Senior Digital Forensic Analyst

Contact Discovery Services - Washington, DC

Location: Miami, FL

Start Date: Negotiable

A leading eDiscovery technology and consulting firm headquartered in Washington, DC is looking for a qualified and experienced Senior 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. The ideal candidate is proactive with excellent communication skills, a problem solver, and consistently reliable. This position involves both domestic and international travel for on-site collection efforts. Additionally, this position offers a hybrid work arrangement, combining remote work with in-office presence at our primary office in Washington, DC, where our forensics lab and data center are located.

DUTIES OF THE POSITION:

• Independently perform complex forensic data collections and analysis in both on-site and remote capacity

• Ability to consult with and coordinate directly with legal teams/client IT departments to establish and define project scope and forensic workflows

• Maintain forensic tools and technologies by staying informed 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

• Contribute to the development, documentation, and enhancement of procedures to meet discovery process requirements.

• Provide clients with accurate project estimates and identify areas for upselling to increase department revenue

• Assist leaderships’ vision through process improvement, innovation, leadership, and industry trends

• Consistently contribute and adhere to standard operating procedures (SOPs), ensuring they are regularly reviewed, updated, and followed

• Perform quality control checks on work product prior to delivering to the client

• Complete additional duties assigned by manager

• Provide guidance and training to junior forensic team members and other team members

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of an undergraduate degree, preferably in Digital Forensic Science or Computer Science/Engineering

• 6+ 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 expert 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

• 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

• Understanding of the electronic discovery reference model (EDRM)

• Ability to submit time entries on a regular basis to meet performance metrics

• Strong troubleshooting skills coupled with the ability to solution on the fly to solve complex problems

THE FOLLOWING SKILLS ARE PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Possess at least one industry standard certification (EnCE, CCE, CCFE, GCFE, GCFA, CCO, CCPA, CCME, etc.) and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development and learning

• Extensive knowledge of litigation support applications (e.g. Relativity, Nuix, Google Workspace including Vault, Microsoft 365 including Purview, etc.)

• Experience working with structured data exported from various platforms including analysis, custom scripting, and data manipulation to develop reports for client use

• Experience with scripting, programming/coding, database languages (SQL, VB, HTML, Access)

COMPENSATION: Competitive salary starting at $120,000, with the potential for higher compensation based on experience, qualifications, and skills. In addition, employees are eligible for performance-based bonuses and have the opportunity to participate in our employee profit-sharing program.

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