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Prattwhitney

Cyber Host Forensic Analyst IV

Prattwhitney, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 22201


Cyber Host Forensic Analyst IVDate Posted:

2024-04-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

VA149: 1110 N Glebe Road Arlington 1110 North Glebe Road Suite 630, Arlington, VA, 22201 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

You have been redirected to RTX’s career page as we have recently transitioned from RTX to become a standalone company, which provides us with greater autonomy and opportunities for growth. As a prospective employee of Nightwing, you’ll have the chance to contribute to our continued success and shape the future of our cybersecurity, intelligence, and services offerings.

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. Nightwing is seeking a Host Base Systems Analyst to support this critical customer mission.

Responsibilities:

Assisting Federal leads with overseeing and leading forensic teams at onsite engagements by coordinating evidence collection operations.

Providing technical assistance on digital evidence matters and forensic investigative techniques to appropriate personnel when necessary.

Writing in-depth reports, supporting peer reviews, and providing quality assurance reviews for junior personnel.

Supporting forensic analysis and mentoring/providing guidance to others on data collection, analysis, and reporting in support of onsite engagements.

Assisting with leading and coordinating forensic teams in preliminary investigation.

Planning, coordinating, and directing the inventory, examination, and comprehensive technical analysis of computer-related evidence.

Distilling analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical reports.

Serving as technical forensics liaison to stakeholders and explaining investigation details, including forensic methodologies and protocols.

Tracking and documenting on-site incident response activities and providing updates to leadership throughout the engagement.

Evaluating, extracting, and analyzing suspected malicious code.

Required Skills:

U.S. Citizenship.

Must have an active TS/SCI clearance.

Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability.

10+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber forensic investigations using leading-edge technologies and industry-standard forensic tools.

Ability to create forensically sound duplicates of evidence (forensic images).

Able to write cyber investigative reports documenting digital forensics findings.

Experience with the analysis and characterization of cyber attacks.

Experience with proper evidence handling procedures and chain of custody protocols.

Skilled in identifying different classes of attacks and attack stages.

Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities.

Knowledgeable in proactive analysis of systems and networks, to include creating trust levels of critical resources.

Must be able to travel domestically on short notice.

Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations.

Desired Skills:

Experience with or knowledge of two or more of the following tools:

EnCase

FTK

SIFT

X-Ways

Volatility

WireShark

Sleuth Kit/Autopsy

Splunk

Snort

Other EDR Tools (Crowdstrike, Carbon Black, Etc)

Proficiency with conducting all-source research.

Required Education:

BS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering or related degree; or HS Diploma and 10+ years of host or digital forensics experience.

Desired Certifications:

GCFA, GCFE, EnCE, CCE, CFCE, CISSP.

The salary range for this role is 118,000 USD - 246,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics, and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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