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HUD - Forensics / Data Specialist

cFocus Softwareorporated
2 days ago
Full-time
Remote
United States
Data Specialist
cFocus Software seeks a Forensics / Data Specialist to join our program supporting Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This position is remote. This position requires a Public Trust clearance.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in digital forensics, incident response, or cybersecurity analysis.
  • Experience with forensic tools (e.g., EnCase, FTK, Autopsy, Volatility, Splunk).
  • Knowledge of evidence handling, chain of custody, and legal considerations.
Duties:
  • Conduct digital forensic investigations across cloud, endpoint, and network environments.
  • Collect, preserve, and analyze digital evidence in accordance with federal and legal standards.
  • Support incident response activities, including triage, root cause analysis, and post-incident reporting.
  • Analyze security logs, telemetry, and datasets to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs) and attack patterns.
  • Perform malware analysis, file system analysis, and memory forensics.
  • Support breach investigations, eDiscovery, FOIA, and audit-related forensic requests.
  • Maintain chain of custody and forensic integrity of all collected evidence.
  • Develop forensic reports and documentation suitable for legal, audit, and executive audiences.
  • Collaborate with SOC analysts, engineers, and threat intelligence teams to enhance detection and response capabilities.
  • Support threat hunting by analyzing historical and real-time data for anomalous behavior.
  • Leverage SIEM and forensic tools to correlate events and reconstruct attack timelines.
  • Ensure compliance with NIST, FISMA, and federal cybersecurity standards.
  • Contribute to development of forensic processes, playbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Support continuous monitoring by identifying trends and improving forensic readiness.
  • Provide recommendations for improving logging, data retention, and evidence collection capabilities.