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Digital Forensic Analyst
Arlington, VA

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Who We Seek:

* Passion Seekers. You genuinely care about the work that you do and its impact on society.
* Self-Starters. You're a go-getter who isn't afraid to step up and disrupt the status quo.
* Entrepreneurs. You bring fresh ideas to the table, work hard, develop business and consistently seek new challenges.
* Collaborators. You're a great contributor to a high performing team that accomplishes great feats for our clients.

What You Will Do:

* Participate in IT security meetings and briefings; attend Enterprise Architecture meetings and briefings as required.
* Track evidence inventory for intake and releasing evidence items delivered to the forensics laboratory. This includes insuring proper handling and maintenance of evidence and chain of custody records.
* Perform case intake and logging to include entries/updates to the Case Management System and coordination of case load.
* Read and analyze packet traces and raw log dumps.
* Provide support, reports and all related deliverables on 'chain of custody' matters.
* Create Digital forensics reports.
* Maintain requests for service.
* Perform advanced forensics collection techniques using EnCase® software and AccessData products.
* Attend and participate in Cyber Threat, e-Discovery and/or Digital Forensics meetings.
* Reverse engineering techniques using debugging software, and behavioral analysis techniques.
* Parse through multiple gigabytes of log data utilizing native Unix/Linux command line tools.
* Create and run scripts that will collect and analyze logs utilizing Unix/Linux commands.
* Have a thorough understanding of enterprise digital forensics concepts (including validation and sterilization) as well as true digital forensics beyond push-button examinations.
* Analyze enterprise networks as well as dead box forensics.
* Analyze Linux/Unix/Windows operating systems.
* Analyze TCP/IP and PCAP.
* Develop and maintain master project schedules and work breakdown structures (WBS).
* Perform datacenter and/or information technology operations center deployments and/or transitions.

What You Need:

* Strong written and verbal communication skills and must be capable of the understanding, documenting, and communicating technical issues in a non-technical manner.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Project, PowerPoint, and Excel for the purpose of project plan development, documentation and presentation deliverables.
* Working knowledge of Security Information Event Monitoring as well as network monitoring principles commonly used within current Enterprise Network models.
* Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Information Technology or related disciplines is required.
* Years of Experience: At least five (5) years of experience in leading and managing large scale IT projects with competing resource and project schedules.
* One of the following certifications is required:
* CISSP (ISC2)
* CFCE (IACIS)
* ENCE (Guidance Software)
* GCFE (SANS)
* WIFE (DC3)
* SCERS (FLETC)



Additional Qualifications:

* Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Actual hours may vary depending on mission requirements.
* Clearance Requirements: TOP SECRET
* Travel: 25%

About Us:

Attain is a place for great ideas and the people who have them. As a management, technology, and strategy consulting firm, our professionals provide innovative solutions to revolutionize government, education, health, and nonprofit organizations and positively impact those they serve. We are business analysts, technologists, digital strategists, managers of change, and forward thinkers, with the entrepreneurial drive to shape the future. Our team is present in 40 states and the District of Columbia.

Visit www.attain.com/careers to explore your path forward with Attain.

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