43.27-79.33 per hour | Tampa, FL, USA | Hourly | Digital Forensics | Full Time Location: Tampa, FL with 4-6 months long OCONUS deployment periods. Description: Cipher Tech is seeking TOP SECRET cleared senior-level forward-deployable digital forensic examiners (MEDEX/CELLEX examiners) to join a team of experts who play a critical role in protecting national security. Examiners will be based out of Tampa, FL and, on an as-needed basis, serve 4 to 6-month long deployments to hazardous environments outside the continental United States (OCONUS) in direct support of our military customers. Candidates should have at least 8 years of experience conducting digital forensic examinations outside of the classroom. Candidates must have an active DoD TS clearance. Candidates are expected to perform full-scope forensic examinations which include:
Forensic imaging and extraction
Advanced registry and internet history analysis
Data obfuscation and steganography detection and analysis
Large dataset analysis and target text searches
Byte-level entity extraction
Metadata extraction and analysis
Technical report generation
Extraction of mobile devices including smartphones, feature phones, and accessories such as SIM and SD cards
Extraction of external and internal drone storage
Mobile application database analysis and parsing
Accordingly, candidates must thoroughly understand the fundamentals of digital forensics and be comfortable using both Cellebrite and XRY. Additionally, we require at least one industry certification such as EnCE, ACE, CCE, or GIAC.
As an upper-level examiner, candidates must also be able to lead and train teams of less experienced examiners. Candidates should thrive in stressful environments.
Requirements:
Must be a US Citizen with a TOP SECRET security clearance (no exceptions)
Must be willing to deploy to austere/hazardous environments for 4 to 6-month long periods.
Must have at least 3 years prior experience conducting digital forensic exams (outside of a classroom setting)
Must be fluent in Cellebrite and XRY
Must hold at least one industry certification such as EnCE, ACE, CCE, or GIAC
Must have strong report writing skills
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Computer Forensics is highly desirable
Must hold at least one industry certification such as EnCE, ACE, CCE, or GIAC
Desired:
EnScript or Python scripting experience
Prior military or military contractor hazardous deployment experience
Experience using various cellphone forensic tools such as Cellebrite or XRY
8570 IAT compliant at Levels II or III. Any of the following certifications for these levels will be accepted: CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP, CASP CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH.
Benefits:
Mission focused work environment
Subsidized medical/dental/vision insurance
HSA contributions
401k matching
Holiday and Paid Time Off (PTO)
Monthly WAN parties & quarterly events
Flexible hours
ATTN All Military: You are highly encouraged to apply if you have an active Top Secret clearance and:
Army: MOS 35L, 35M, 35N, 35P, 35S and 31D or any of the 35 series, with or without an additional skills identifier of 1D: Digital Media Collector (DMC), or anyone with a Digital Forensics background
Navy: MOS IS-3913 Navy Tactical Counter-Intelligence and Human Intelligence (CI/HUMINT) Specialist
Marines: MOS 0231, 2600 Intelligence Specialist
Military Police: MOS with an additional skills identifier of P7 Title: Digital Forensic Examiner (DFE)
Other Branches: Any intelligence background with a specialization in Digital Forensics
Salary and other Compensation: The hourly rate of pay ranges from $43.27 - $79.33
The salary range for this position is subject not only to the hire's skills, education, expertise, and years of experience, but also to features of the final position offered to the hire: including, but not limited to the location of the position, clearance required for the position, and the contract associated with the position. See our Perks & Benefits page for a general description of benefits and other potential compensation benefits: https://www.ciphertechsolutions.com/careers/perks-benefits/
About Us:
At Cipher Tech Solutions, Inc. (Cipher Tech), we take great pride in supporting some of the most mission critical work in the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. The majority of our company is comprised of extremely talented software developers who write production tools which directly support one of two missions: digital forensics and malware reverse engineering.
Digital forensics is the practice of extracting and processing evidence from computers, phones, tablets, cameras, flash-drives, and just about any other form of digital media. The results of our work are then used to support federal and military law enforcement, counterintelligence, and counter terrorist activities.
Malware reverse engineering is the practice of analyzing malicious code. The goal of a reverse engineer is to understand how the malicious code works and determine facts such as:
How did it infect the victim's computer What kind of information it is seeking to steal How is it communicating with the author (actor) Who that actor might be.
Vaccination Notice:
Please be aware that you are applying for a position to work as a federal contractor. As such, Cipher Tech will require, and your employment will be subject to, such vaccinations as are required by federal, state, and local law requirements.
Important Security Clearance Information:
Be aware that you are applying for a job that requires a U.S. Government Security Clearance.
The U.S. government will not issue security clearances to recent users of illegal drugs. On your application to us, you must acknowledge that you have not engaged in any illegal drug use within the past twelve months (illegal drug use includes, but is not limited to, the use of illegal substances, the misuse of prescriptions, the misuse of over-the-counter substances, and the use of medical or recreational marijuana that may be deemed legal at the state level but is still considered illegal by the federal government). NOTE: CIPHER TECH WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WITH A DISABILITY, INCLUDING ILLEGAL DRUG USERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY SOUGHT PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT FOR A DRUG PROBLEM.
Cipher Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All hiring and employment decisions are made on the basis of business requirements, performance, and merit with no regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, or other protected status.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.