Host Forensics Analyst
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Node.Digital
Market leader in Digital Transformation & Automation using Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningHost Forensics Analysts
Location: Arlington, VA
-Must have an active Top Secret Clearance
Node as a prime contractor to DHS, performs HIRT investigations to develop a preliminary diagnosis of the severity of breaches. Node provides HIRT remote and onsite advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation and resolution using host-based and network-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. Contract personnel provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity.
Node is seeking Host Forensics Analysts to support this critical customer mission.
Responsibilities:
- Assisting Federal leads with overseeing and leading forensic teams at onsite engagements by coordinating evidence collection operations
- Providing technical assistance on digital evidence matters 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 the preliminary investigation
- Planning, coordinating and directing the inventory, examination and comprehensive technical analysis of computer-related evidence
- Distilling analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical reports
- Serving as technical forensics liaison to stakeholders and explaining investigation details including forensic methodologies and protocols
- Tracking and documenting on-site incident response activities and providing updates to leadership throughout the engagement
- Evaluating, extracting and analyzing suspected malicious code
Requirements
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 evidence (forensic images)
- Able to write cyber investigative reports documenting digital forensics findings
- Experience with the analysis and characterization of cyber attacks
- Experience with proper evidence handling 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 the proactive analysis of systems and networks, including 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
--- FTK
--- SIFT
--- X-Ways
--- Volatility
--- WireShark
--- Sleuth Kit/Autopsy
--- Splunk
--- Snort
--- Other EDR Tools (Crowdstrike, Carbon Black, 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
Company Overview:
Node.Digital is an independent Digital Automation & Cognitive Engineering company that integrates best-of-breed technologies to accelerate business impact.
Our Core Values help us in our mission. They include:
OUR CORE VALUES
**Identifying the~RIGHT PEOPLE~and developing them to their full capabilities**
**Our customer’s “Mission” is our “Mission”. Our~MISSION FIRST~approach is designed to keep our customers fully engaged while becoming their trusted partner**
**We believe in~SIMPLIFYING~complex problems with a relentless focus on agile delivery excellence**
**Our mantra is “~Simple*Secure*Speed~” in delivery of innovative services and solutions**
Benefits
- Medical (100% Coverage for Employee)
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic Life (100% Coverage for Employee)
- Health Saving Account
- 401K
- Three weeks of PTO
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Pre-Approved Online Training
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: Agile Application security Automation Autopsy Carbon Black CFCE CISSP Clearance Computer Science CrowdStrike DFIR EDR EnCase EnCE Forensics GCFA GCFE Incident response Sleuth Kit Snort Splunk Top Secret Top Secret Clearance TS/SCI Vulnerabilities
Perks/benefits: Health care
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