SENIOR FORENSIC ANALYST

Job Summary:

 The Senior Forensic Analyst has strong technical skills and an eagerness to lead projects and work with our clients. Apply Incident Response, forensics, log analysis, and malware triage skills to solve complex intrusion cases at organizations around the world. Our consultants must be comfortable working in teams to tackle challenging projects, communicating with clients, and creating and presenting high-quality deliverables.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Investigate breaches leveraging forensics tools including Encase, FTK, X-Ways, SIFT, Splunk, and custom investigation tools to determine the source of compromises and malicious activity that occurred in client environments. The candidate should be able to perform forensic analysis on:

· Host-based such as Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X

· Firewall, web, database, and other log sources to identify evidence and artifacts of malicious and compromised activity.

· Cloud-based platforms such as Office 365, Google, Azure, AWS…etc

· Perform analysis on identified malicious artifacts

· Contribute to the curation of threat intelligence related to breach investigations

· Excellent verbal and written communication and experience presenting technical findings to a wide audience of varying technical expertise

· Be responsible for integrity in analysis, quality in client deliverables, as well as gathering caseload intelligence.

· Responsible for developing the forensic report for breach investigations related to ransomware, data theft, and other misconduct investigations.

· Must also be able to manage multiple projects daily.

· Manage junior analysts and/or external consultants providing investigative support

· Act as the most senior forensic analyst, assisting staff, provide a review of all forensic work product to ensure consistency and accuracy, and support based on workload or complexity of matters

· Ability to analyze workflow, processes, tools, and procedures to create further efficiency in forensic investigations

· Ability to work greater than 40 hours per week as needed DISCLAIMER The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required personnel so classified.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

· Proficient with host-based forensics, network forensics, malware analysis, and data breach response

· Experienced with EnCase, Axiom, X-Ways, FTK, SIFT, ELK, Redline, Volatility, and open-source forensic tools

· Experience with common scripting or programming language, including Perl, Python, Bash, or PowerShell Role Description Senior Forensic Analyst

JOB REQUIREMENTS

· Must have at least 5+ years of incident response or digital forensics experience with a passion for cybersecurity

· Consulting experience preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter: Usual office working conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

· No physical exertion is required.

 · Travel within or outside of the state.

· Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up-to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.