Digital Forensics Lead (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Digital Forensics Lead (Cybersecurity): Leading digital forensics and insider-threat investigations, ensuring proper evidence handling and high-confidence analysis to enable rapid incident containment. Focus on performing endpoint and network-based forensic analysis, malware triage, and developing SIEM dashboards for incident response.

Location: Hybrid role in Reston, VA

Company

hirify.global supports USG enterprise cybersecurity programs with adaptive innovation, advanced technologies, and elite minds to strengthen national security missions.

What you will do

• Lead digital forensics and insider-threat investigations.
• Ensure proper evidence handling, strict chain-of-custody, and high-confidence analysis.
• Perform endpoint and network-based forensic analysis, malware triage, and insider-threat investigations.
• Utilize customer SIEM platforms to design and maintain dashboards, reports, and workflow documentation.
• Provide mentorship to junior analysts.

Requirements

• Location: Hybrid role in Reston, VA
• Clearance Level: TS (SCI Eligible)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, STEM, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience with a solid understanding of incident response, insider threat investigations, digital forensics, and cyber threats.
• Minimum of five (5) years of hands-on experience in bare metal, cloud or virtual system-based and network-based security monitoring.
• Familiarity with insider threat monitoring software, endpoint forensic tools, intrusion detection systems, SIEM platforms, and EDR tools.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Nice to have

• GCFA, GREM, GFCE, GNFA, GIME, GASF, GX-FA, Encase, Cellebrite or equivalent certifications.
• Mobile Forensics experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive culture valuing employees as family members, based on "6Hs": Happy, Helpful, Honest, Humble, Hungry, Hustle.
• Competitive and comprehensive benefits package (details on company website).
• Commitment to teamwork, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Work environment focused on integrity, ethical conduct, and mutual respect.