About the role
Title: Host Based Systems Analyst III
SALARY RANGE: $94,000 - $112,000 Onsite – 100%
Description: Solutions³ LLC is supporting our prime contractor and their U.S. Government customer on a large mission-critical provide remote and onsite advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation and resolution using host-based, network-based, and cloud-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. Personnel provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. Solutions³ LLC is seeking Host Forensics Analysts to support this critical customer mission.
Eligibility: * Must be a US Citizen * Must have an active TS/SCI clearance * Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment * 8+ years of direct relevant experience in cyber forensic investigations using leading edge technologies and industry standard forensic tools
Responsibilities Include: * Assisting Federal leads with overseeing and leading forensic teams at onsite engagements by coordinating data collection/acquisition operations * Providing technical assistance on data collection techniques and forensic investigative techniques to appropriate personnel when necessary * Writing in-depth reports, supports with peer reviews and provides quality assurance reviews for junior personnel * Supporting forensic analysis and mentoring/providing guidance to others on data collection, analysis and reporting in support of onsite engagements. * Assisting with leading and coordinating forensic teams in preliminary investigation * Planning, coordinating and directing the inventory, examination and comprehensive technical analysis of computer systems and digital artifacts. * Distilling analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical reports * Serving as technical forensics liaison to stakeholders and explaining investigation details to include forensic methodologies and protocols * Tracking and documenting on-site incident response activities and providing updates to leadership throughout the engagement * Traveling to incident response locations in the United States, Territories & Possessions * Evaluating, extracting and analyzing suspected malicious code
Required Skills: * Ability to create forensically sound duplicates of computer systems (forensic images) * Able to write cyber investigative reports documenting digital forensics findings * Experience with the analysis and characterization of cyber attacks * Experience with proper digital asset collection and preservation procedures and chain of custody protocols * Skilled in identifying different classes of attacks and attack stages * Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities * Knowledgeable in proactive analysis of systems and networks, to include creating trust levels of critical resources * Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations
Desired Skills: * Experience with or knowledge of two or more of the following tools: * EnCase * SIFT * X-Ways * Volatility * WireShark * Sleuth Kit/Autopsy * Magnet Axiom Cyber * Snort * Splunk or other SIEM Tools (ArcSight, LogRythm, Elastic, Etc.) * Other EDR Tools (Crowdstrike, MDE, Trellix, Etc) * Proficiency conducting all-source research
Desired Certifications: One or more of the following certifications: GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, EnCE, CCE, CFCE, CISSP Required Education: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering or related degree; or High School Diploma and 10+ years of host or digital forensics experience