Host Based Systems Analyst - L03

Base One Technologies; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Base One Technologies in Arlington, VA seeks a senior cyber forensics expert to lead onsite engagements, coordinate data collection and forensic analysis, and produce detailed, defensible reports. You will mentor junior staff and interface with stakeholders to explain methodologies and findings.

Candidates must hold US citizenship with an active TS/SCI clearance, plus 8+ years of relevant experience, and be willing to travel across the United States and its territories to incident locations.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required and TS/SCI clearance active.
• 10+ years of host or digital forensics experience preferred.
• Experience documenting findings and preserving chain of custody.
• Ability to produce forensically sound images and reports.
• Knowledge of cyber attack analysis and security threats.
• Strong collaboration across multiple physical locations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and lead forensic teams at onsite engagements.
• Coordinate data collection/acquisition operations.
• Provide technical guidance on data collection and techniques.
• Write reports, perform peer reviews, and QA junior staff.
• Mentor on data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Direct inventory, examination and technical analysis of systems.
• Distill findings into executive summaries and technical reports.
• Explain investigation details to stakeholders and maintain methodology.
• Track on-site incident response activities and report to leadership.
• Travel to incident locations across the United States and territories.
• Evaluate and analyze suspected malicious code.

Skills

US Citizenship

TS/SCI Clearance

DHS Suitability

8+ years experience

Forensic imaging & chain of custody

Cyber investigative reporting

Incident response knowledge

Collaborative work across locations

Education

BS Computer Science / Cybersecurity / Computer Engineering or related

Tools

EnCase

SIFT

X-Ways

Volatility

WireShark

Sleuth Kit/Autopsy

Magnet Axiom Cyber

Snort

Splunk

CrowdStrike

MDE

Trellix

ArcSight

LogRhythm

Elastic SIEM

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Assisting Federal leads with overseeing and leading forensic teams at onsite engagements by coordinating data collection/acquisition operations
• Providing technical assistance on data collection techniques and forensic investigative techniques to appropriate personnel when necessary
• Writing in-depth reports, supports with peer reviews and provides quality assurance reviews for junior personnel
• Supporting forensic analysis and mentoring/providing guidance to others on data collection, analysis and reporting in support of onsite engagements.
• Assisting with leading and coordinating forensic teams in preliminary investigation
• Planning, coordinating and directing the inventory, examination and comprehensive technical analysis of computer systems and digital artifacts.
• Distilling analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical reports
• Serving as technical forensics liaison to stakeholders and explaining investigation details to include forensic methodologies and protocols
• Tracking and documenting on-site incident response activities and providing updates to leadership throughout the engagement
• Traveling to incident response locations in the United States, Territories & Possessions
• Evaluating, extracting and analyzing suspected malicious code

Required Skills:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
• 8+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber forensic investigations using leading edge technologies and industry standard forensic tools
• Ability to create forensically sound duplicates of computer systems (forensic images)
• Able to write cyber investigative reports documenting digital forensics findings
• Experience with the analysis and characterization of cyber attacks
• Experience with proper digital asset collection and preservation procedures and chain of custody protocols
• Skilled in identifying different classes of attacks and attack stages
• Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities
• Knowledgeable in proactive analysis of systems and networks, to include creating trust levels of critical resources
• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with or knowledge of two or more of the following tools:
• EnCase
• SIFT
• X-Ways
• Volatility
• WireShark
• Sleuth Kit/ Autopsy
• Magnet Axiom Cyber
• Snort
• Splunk or other SIEM Tools (ArcSight, LogRythm, Elastic, Etc.)
• Other EDR Tools (Crowdstrike, MDE, Trellix, Etc)
• Proficiency with conducting all-source research.

Required Education:

• BS Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering or related degree; or HS Diploma and 10+ years of host or digital forensics experience

Desired Certifications:

• GCFA, GCFE, EnCE, CCE, CFCE, CISSP