Hybrid Digital Forensics & Threat Hunting Analyst

Gunnison Consulting Group; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal Leave

11 Holidays

Flexible Time Off

401(k) Match

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Transit Subsidies

Training Allowance

Job summary

Gunnison Consulting Group in Alexandria, VA is seeking a skilled digital forensics investigator to support cybersecurity incident response and threat analysis. The role combines on-site work 2-3 days per week with hybrid flexibility, initially requiring full-time on-site presence for the first 30 days.

You will perform advanced forensic analysis, threat hunting, and incident response, leveraging EnCase and industry tools, with opportunities for SOP development and career advancement.

Qualifications

• US citizenship required.
• 5+ years digital forensics experience (Windows, Linux, macOS).
• Experience with disk duplication, mobile forensics, malware analysis, and forensic toolsets.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, M365.
• Ability to investigate Virtual Machines, Cloud Trail, IAM logs.
• Ability to utilize state-of-the-art technologies such as EDR, SIEM, and full packet capture to perform hunt and investigative activity to examine endpoint and network-based activity.

Responsibilities

• Perform network and media digital forensic investigations to support cybersecurity incident response, threat analysis, and enterprise security operations.
• Conduct advanced threat hunting activities across enterprise infrastructure to identify malicious activity, indicators of compromise (IOCs), and persistent threats.
• Utilize industry-standard forensic, malware analysis, and incident response tools, techniques, and procedures to investigate cybersecurity events and security incidents.
• Analyze malware, suspicious files, network traffic, and compromised systems to determine attack vectors, scope of compromise, and remediation recommendations.
• Execute proactive defense activities through IOC sweeps, host interrogation, and continuous threat hunting across systems operated by and on behalf of the organization.
• Prepare detailed forensic and incident response reports documenting investigative findings, technical analysis, root cause, remediation actions, and lessons learned.
• Develop and enhance forensic processes, detection capabilities, scripts, automation tools, and security content to improve investigative efficiency and threat detection.
• Coordinate and support insider threat investigations by collecting, analyzing, and preserving digital evidence in accordance with organizational and legal requirements.

Skills

Digital forensics

Incident response

Threat hunting

AWS

Azure

M365

EDR

SIEM

VM forensics

Tools

EnCase

Disk duplication tools

Job description

Gunnison Consulting Group in Alexandria, VA is seeking a skilled digital forensics investigator to support cybersecurity incident response and threat analysis. The role combines on-site work 2-3 days per week with hybrid flexibility, initially requiring full-time on-site presence for the first 30 days.

You will perform advanced forensic analysis, threat hunting, and incident response, leveraging EnCase and industry tools, with opportunities for SOP development and career advancement.