Senior Digital Forensics Consultant

What is special about Lighthouse?

Lighthouse is built on a foundation of unique, compassionate, highly driven individuals. We elevate the strengths and talents of those around us while leveraging opportunities for growth. We offer the experience of solving complex problems while continuing to grow multiple facets of your career. Lighthouse is where innovation meets support and where collaboration is the key ingredient to success. We grow together and are stronger together. 

What’s unique about this role?

Senior Digital Forensics Consultants are responsible for providing forensic analysis services, expert testimony, and conducting onsite and remote collections of electronically stored information (ESI) from computers, mobile devices, networks, collaboration apps, cloud repositories, and various other media and data sources. Using state-of-the-art technology, they process and analyze data in support of forensic investigations and litigation and prepare compelling, detailed reports of their findings. Senior Digital Forensics Consultants also assist in the development and testing of workflows for collecting or analyzing various evolving or emerging data sources.

What will this person do?

• Perform forensically sound onsite and remote collections of ESI from a wide variety of data sources, including but not limited to computers, mobile devices, hard drives, servers, external data storage devices, cloud data sources, and other digital media. 
• Perform expert-level forensic analysis of data in support of investigations and/or litigation.
• Prepare detailed written forensic analysis reports, declarations, and related correspondence.
• Provide written and/or oral expert testimony in court proceedings as necessary.
• Work directly with clients and/or project management teams to identify relevant data sources and/or facts, schedule data collections, schedule and conduct custodian interviews, track project progress, and provide status updates, and ensure timely transmission of deliverables.
• Assist clients and various Lighthouse business units in scoping new forensic projects to identify project requirements, identify and recommend workflows, and develop timing and cost estimates.
• Assist in the development of new forensics services and process improvement initiatives through research and development related to new and/or evolving data sources, forensic collection and analysis tools, and associated workflows.
• Enter time and expenses into the appropriate billing system by prescribed deadlines.
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Bring your passion and together we will shine. It would also be great if you had the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent training and experience.
• A person performing successfully in this role typically has ten or more years of experience in Digital Forensics consulting and client service.
• Ability to describe complex technical concepts / ideas in non-technical terms, to less technical audiences
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to balance many priorities and to work under pressure while remaining calm.
• Ability to be a team player and to collaborate with the various teams across the Company.
• At least one security or digital forensics industry certifications, such as CISSP, EnCE, CCE, CFCE, MCFE, or similar
• Extensive experience in the forensic collection and analysis of Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android devices.
• Training, experience, and certifications with forensic tools such as Axiom, EnCase, Forensic Toolkit, Cellebrite (Inseyetes, UFED, Physical Analyzer, Digital Inspector, Digital Collector), Verakey/Graykey, ModeOne or open-source forensic tools.
• Mastery of data collection, preservation, and chain of custody principles and procedures.
• Experience and comfort in interfacing with clients and client partners to plan data collection and forensic analysis projects involving a wide variety of physical devices, network storage, cloud storage, and email platforms. 
• Understanding of project economics with the ability to work closely with sales teams and forensic team leaders to provide project time and expense estimates and set appropriate project