Cyber Defense Forensics Specialist

The role

You will lead complex digital media forensic analysis and malware investigations for a federal agency security operations center. You will mentor junior analysts and integrate forensic findings with counterintelligence and law-enforcement investigations.

What you will do

• Lead complex digital media forensic analysis, static malware code disassembly, and runtime malware code analysis.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level forensic analysts.
• Analyze and integrate forensic findings with threat intelligence and incident response data.
• Serve as subject-matter expert for evidence preservation, chain of custody, and legal-defensibility standards.
• Support the escalation of cases to law enforcement entities.
• Author and refine forensic Malware Analysis Reports.
• Identify workflow optimization opportunities.
• Represent the forensics function in cross-team incident response coordination and executive-level briefings.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience, BS degree (or 4 additional years as a substitute), MS degree (or 2 additional years as a substitute).
• Minimum of seven years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics (or a bachelor's degree plus five years).
• Minimum of five years of professional experience performing digital media forensic analysis, static malware code disassembly/analysis, and/or runtime malware code analysis.
• Extensive experience analyzing and synthesizing information with other data sources.
• Experience integrating computer network attack analyses with counterintelligence and law-enforcement investigations.
• One or more: CASP+, CISSP, CISA, GCIH, GCED.

Nice to have

• Deep expertise in reverse engineering and malware behavioral analysis.
• Experience serving as an expert witness or providing sworn testimony related to digital evidence.
• Track record of building or maturing a forensics program, lab, or toolset at scale.

Benefits

• Hands-on experience
• Certifications
• Industry training

Before you apply

• Applicants must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
• Candidates currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. Its 13,000+ people pursue technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.