Cloud Forensic Analyst IV

Location: Onsite in Arlington, Virginia, United States. U.S. citizenship, an active TS/SCI clearance, and the ability to obtain DHS Entry on Duty suitability are required.

Salary: $122,000–$253,000 per year, based on qualifications, experience, and expertise.

Company

hirify.global provides cyber, data operations, systems integration, intelligence mission support, and software modernization services to government, defense, civil, intelligence, and commercial customers.

What you will do

• Acquire, collect, preserve, and analyze computer artifacts, forensic images, and digital evidence during onsite engagements.
• Triage electronic devices and incidents, assess evidentiary value, and determine scope, urgency, and potential impact.
• Correlate forensic findings with network events to develop intrusion narratives and characterize cyber-attacks.
• Document system state information, forensic analysis, chain of custody, findings, and incident resolution.
• Coordinate with government and customer personnel to validate alerts and investigate preliminary findings.
• Prepare forensic write-ups, investigative reports, and Computer Network Defense guidance.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance; ability to obtain DHS Entry on Duty suitability.
• 10 years of direct relevant experience in cyber forensic investigations using industry-standard forensic tools.
• In-depth understanding of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS cloud environments.
• Ability to create forensically sound evidence duplicates and author digital forensics reports.
• Knowledge of cyber-attack characterization, attack stages, system and application vulnerabilities, and proactive systems and network analysis.
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix and Windows operating systems, evidence handling, chain-of-custody procedures, collaboration, and proactive problem solving.

Nice to have

• Experience with M365 and Azure authentication, federated identity, Azure and M365 administration, and cloud platform protection.
• Experience with IT operations across networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data management, and governance.
• Knowledge of APIs, PowerShell modules, Bash, Python, and JavaScript for cloud hunting and automation.
• Experience developing Azure tools, architectures, and configurations for threat identification.
• Relevant certifications such as GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, CISSP, AWS certifications, Azure certifications, Microsoft 365 certifications, or cloud security credentials.

Culture & Benefits

• Training and career growth opportunities in cloud forensics.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• 401(k) plan, paid time off, and holidays.
• Additional insurance coverage.
• Collaboration across physical locations in support of a U.S. Government customer mission.