Digital Forensics Lead (CBP)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection runs continuous operations across more than 300 land, air, and sea ports of entry, plus Border Patrol stations and the Air and Marine Operations Center. You lead digital forensics for this program. You will preserve and analyze evidence from compromised or suspect systems, reconstruct what happened, and produce findings the incident response, threat hunt, and insider threat monitoring leads can act on and that can support disciplinary, legal, or law enforcement action when it comes to that.

Responsibilities

Lead digital forensics for the CBP program; Preserve and analyze evidence from compromised or suspect systems; Reconstruct what happened and reconcile activity across systems; Produce findings for incident response, threat hunt, and insider threat monitoring leads; Document findings to support disciplinary, legal, or law enforcement action; Maintain chain of custody and defensible process; Build a forensics capability that gets faster and more reliable over time; Review tooling and technique choices against real cases; Explain technical findings to non-technical decision makers

Requirements

Active Top Secret with SCI Eligibility; ability to obtain and maintain a CBP Background Investigation (CBP BI) and EOD; U.S. Citizenship required; Minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience with a solid understanding of incident response, insider threat investigations, digital forensics, and cyber threats; Minimum of five (5) years of hands-on experience in the last two (2) years that includes bare metal, cloud or virtual system-based and network-based security monitoring, identifying and analyzing anomalous activities with familiarity in insider threat monitoring software, endpoint forensic tools, intrusion detection systems, intrusion analysis functions, security information event management (SIEM) platforms, endpoint detection and response tools, security operations ticket management; Ability to create insider threat focused dashboards, reports and workflow diagrams; Experience collecting data, chain of custody and reporting results; handling and escalating security issues or emergency situations appropriately; providing incident response capabilities to isolate and mitigate threats to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability for protected data; Excellent written and oral communication skills, able to work independently and as part of a team; willingness and experience with mentoring junior members in an open collaborative environment; Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, STEM, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity

Nice to have

GCFA, GREM, GFCE, GNFA, GIME, GASF, GX-FA, Encase, Cellebrite or equivalent; Mobile Forensics; Led digital forensic investigations that produced findings used for disciplinary, legal, or law enforcement action; Experience maintaining chain of custody and explaining why it matters; Worked forensics in a federal or highly regulated environment; Delivered forensic findings to non-technical audiences; Active CBP BI, fitness determination at another DHS component, or active DoD clearance; Certifications such as GCFE, GCFA, or EnCE; Active BI strongly preferred

Benefits

$10,000 signing bonus for candidates with active CBP BI, payable after 90 days; Health Insurance; Life Insurance; Paid Time Off; Holiday Pay; short-term and long-term Disability; Retirement; Learning and Development opportunities; optional benefit elections