Sr. Digital Forensic Analyst

Forensic Focus; Kearneysville (WV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Forensic Focus in the United States seeks a seasoned digital forensics professional to lead forensic and malware analysis within a 24x7 security operations center serving a federal agency. You will collect and examine forensic images, memory, and logs, and drive incident response improvements by documenting findings.

Candidates should have deep disk, memory, and network forensics, malware reverse engineering, evidence handling, and experience with EnCase, FTK, Volatility, IDA Pro, and Ghidra.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in disk, memory, and network forensics.
• Proficient in malware reverse engineering and evidence handling.
• Experience with forensic tools: EnCase, FTK, Volatility, IDA Pro, Ghidra.
• Industry certifications GCFA, GREM, GCFE or EnCE preferred.
• Scripting and cloud forensics experience valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead forensic and malware analysis in a 24x7 SOC for a federal agency.
• Collect and examine forensic images, memory, and logs.
• Reverse engineer malware and document findings to support incident response.
• Mentor analysts and drive detection improvements.

Skills

Disk forensics

Memory forensics

Network forensics

Malware reverse engineering

Evidence handling

Scripting

Cloud forensics

Education

GCFA

GREM

GCFE

EnCE

Tools

EnCase

FTK

Volatility

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Job description

The Role

This position leads forensic and malware analysis efforts within a 24x7 security operations center supporting a federal agency. Responsibilities include collecting and examining forensic images, memory, and logs, reverse engineering malicious code, and documenting findings to support incident response and detection improvements.

Skills & Experience

Candidates need extensive experience in disk, memory, and network forensics, malware reverse engineering, and evidence handling. Familiarity with EnCase, FTK, Volatility, IDA Pro, and Ghidra is expected, along with certifications like GCFA, GREM, GCFE, or EnCE, plus scripting and cloud forensics experience.

Who It Suits

Ideal for a seasoned digital forensics professional with over a decade of experience who enjoys leading teams, mentoring analysts, and solving complex technical problems within a structured federal contracting environment.