

Prescient Edge in Linthicum, MD seeks a Digital Forensics Analyst to support CI/CT investigations, incident response, and cybersecurity tasks. The role combines computer science with forensic skills to recover data from disks and devices, including deleted or manipulated files, using standard forensic tools.

Required DoD DFE and 2+ years of host-based forensic experience, with CFCE/GCFE/EnCase certifications preferred. TS/SCI with CI Poly is required or ability to obtain Poly.