Digital Forensics Analyst

Job Description

JASINT is seeking a Digital Forensics Analyst. The role will work closely with Government counterparts to provide support in cybersecurity incident response, mitigation, analysis, & information dissemination. Provide systems and network forensic investigation support for the Security Operations Center (SOC) activities. Work as a Digital Forensics Analyst within the State of Maryland DoIT Office of Security Management & responsible for maintaining the integrity of the cybersecurity related analysis. This role will be responsible for performing the following tasks:

Duties and Responsibilities:

Report to Director of Security Operations or his/her designee

Provide Tier 3 escalation support

Plan, initiate, and conduct investigations for cybersecurity incidents response efforts

Perform forensic examinations on compromised systems

Understand and use forensic tools and techniques for cybersecurity incidents

Create forensic root cause and scope of impact analysis reports

Contribute to technical briefings on the details of forensics exams and report

Provide support in conducting malware analysis of attacker tools

Stay current on incident response and digital forensics skills, best practices, and tools

Train Jr. Analysts on usage of SIEM tools (Splunk), and basic event analysis

Develop rules and tune SIEM and related tools to streamline the event analysis process

Assist developing new processes and procedures for security monitoring

Monitor networks for threats from external and internal sources

Analyze network traffic of compromised systems and networks

Correlate actionable security events from various sources

Review threat data and develop custom detection signatures

Gather and analyze threat intelligence data and conduct threat hunting

Understand cybersecurity attacks and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with advanced threats

Communicate clearly with Government counterparts, and SOC customers

Development and implementation and operational and technical incident response processes, procedure, guidance, and standards

Ability to work outside of regular business hours, the role may require on-call support after regular business hours or weekends.

Required Skills/Certifications:

Hands-on experience with security monitoring and SIEMs tools - Splunk Enterprise Security is preferred

Demonstrated working knowledge of cyber forensics and incident handling best practice processes, procedures, standards, and techniques

Hands-on experience with forensics image capture tools i.e., FTK Imager, MAGNET ACQUIRE

Hands-on experience with system image/file system/registry forensics tools i.e., Encase, FTK, X-Ways, Magnet AXIOM, Sleuthkit, Access Data Registry Viewer, Registry Recon, or other)

Hands-on experience with PCAP analysis tools i.e., Wireshark, TCP Dump, Network Miner, Xplico, or other

Hands-on experience with memory forensics tools i.e., BlackLight, Volatility, SANS SIFT, Magnet RAM Capture, or FireEye Memoryze, CrowdStrike Crowd Response

Hands-on experience with Endpoint Detection & Response solutions - Tanium Threat Response, McAfee or other

Desired Skills/Certifications (Not Required):

Practical hands-on experience with static in malware analysis

Hands-on experience with malware anti-forensics, obfuscation, packing techniques

Hands-on experience with malware Analysis - Miscellaneous dynamic & static analysis tools (IDA Pro, Ghidra, OllyDBG, WinHex, HexEdit, HexDump, PeSTudio, REMux, OLEDUMP)

Hands-on experience with Custom Signature Creation - YARA

Scripting/Programming experience - Python, Perl, C, C++, Go

Highly desired industry certifications include Certified Forensics Computer Examiner (CFCE), Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI), GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE), Certified Computer Examiner (CCE)

Relevant industry certifications such as Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM), Certified Reverse Engineering Analyst (CREA) etc.

Education and Years of Experience:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related scientific or technical discipline and 4+ years of experience. Associate degree and/or cyber courses/certifications or 5 years of experience in directly related fields may be substituted in lieu of bachelor’s degree

Why JASINT?

At JASINT, we proudly boast a “together we can” attitude. That is only possible with a strong talented team. Our goal is to answer the call to provide top mission and Warfighter support at all levels, and that’s why we are seeking you!

We understand and respect the dedication and sacrifice required to serve our nation’s greatest efforts, and our commitment, in turn, is to Support You!

JASINT cares about your work-life balance and offers competitive benefits to help you at every stage of your personal and professional life by providing the following: Retirement/401k with an employer match, employer-paid health, dental, vision for employees, flexible spending accounts (HSA/FSA), company partially funded HSA, STD/LTD, professional development, tuition and certification reimbursement, spot award recognition, PTO, Floating Holidays.

*** JASINT offers internal and external referral bonuses for all cleared exceptional talent we hire! Friends of yours are friends of JASINT! ***

JASINT provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic testing results, or service in the military. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

JASINT participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with I-9 information to confirm that all new hires are authorized to work in the U.S. To learn more about E-Verify, please visit dhs.gov/e-verify.

Full-time