[Hiring] Digital Forensic Examiner @Booz Allen Hamilton

Role Description

As a Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Examiner, you will serve in an intermediate to advanced role in the DFIR space. You will be tasked with working DFIR matters as assigned by the Digital Forensic Examiner Lead or Digital Forensic Examiner Senior Team lead. You will collect, analyze, and present digital-related evidence in support of computer criminal investigations. In this role you will develop or contribute to solutions on a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity. You will work independently along with some guidance, and may review or guide activities of more junior employees.

• Generate necessary paperwork and data entry for new matters.
• Work cyber incident response investigations requiring forensic, malware, and log analysis.
• Collect and analyze forensic images and triage datasets to identify the presence of malware and the actions taken.
• Collect and analyze malware, and logs from various types.
• Determine whether unauthorized access or data ex-filtration occurred.
• Analyze systems to identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs).
• Provide analysis results for senior level review, both written and oral communications.
• Provide analysis results orally to clients.
• Prepare detailed technical reports in an understandable manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience with full life-cycle case management of large scale and complex investigations, and direct report management of personnel on cases.
• Experience working with Microsoft Windows and non-Windows systems such as Mac or Linux, and with scripting or programming such as PowerShell or Python.
• Experience in forensic and incident response methodology.
• Ability to take detailed notes and write reports, and effectively communicate with counsel, client leadership, and high-level management.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments, and work independently in highly collaborative team environments.
• Ability to correlate events from multiple sources to create a timeline analysis.
• Ability to perform log analysis of multiple types.
• Ability to identify misuse, malware, or unauthorized activity through forensic or log analysis.
• HS diploma or GED.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience with Incident Response or Digital Forensics.
• Experience with digital forensic tools including EnCase, FTK, Axiom, Splunk, Elk Stack, and open-source applications.
• Experience working with mobile devices.
• Experience with endpoint detection and response tools such as SentinelOne.
• Bachelor’s degree in cyber security preferred; Master’s degree in cyber security a plus.
• CCE, EnCE, CFCE, ACE, CISSP, GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA), GCFE, GCFA, GREM, or GNFA Certification.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
• Recognition awards program for exceptional performance.
• Eligibility for benefit programs for full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week.