Host Forensics Analyst
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Job Location:
Arlington, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
24-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The DHSs Hunt and Incident Response Team (HIRT) secures the Nations cyber and communications infrastructure. HIRT provides DHSs front line response for cyber incidents and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. BCMC performs HIRT investigations to develop a preliminary diagnosis of the severity of breaches. BCMC provides HIRT remote and onsite advanced technical assistance proactive hunting rapid onsite incident response and immediate investigation and resolution using host-based and network-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. Contract personnel provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. BCMC is seeking Host Forensics Analysts to support this critical customer mission.
Responsibilities:
- Assists with leading and coordinating forensic teams in preliminary investigations
- Plans coordinates and directs the inventory examination and comprehensive technical analysis of computer related evidence
- Distills analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical reports
- Serves as technical forensics liaison to stakeholders and explains investigation details to include forensic methodologies and protocols
Tracks and documents on-site incident response activities and provides updates to leadership throughout the engagement
- Evaluates extracts and analyzes suspected malicious code
- Acquire/collect computer artifacts (e.g. malware user activity link files) in support of onsite engagements
- Triage electronic devices and assess evidentiary value
- Correlate forensic findings to network events in support of developing an intrusion narrative
- Collect and document system state information (e.g. running processes network connections) prior to imaging as required
- Perform forensic triage of an incident to include determining scope urgency and potential impact
- Track and document forensic analysis from initial participation through resolution
- Collect process preserve analyze and present computer related evidence
- Conduct analysis of forensic images and available evidence in support of forensic write-ups for inclusion in reports and written products
- Assist to document and publishing Computer Network Defense (CND) guidance and reports pertaining to incident findings
Required Skills/Clearances:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability
-5 years of direct 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)
- Ability to author cyber investigative reports documenting digital forensics findings
- Proficiency with analysis and characterization of cyber attacks
- Proficiency with proper evidence handing procedures and chain of custody protocols
- Skilled in identifying different classes of attacks and attack stages
- Understanding of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities
- Understanding of proactive analysis of systems and networks to include creating trust levels of critical resources
- Able to work collaboratively across physical locations
- Proficiency with common operating systems (eg Linux/Unix Windows)
Desired Skills:
- Proficiency with 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 conducting all-source research.
Required Education:
BS Computer Science Cybersecurity Computer Engineering or related degree; or HS Diploma & 7-9 years of host or digital forensics experience.
Desired Certifications:
- GCFA GCFE GCIH EnCE CCE CFCE CISSP
Our Company Overview
Business Computers Management Consulting Group LLC (BCMC) is a small business specializing in Information Technology (IT) Cybersecurity Information Assurance (IA) SOA Big Data Management Program Management and more for Federal State and Local agencies. We possess highly skilled engineers providing innovative solutions backed by strong past performances. We are ISO 9001:2015 ISO 27001::2018 and CMMI L3 certified and registered promising highest quality and services to all of our clients.
Benefits
Extremely competitive salary
95% employer paid for employee medical dental & vision coverages
100% employer paid for employee life STD & LTD disability coverages
401k with company match and profit sharing
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent & health care
11standard holidays & 3 weeks of annual leave
ESS-3284
Host Based Systems Analyst - III - HBA03
Responsibilities:
- Assists with leading and coordinating forensic teams in preliminary investigations
- Plans coordinates and directs the inventory examination and comprehensive technical analysis of computer related evidence
- Distills analytic findings into executive summaries and in-depth technical reports
- Serves as technical forensics liaison to stakeholders and explains investigation details to include forensic methodologies and protocols
Tracks and documents on-site incident response activities and provides updates to leadership throughout the engagement
- Evaluates extracts and analyzes suspected malicious code
- Acquire/collect computer artifacts (e.g. malware user activity link files) in support of onsite engagements
- Triage electronic devices and assess evidentiary value
- Correlate forensic findings to network events in support of developing an intrusion narrative
- Collect and document system state information (e.g. running processes network connections) prior to imaging as required
- Perform forensic triage of an incident to include determining scope urgency and potential impact
- Track and document forensic analysis from initial participation through resolution
- Collect process preserve analyze and present computer related evidence
- Conduct analysis of forensic images and available evidence in support of forensic write-ups for inclusion in reports and written products
- Assist to document and publishing Computer Network Defense (CND) guidance and reports pertaining to incident findings
Required Skills/Clearances:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability
-5 years of direct 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)
- Ability to author cyber investigative reports documenting digital forensics findings
- Proficiency with analysis and characterization of cyber attacks
- Proficiency with proper evidence handing procedures and chain of custody protocols
- Skilled in identifying different classes of attacks and attack stages
- Understanding of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities
- Understanding of proactive analysis of systems and networks to include creating trust levels of critical resources
- Able to work collaboratively across physical locations
- Proficiency with common operating systems (eg Linux/Unix Windows)
Desired Skills:
- Proficiency with 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 conducting all-source research.
Required Education:
BS Computer Science Cybersecurity Computer Engineering or related degree; or HS Diploma & 7-9 years of host or digital forensics experience.
Desired Certifications:
- GCFA GCFE GCIH EnCE CCE CFCE CISSP
Our Company Overview
Business Computers Management Consulting Group LLC (BCMC) is a small business specializing in Information Technology (IT) Cybersecurity Information Assurance (IA) SOA Big Data Management Program Management and more for Federal State and Local agencies. We possess highly skilled engineers providing innovative solutions backed by strong past performances. We are ISO 9001:2015 ISO 27001::2018 and CMMI L3 certified and registered promising highest quality and services to all of our clients.
Benefits
Extremely competitive salary
95% employer paid for employee medical dental & vision coverages
100% employer paid for employee life STD & LTD disability coverages
401k with company match and profit sharing
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent & health care
11standard holidays & 3 weeks of annual leave
ESS-3284
Host Based Systems Analyst - III - HBA03
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- ArcGIS
- Intelligence Community Experience
- GIS
- Python
- Computer Networking
- Data Collection
- Intelligence Experience
- R
- Relational Databases
- Analysis Skills
- Data Management
- Application Development
About Company
Business Computers Management Consulting Group, LLC (BCMC) was founded with a simple purpose: to deliver excellence to our clients.
