Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst

San Antonio, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

$69K/yr - $158K/yr

Entry, Mid Level

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst to join their security operations center. In this role, you will be responsible for responding to and mitigating cyber threats, conducting incident response investigations, and analyzing security data to protect critical infrastructure.

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Responsibilities

As a security operations center analyst, you’re in the middle of the action, responding to and mitigating threats in real time
You’re the first line of cyber defense for your organization, and they look to you for guidance on best practices and security measures
We need a SOC analyst like you to help us secure critical infrastructure from the constant onslaught of cyber-attacks
As an analyst on our team, you’ll develop network defense skills as you learn to monitor, detect, and analyze threats by interacting directly with affected users and leveraging state-of-the-art technologies
When an incident is detected, you’ll work with the team to collect data to help incident response understand and mitigate the threat
You’ll analyze alerts to figure out just how many systems are affected and initiate recovery efforts
You’ll contribute to assessments and learn how to analyze patterns to understand attackers’ goals to stop them from succeeding

Qualification

Required

Experience conducting digital forensics or incident response investigations within classified DoD environments
Experience with forensic tools such as EnCase, FTK, Autopsy, Cellebrite, Volatility, or X-Ways
Experience with SIEMS such as Splunk or ArcSight
Knowledge of Windows, Linux, and network forensic artifacts, including memory and disk analysis
Ability to identify, triage, and report events that occur to protect data, information systems, and infrastructure
Ability to collect, preserve, and analyze evidence in accordance with DoD or federal chain-of-custody standards
Ability to find trends, patterns, or correlations in security data
TS/SCI clearance
HS diploma or GED
DoD 8140 baseline Level II Certification such as Security+, CySA+, CISSP, or DoD Cyber Workforce Framework Certification

Preferred

Experience supporting Cyber Protection Teams (CPTs), Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO), or Air Force cyber missions
Experience with Elastic, Splunk, Wireshark, or MISP for multi-source data correlation
Knowledge of malware analysis, reverse engineering, or memory forensics
Ability to prepare and brief forensic findings to commanders or senior decision-makers
Bachelor's degree in Digital Forensics, Information Assurance, or Cybersecurity
GCFA, GCFE, CHFI, or CEH Certifications