Digital Forensics Analyst - NC

Date Posted:

2023-11-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

NC607: Aerial Ctr 6001 HospitalityCrt 6001 Hospitality Court Aerial Center, Morrisville, NC, 27560 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

This position is CONTINGENT upon funding, an open position, customer approval, completion of a favorable background investigation, and the ability to obtain and maintain our customer's sensitive clearance.

An experienced Digital Forensics Analyst is needed to support our customer’s CSOC Support Team in Morrisville, North Carolina.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Collects, processes, preserves, analyzes, and presents computer-related evidence in support of network vulnerability mitigation and/or criminal, fraud, counterintelligence, or law enforcement investigations.
  • Conducts research that focuses on rapidly emerging cyber threats, and the methods and processes employed by adversary employment of cyber warfare techniques, as well as offensive capabilities.
  • Resolves highly complex malware and intrusion issues using computer host analysis, forensics, and reverse engineering.
  • Discovers, analyzes, diagnoses, and reports on malware events, files and network intrusion and vulnerability issues.
  • Recommends counter measures to malware and other malicious type code and applications that exploit customer communication systems.

Required experience:

  • Skilled in using forensic tool suites (e.g., EnCase, Sleuthkit, FTK).
  • Skilled in conducting forensic analyses in multiple operating system environments (e.g., mobile device systems).
  • Ability to conduct forensic analyses in and for both Windows and Unix/Linux environments.
  • Knowledge of investigative implications of hardware, Operating Systems, and network technologies.
  • Knowledge of data carving tools and techniques (e.g., Foremost).
  • Knowledge of anti-forensics tactics, techniques, and procedures.
  • Knowledge of concepts and practices of processing digital forensic data.
  • Ability to decrypt digital data collections.
  • Knowledge of types and collection of persistent data.
  • Knowledge of types of digital forensics data and how to recognize them
  • Knowledge of forensics lab design configuration and support applications (e.g., VMWare, Wireshark).
  • Must be eligible to obtain a sensitive clearance – Position of Public Trust – and may be required to obtain a higher security clearance.
  • 5+ years of relevant work experience with digital forensics and a Bachelor's degree

Desired skills and experience:

  • Ability to create a forensically sound duplicate of the evidence (i.e., forensic image) that ensures the original evidence is not unintentionally modified, to use for data recovery and analysis processes. This includes, but is not limited to, hard drives, floppy diskettes, CDs, PDAs, mobile phones, GPS, and all tape formats.
  • Able to perform real-time forensic analysis (e.g., using Helix in conjunction with LiveView).
  • Able to perform real-time cyber defense incident handling (e.g., forensic collections, intrusion correlation and tracking, threat analysis, and direct system remediation) tasks to support deployable Incident Response Teams (IRTs).
  • Able to extract data using data carving techniques (e.g., Forensic Tool Kit [FTK], Foremost).
  • Knowledge of forensics lab design configuration and support applications (e.g., VMWare, Wireshark).

Required Education:

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science, in an information technology discipline or a related technical discipline; or the equivalent combination of education, professional training or IT work experience.

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.  U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises four industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense. 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, VA.

To realize our full potential, Raytheon Technologies is committed to creating a company where all employees are respected, valued and supported in the pursuit of their goals. We know companies that embrace diversity in all its forms not only deliver stronger business results, but also become a force for good, fueling stronger business performance and greater opportunity for employees, partners, investors and communities to succeed.

The following position is to join our Corporate or Research Center Team:

Requires advanced knowledge of work area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have practical knowledge of project management. Practical to substantial knowledge of RTX projects, programs or systems with the ability to make enhancements and leverage in daily work.

Typically requires:

A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience

Engineering/Other Technical Positions:

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award.  ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

Morrisville, NC

Relocation Eligible: No

Sign On Bonus Eligible: No

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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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