Position: Network Security Specialist (Forensic Analyst)
Duration: 10 months
Location: OcoeeFL
(Local Candidates of FL only & Inperson round of Interview)
Responsibilities
- Lead and conduct in-depth investigations into suspected payment card fraud and other financial crimes from initial detection to final resolution.
- Utilize advanced digital forensic techniques to acquire preserve and analyze digital evidence from various sources to support investigations and root cause analysis.
- Monitor and analyze transaction data user behavior and security alerts from SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and fraud detection systems to identify suspicious patterns and indicators of compromise.
- Implement a monitoring system to identify at a minimum:
- Unusual spikes in failed payment transaction attempts.
- High volume of low-value transactions from the same IP or device on single credit cards.
- Multiple transactions in quick succession utilizing different credit cards but originating from the same IP device fingerprint or session ID.
- Perform Log & SIEM Analysis for web and payment logs to detect at a minimum:
- Burst patterns.
- Consistent failed authorizations.
- Repeated use of credit card data.
- Enable alerting on anomalies such as:
- Transaction volume per minute/hour.
- Failure rate thresholds.
- Collaborate with internal and external teams including legal compliance and law enforcement to manage investigation cases and provide expert testimony or detailed reports as needed or required.
- Conduct forensic readiness assessments and contribute to the development of the incident response plan to ensure the business enterprise can effectively respond to a data breach.
- Mentor junior analysts and stay current with the latest fraud tactics cyber threats and security technologies.
Requirements
- 8-10 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity with a focus on payment fraud detection resolution and digital forensics.
- Demonstrated expertise in security best practices risk analysis approaches and their practical application.
- Familiarity with ISO CIS NIST CSF and SCF frameworks and security controls.
- Proven experience with forensic tools and applications (e.g. EnCase FTK or similar).
- Strong analytical skills with a track record of using data analysis tools (e.g. SQL Python other scripting languages) to investigate complex financial fraud schemes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills capable of producing detailed reports and presenting findings to technical and non-technical audiences including executive leadership.
- Certifications such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Certified Payments Professional (CPP) and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) are highly preferred.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Cybersecurity Computer Science or a related field.