Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Solutions³ LLC supports a prime contractor and U.S. Government customer on a mission-critical cybersecurity program. The Host Based Systems Analyst III will provide advanced host, network, and cloud-based cybersecurity analysis, lead or support digital forensics and incident response engagements, investigate malicious cyber activity, and produce technical and executive reports.
Responsibilities
- Assisting Federal leads with overseeing and leading forensic teams at onsite engagements by coordinating data collection/acquisition operations
- Providing technical assistance on data collection techniques 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 preliminary investigation
- Planning, coordinating and directing the inventory, examination and comprehensive technical analysis of computer systems and digital artifacts
- Distilling analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical reports
- Serving as technical forensics liaison to stakeholders and explaining investigation details to include forensic methodologies and protocols
- Tracking and documenting on-site incident response activities and providing updates to leadership throughout the engagement
- Traveling to incident response locations in the United States, Territories & Possessions
- Evaluating, extracting and analyzing suspected malicious code
Skills
- Must be a **US Citizen**
- Must have an **active** **TS/SCI** clearance
- Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment
- **5+ years** of direct relevant experience in cyber forensic investigations using leading edge technologies and industry standard forensic tools
- * Ability to create forensically sound duplicates of computer systems (forensic images)
- * Able to write cyber investigative reports documenting digital forensics findings
- * Experience with the analysis and characterization of cyber attacks
- * Experience with proper digital asset collection and preservation 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 proactive analysis of systems and networks, to include creating trust levels of critical resources
- * Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering or related degree; or High School Diploma and **10+ years** of host or digital forensics experience
- * Experience with or knowledge of two or more of the following tools: + EnCase + SIFT + X-Ways + Volatility + WireShark + Sleuth Kit/Autopsy + Magnet Axiom Cyber + Snort + Splunk or other SIEM Tools (ArcSight, LogRythm, Elastic, Etc.) + Other EDR Tools (Crowdstrike, MDE, Trellix, Etc)
- * Proficiency conducting all-source research
- One or more of the following certifications: GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, EnCE, CCE, CFCE, CISSP
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