Forensic Analyst I
Overview
JOB TITLE: Forensic Analyst I
AGENCY SUPPORTED: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – MEGA 6 Automated Litigation Support
POSITION TYPE: Full-Time, Contingent Upon Award
LOCATION: Remote
CLEARANCE: Public Trust – Candidates do not need to be cleared at the time of application but must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance prior to starting.
BENEFITS: Health, Dental and Vision, 401(k), Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), 11 Paid Federal Holidays, 3 weeks’ Paid Time Off
ITC Federal , LLC (ITC) connects technology advancements in automation and AI, customer experience, and financial services to solve government mission challenges, enabling smoother operational efficiency and bolstering national security. We leverage the latest technology innovations and proven approaches to better serve the mission and support the DHS, DOJ, and DoW workforce, customers, and programs, regardless of scale or complexity. ITC is located in Fairfax, VA and offers an outstanding compensation and benefits plan and a challenging and rewarding professional work environment.
We are seeking an experienced Forensic Analyst I to support ITC Federal ’s work for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the anticipated MEGA 6 automated litigation support (ALS) program. This is a fully remote position supporting DOJ’s complex litigation mission.
Important: This opening is being established in connection with the MEGA 6 contract vehicle award itself. ITC Federal must still be awarded individual task orders under the vehicle before employees can be onboarded. Accordingly, this position is full-time and contingent upon both contract award and the award of the applicable task order.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Operates at a mid-level, applying industry accepted digital forensic principles in acquiring, collecting, preserving, and processing structured and unstructured data per established industry best practices and laboratory procedures and protocols.
PROGRAM CONTEXT:
This position supports the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the anticipated MEGA 6 procurement. MEGA 6 is expected to continue DOJ’s multiple-award contract vehicle for automated litigation support (ALS) services, following the structure of the MEGA 5 contract. These contracts are designed to provide DOJ offices, boards, divisions, and other federal agencies with information technology, professional services, and litigation support tools to manage complex legal proceedings efficiently.
Responsibilities
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for working digital forensics examinations through the data acquisition, examination, presentation and disposition phases.
- Provides identification and seizure support, forensic data acquisition/imaging; forensically-sound and non-forensic collection/capture of electronically stored information (ESI) from some file structures and sources (i.e., Windows, MAC-based desktop/laptop computer systems, files share servers and cloud-based storage; mobile devices and tablets (Android, iOS, Windows, and Blackberry operating systems), and related digital storage media.
- Uses knowledge and experience of a limited variety of computer and mobile technologies and forensic theories to conduct partial forensic examinations that includes processing of allocated space, scripted recovery of deleted files, and conducting Internet history analyses with the goal of developing forensically sound evidence.
- Responsible for performing medium-scale digital forensic examinations to include collection of file shares in a live client-server environment utilizing validated forensic software.
- Recovers data and correlates information, prepares clear and comprehensive notes and reports of findings, and provides oral and written communications to legal staff concerning results of examinations to include legal declarations for investigations and litigations.
- Utilizes industry accepted forensic and non-forensic tools such as EnCas