Senior Digital Forensic Analyst (Team Leader)

Responsibilities

Peraton is currently seeking to hire a Senior Digital Forensic Analyst (Team Lead) to become a part of Peraton’s Department of State (DoS) Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program. Those supporting Peraton’s DSCM program provide superior critical, creative, and analytical thinking skills to address real-world computer forensic challenges. 

 

Role: 

 

The Senior Digital Forensic Analyst (Team Lead) will leverage their expertise in the area of digital forensics to assure forensic soundness of digital evidence is maintained to court admissibility standards of the Department of Justice.

 

The U.S. Department of State, Computer Investigations and Forensics Division (DS/CTI/CIF) conducts digital evidence recovery and analysis in support of Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) criminal, cyber and administrative investigations. The Digital Forensics Laboratory receives, processes and analyzes digital evidence utilizing a wide variety of advanced technologies, encryption schemes, and forensic tools in support of the DSS mission. 

 

In this role, you will:  

• Serve in a hybrid Senior Digital Forensic Analyst team lead role who will support the CIF program as a Subject Matter Expert with the ability to provide forensic analysts across various types of mobile and non-mobile cases on a team of analysts.
• Provide mentorship and guidance regarding digital forensic accepted principles and practices as a team lead and mentor to up-to seven junior to senior level analysts.
• Utilize industry-accepted forensic examination tools such as Cellebrite, Oxygen, EnCase, Axiom and Nuix to perform in-depth digital forensic analysis of various mobile and computer operating system, file systems, OS and third-party application databases.
• Conduct mobile and non-mobile forensic examinations of digital evidence through the application of recognized scientific practices for the recognition, collection, analysis, and interpretation of digital evidence for criminal and civil law or regulatory purposes.
• Provide expert witness testimony; produces comprehensive reports, notes and illustrative exhibits for federal, state, and local judicial proceedings at a level sufficient to explain evidence interpretations and conclusions from forensic examinations to a lay audience.
• Provide support to the Peraton Program and CIF leadership.
• Contribute and recommend digital forensic growth goals and objectives, provides nominations or write-ups for exceptional performance of team members.
• Collaborate with program leadership, team leads, forensic analysts, DOS law enforcement officers, US/DOJ prosecutors and attorneys to identify forensically-sound procedures in imaging, analysis, and presentation of digital evidence in court.
• Provide on‐scene forensic support in the field and maintains knowledge of proper evidence; handling, packaging and chain-of-custody procedures.
• Stay abreast of trends in digital forensics, cybersecurity, forensic law, mobile devices,social media tools, mobile applications, and encryption technologies.

 

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Qualifications

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 12 years’ experience as a digital forensic examiner in performing both mobile and non-mobile analysis is required. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree. 
• Must possess at least ONE certification specific to mobile and non-mobile forensics from one of the following approved forensic certifications:
  • SANS (GCFE, or GASF); IACIS (CFCE, or CMFE), NCFI (BCERT, or MDE); Cellebrite (CCO+CCPA and CCME); Opentext (EnCE).
• Must possess at least ONE additional vendor or vendor nuetral certification for one of the following: 
  • DC3 (CDFE, CDMC); Cellebrite (CCO+CCPA); X-Ways (X-PERT); Oxygen Forensics (OFC); Magnet Forensics (MCFE).
• Demonstrated proficiency with forensic software tools such as Magnet Axiom, Cellebrite, Oxygen, and advanced extraction hardware and software tools.
• Proficiency in understanding Apple iOS and Android based operating systems, Android Debug Bridge (ADB), iTunes, iCloud, Mac and Windows Backups.
• Must possess critical, creative, and sound decision making skills; Possess the situational awareness to know when to involve program leadership for guidance.
• Ability to travel for on-scene search and seizures of digital evidence, training and/or testimony.
• Ability to work with individuals at all levels within and outside the organization; ability to deal tactfully, courteously, and professionally with CIF end-customers.
• Ability to work in a leadership team environment while adhering to