Senior Cyber Forensics Analyst - Onsite at Fort Huachuca

Forensic Focus; Arizona, United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton in Fort Huachuca, AZ is seeking a Senior Cyber Forensics Analyst to conduct in-depth investigations into security incidents and malware, collecting evidence from drives, memory, and network logs, and to mentor junior analysts within a government contracting environment.

This role requires a GCFA credential, ITIL Foundations certification within 90 days, familiarity with debuggers, disassemblers, virtualization tools, YARA and Snort, and an active Top-Secret/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Requires significant relevant experience and GCFA credential.
• ITIL Foundations certification required within 90 days of hire.
• Familiarity with debuggers, disassemblers, virtualization tools, static/dynamic malware analysis, YARA and Snort signature development.
• Active Top-Secret/SCI clearance is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth forensic investigations into security incidents and malware.
• Collect and analyze evidence from hard drives, memory and network logs.
• Reverse-engineer malicious binaries and document findings in technical reports.
• Mentor analysts on forensic processes within a government contracting environment.

Skills

Forensic investigations

Reverse engineering

Technical reporting

Mentoring

Education

GCFA certification

ITIL Foundations

Tools

Debuggers

Disassemblers

Virtualization tools

YARA

Snort

Job description

Peraton in Fort Huachuca, AZ is seeking a Senior Cyber Forensics Analyst to conduct in-depth investigations into security incidents and malware, collecting evidence from drives, memory, and network logs, and to mentor junior analysts within a government contracting environment.

This role requires a GCFA credential, ITIL Foundations certification within 90 days, familiarity with debuggers, disassemblers, virtualization tools, YARA and Snort, and an active Top-Secret/SCI clearance.