Full-Time

Digital Forensic Analyst 1

Posted on 8/7/2025

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Compensation Overview

$80k - $120k/yr

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role; in-office presence required in New York with travel for on-site collection.

Category
IT & Security (1)
Required Skills
PowerShell
LDAP
SQL
HTML/CSS
Requirements
  • Minimum of an undergraduate degree, preferably in Digital Forensic Science or Computer Science/Engineering
  • 1+ years of relevant experience in where the analyst understands the forensic lifecycle and can properly perform scoping activities, evidence acquisitions on a range of devices, and execute forensic analysis at an intermediate level
  • Experience using industry standard forensic tools such as EnCase, Cellebrite, Oxygen, FTK Imager, MacQuisition, X1 Social Discovery, Logicube Falcon
  • General understanding of Mac/Windows filesystems, mobile devices, and encryption
  • Experience preserving desktops, laptops, mobile devices/tablets, servers, both cloud and on-premise email implementations, nontraditional cloud data sources, social media, etc. in a forensically sound manner
  • Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully in both verbally and in written format to team members and technical/non-technical clients
  • Ability to work extended hours when necessary to ensure client deadlines are met
  • Ability to demonstrate superior organizational skills with acute attention to detail
  • Must be willing to travel regularly on short notice; must have a valid passport for occasional international travel
  • Must be an energetic self-starter who can work within a team environment but also independently as the situation requires
  • Ability to document forensic workflows based on sound industry practice
  • Willingness to develop/train other team members to increase the group’s overall knowledge base as well as cultivate secondary resources to assist in larger collection events
  • Strong troubleshooting skills coupled with the ability to solve on the fly to solve complex problems
  • Ideally, you will also have: Understanding of the electronic discovery reference model (EDRM)
  • Possess at least one industry-standard certification (EnCE, CCE, CCFE, GCFE, GCFA, CCO, CCPA, CCME, etc.)
  • General knowledge of litigation support applications (e.g. Relativity, Concordance, Nuix, LAW PreDiscovery, etc.)
  • Experience working with structured data exported from various platforms including analysis, custom scripting, and data manipulation to develop reports for client use
  • Understanding of (Robo/Rich) copy tools, BAT (PowerShell) scripting, and Active Directory
  • Experience with scripting, programming/coding, and database languages (SQL, VB, HTML, Access)
Responsibilities
  • Perform forensic data collection and basic forensic analysis in both on-site and remote capacity
  • Coordinate directly with legal teams/client IT departments to understand project scope
  • Maintain forensic tool set by staying current on version updates and new options in the market
  • Work closely with project management and other team members on completing complex projects in a fast pace, deadline-driven environment
  • Assist in developing, documenting, and refining procedures to accomplish discovery process requirements
  • Manage all chain of custody best practices associated with the rules of evidence
  • Consistently adhere to standard operating procedures
  • Perform quality checks on work products prior to delivering to the client
  • Complete additional duties assigned by the manager including general IT functions
Desired Qualifications
  • Understanding of the electronic discovery reference model (EDRM)
  • Possess at least one industry-standard certification (EnCE, CCE, CCFE, GCFE, GCFA, CCO, CCPA, CCME, etc.)
  • General knowledge of litigation support applications (e.g. Relativity, Concordance, Nuix, LAW PreDiscovery, etc.)
  • Experience working with structured data exported from various platforms including analysis, custom scripting, and data manipulation to develop reports for client use
  • Understanding of (Robo/Rich) copy tools, BAT (PowerShell) scripting, and Active Directory
  • Experience with scripting, programming/coding, and database languages (SQL, VB, HTML, Access)
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