Digital Forensic Analyst

About the position A leading eDiscovery technology and consulting firm headquartered in Washington, DC is looking for a qualified and experienced Digital Forensic Analyst. We are seeking a motivated individual with a strong interest in the legal and technology fields, excellent organizational skills, and a passion for delivering top-notch service to our clients. This is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience in a fast-paced and dynamic industry. 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. Responsibilities • Perform forensic data collections and 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 Requirements • Minimum of an undergraduate degree, preferably in Digital Forensic Science or Computer Science/Engineering • 3+ 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 • Experience using industry standard forensic tools such as Axiom, EnCase, Cellebrite, FTK Imager, Digital Collector • 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 regularly on short notice; 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 Nice-to-haves • Understanding of the electronic discovery reference model (EDRM) • Possess at least one industry standard certification (EnCE, CCE, CCFE, GCFE, GCFA, CCO, CCPA, CCME, etc.) • 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) Benefits • competitive benefits • work schedule flexibility Apply tot his job

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