HUD - Forensics / Data Specialist

cFocus Software seeks a Forensics / Data Specialist to join our program supporting Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This position is remote. This position requires a Public Trust clearance.
Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Computer Science, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in digital forensics, incident response, or cybersecurity analysis.
• Experience with forensic tools (e.g., EnCase, FTK, Autopsy, Volatility, Splunk).
• Knowledge of evidence handling, chain of custody, and legal considerations.

Duties:

• Conduct digital forensic investigations across cloud, endpoint, and network environments.
• Collect, preserve, and analyze digital evidence in accordance with federal and legal standards.
• Support incident response activities, including triage, root cause analysis, and post-incident reporting.
• Analyze security logs, telemetry, and datasets to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs) and attack patterns.
• Perform malware analysis, file system analysis, and memory forensics.
• Support breach investigations, eDiscovery, FOIA, and audit-related forensic requests.
• Maintain chain of custody and forensic integrity of all collected evidence.
• Develop forensic reports and documentation suitable for legal, audit, and executive audiences.
• Collaborate with SOC analysts, engineers, and threat intelligence teams to enhance detection and response capabilities.
• Support threat hunting by analyzing historical and real-time data for anomalous behavior.
• Leverage SIEM and forensic tools to correlate events and reconstruct attack timelines.
• Ensure compliance with NIST, FISMA, and federal cybersecurity standards.
• Contribute to development of forensic processes, playbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Support continuous monitoring by identifying trends and improving forensic readiness.
• Provide recommendations for improving logging, data retention, and evidence collection capabilities.

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