Contact Government Services – Digital Forensics Analyst (eDiscovery) – Washington DC
Job title: Digital Forensics Analyst (eDiscovery) Company: Contact Government Services Job description: DESCRIPTION CGS is seeking a Digital Forensic Analyst to join our eDiscovery team at a large Federal Agency. Primary focus will be on the preservation & collection of mobile device and cloud stored data. This candidate should be fluent in a broad range of forensic technologies and interested in taking on a primary role in a quickly expanding forensics department. This position will include travel for on-site collection efforts as well as an in-office presence at the primary firm office which includes the forensics lab and data center. This firm prioritizes a lean-team approach and a very employee-centric culture that encourages professional growth and active roles for all team members DUTIES OF THE POSITION:
- Perform forensic data collections 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 product prior to delivering to the client
- Complete additional duties assigned by manager including general IT functions EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of an undergraduate degree, preferably in Digital Forensic Science or Computer Science/Engineering
- 3 - 5 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
- Possess at least one industry standard certification (EnCE, CCE, CCFE, GCFE, GCFA, CCO, CCPA, CCME, etc.)
- Experience using industry standard forensic tools (EnCase, Cellebrite, Oxygen, FTK Imager, MacQuisition, X1 Social Discovery, LogicubeFalcon etc.)
- 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 an acute attention to detail
- Must be willing to travel on short notice up to 25% of the time; must have 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 solution on the fly to solve complex problems THE FOLLOWING SKILLS ARE PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
- Understanding of the electronic discovery reference model (EDRM)
- 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, database languages (SQL, VB, HTML, Access) This opportunity is for a full-time employment position. Compensation package will be established based on qualifications and may include a base + bonus format. Competitive benefits package available. For more information about CGS please visit: Expected salary: Location: Washington DC Apply for the job now! Apply tot his job Apply tot his job
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