Field & On-Site Digital Forensic Analyst I

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS seeks a Digital Forensic Analyst to lead preservation and collection of mobile device and cloud-stored data. The role involves on-site and remote work, coordination with legal teams, and staying current with forensic tools in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has an undergraduate degree in digital forensics or computer science/engineering and 1+ years of experience across the forensic lifecycle, including evidence acquisitions and intermediate analysis.

Qualifications

• Minimum of an undergraduate degree, preferably in Digital Forensic Science or Computer Science/Engineering.
• 1+ years of relevant experience in where the analyst understands the forensic lifecycle and can properly perform scoping activities, evidence acquisitions on a range of devices, and execute forensic analysis at an intermediate level.

Responsibilities

• Perform forensic data collection and basic forensic analysis in both on-site and remote capacity
• Coordinate directly with legal teams/client IT departments to understand project scope
• Maintain forensic tool set by staying current on version updates and new options in the market
• Work closely with project management and other team members on completing complex projects in a fast pace, deadline-driven environment
• Assist in developing, documenting, and refining procedures to accomplish discovery process requirements
• Manage all chain of custody best practices associated with the rules of evidence
• Consistently adhere to standard operating procedures
• Perform quality checks on work products prior to delivering to the client
• Complete additional duties assigned by the manager including general IT functions

Skills

Forensic data collection

Forensic analysis

Communication

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Undergraduate degree in Digital Forensic Science or Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

EnCase

Cellebrite

Oxygen

FTK Imager

MacQuisition

X1 Social Discovery

Logicube Falcon

Job description

CGS seeks a Digital Forensic Analyst to lead preservation and collection of mobile device and cloud-stored data. The role involves on-site and remote work, coordination with legal teams, and staying current with forensic tools in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has an undergraduate degree in digital forensics or computer science/engineering and 1+ years of experience across the forensic lifecycle, including evidence acquisitions and intermediate analysis.