Digital Forensic Examiner: Mid or Senior Level; Top Secret Clear Security Clearance

Position: Digital Forensic Examiner: Mid or Senior Level (Top Secret Clear with Security Clearance
Location: Linthicum Heights

Location:

linthicum, md description: cipher tech is seeking an experienced forensic examiner (media exploitation examiner) to join a team of experts who play a critical role in protecting national security. Candidates must have at least 4 years of experience conducting forensic examinations outside of the classroom and also hold an active us government security clearance at the ts (top secret) level or higher.

What you'll do: candidates are expected to perform full-scope forensic examinations which include:
* demonstrated experience in the field of digital media forensics
* demonstrated experience in mobile device data extraction and analysis for the purpose of understanding imaging types and what they mean analysis wise.
* understanding of computer file systems
* in-depth experience with file system forensics
* in-depth experience with registry analysis
* in-depth experience with internet history analysis
* understanding of steganography and encryption detection and analysis
* understanding of managing complex large data set analysis
* in-depth experience with timeline analysis
* experience with forensic media imaging
* in-depth experience with email analysis
* in-depth experience with signature and hash analysis
* in-depth experience with database forensics
* demonstrated experience with forensics tools such as encase, forensic toolkit, and x-ways and axiom
* fluency with command line to include creating batch files
* ability to craft sql queries of basic to moderate complexity
* ability to write simple but functional python scripts
* strong documentation and written communication skills with technical report writing experience
* following the examinations, travel may be required to provide expert witness testimony in military or civilian courts what we look for in a candidate:
* someone who has earned a degree in either digital forensics, criminal justice, computer forensics, intelligence studies, or other relevant degree.
* someone who currently holds a us government security clearance at the ts (top secret) level or higher.
* committed individuals willing to work to improve the lab overall, not just perform the job and leave.
* individuals with great mobile forensic experience, in particular, database analysis.
* individuals with strong report writing abilities. (will learn this over mentorship)
* individuals who have a stronger understanding of the forensic side of things, not simply tool utilization.
* individuals who have strong verbal skills that will be able to articulate findings in a non-technical way for judges/juries or case agents. What we desire:
* industry standard certification(s) such as: cfce, ence, ace, giac, dod, or axiom
* forensic tool and script development experience
* formal programming experience
* law enforcement investigation experience and understanding of search and seizure attn all military : you are highly encouraged to apply if you have an active secret clearance and:
* army: mos 35l, 35m, 35n, 35p, 35s and 31d or any of the 35 series, with or without an additional skills identifier of 1d: digital media collector (dmc), or anyone with a digital forensics background
* navy: mos is-3913 navy tactical counter-intelligence and human intelligence (ci/humint) specialist
* marines: mos 0231 intelligence specialist
* military police: mos with an additional skills identifier of p7 title: digital forensic examiner (dfe)
* other branches: any intelligence background with a specialization in digital forensics cipher tech is committed to hiring qualified veterans! Benefits:
* mission focused work environment
* subsidized medical/dental/vision insurance
* hsa contributions
* 401k matching
* holiday and paid time off (pto)
* monthly wan parties & quarterly events
* flexible hours remote work is not an option. We do offer relocation assistance. Please see our careers page or inquire with your recruiter about the terms and conditions. Salary and other compensation: the hourly wage range for this position: $43.27 to $79.33 the salary range for this position is subject not only to the hire's skills, education, expertise, and years of experience, but also to features of the…