Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CGS is a government services company that uses technology and skilled personnel to solve complex government problems. The Digital Forensic Analyst I will preserve and collect mobile-device and cloud-stored data, perform forensic analysis, coordinate with legal and IT teams, and support discovery projects through documentation, quality control, and chain-of-custody management.
Responsibilities
- Perform forensic data collection and basic forensic analysis in both on-site and remote capacity
- Coordinate directly with legal teams/client IT departments to understand project scope
- Maintain forensic tool set by staying current on version updates and new options in the market
- Work closely with project management and other team members on completing complex projects in a fast pace, deadline-driven environment
- Assist in developing, documenting, and refining procedures to accomplish discovery process requirements
- Manage all chain of custody best practices associated with the rules of evidence
- Consistently adhere to standard operating procedures
- Perform quality checks on work products prior to delivering to the client
- Complete additional duties assigned by the manager including general IT functions
Skills
- - Minimum of an undergraduate degree, preferably in Digital Forensic Science or Computer Science/Engineering
- - 1+ years of relevant experience in where the analyst understands the forensic lifecycle and can properly perform scoping activities, evidence acquisitions on a range of devices, and execute forensic analysis at an intermediate level
- - Experience using industry standard forensic tools such as:
- - EnCase
- - Cellebrite
- - Oxygen
- - FTK Imager
- - MacQuisition
- - X1 Social Discovery
- - Logicube Falcon
- - General understanding of Mac/Windows filesystems, mobile devices, and encryption
- - Experience preserving desktops, laptops, mobile devices/tablets, servers, both cloud and on-premise email implementations, nontraditional cloud data sources, social media, etc. in a forensically sound manner
- - Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully in both verbally and in written format to team members and technical/non-technical clients
- - Ability to work extended hours when necessary to ensure client deadlines are met
- - Ability to demonstrate superior organizational skills with acute attention to detail
- - Must be willing to travel regularly on short notice; must have a valid passport for occasional international travel
- - Must be an energetic self-starter who can work within a team environment but also independently as the situation requires
- - Ability to document forensic workflows based on sound industry practice
- - Willingness to develop/train other team members to increase the group's overall knowledge base as well as cultivate secondary resources to assist in larger collection events
- - Strong troubleshooting skills coupled with the ability to solve on the fly to solve complex problems
- - Understanding of the electronic discovery reference model (EDRM)
- - Possess at least one industry-standard certification (EnCE, CCE, CCFE, GCFE, GCFA, CCO, CCPA, CCME, etc.)
- - General knowledge of litigation support applications (e.g. Relativity, Concordance, Nuix, LAW PreDiscovery, etc.)
- - Experience working with structured data exported from various platforms including analysis, custom scripting, and data manipulation to develop reports for client use
- - Understanding of (Robo/Rich) copy tools, BAT (PowerShell) scripting, and Active Directory
- - Experience with scripting, programming/coding, and database languages (SQL, VB, HTML, Access)
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
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