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The Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) team works together to support Clients and help restore business operations during an incident through the identification of threat actor behavior and activity.\nROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES\nPerforms digital forensic analysis on Windows, Apple Mac, and Linux based operating systems, in addition to the analysis of networking appliances including but not to, VPN and firewall appliances\nDocuments forensic findings in accordance with the standards set forth within the Arete Forensic Tracker and develop a master timeline and visual attack map of the events\nIdentifies additional sources (systems, logs, etc.) to collect based on the analysis and identifies gaps based on the lifecycle of attack\nWorks with the Security Operations Center (SOC) to leverage data from monitoring and alerts provided by installed applications and deployed EDR solutions to identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) for variants related to case\nDelivers Forensics findings and updates to the team in a clear, concise manner through a narrative story outlining the timeline of events. Modifies delivery in-line with the call’s audience and technical capabilities\nTracks findings and capture data points related to investigations to enhance and inform our threat intelligence\nRaises technical constraints and issues within the Forensics team to identify detail of the incident and escalate to Forensic leadership\nMaintains updated case analyst notes, the Forensic tracker, timeline and attack map for collaboration within the team in our centralized case location\nDrafts detailed updates regarding investigative findings and conclusions drawn from analysis regarding the timing and mechanism of the initial intrusion, adversary actions, timeline of activity/lateral movement, and indicators of data access and/or exfiltration\nIdentifies, documents, and shares information such as critical IOCs or adversary TTP’s as they uncovered with the Incident Response, Threat Intel, and Security Operations teams\nCommunicates identified IOCs to the Tiger Team in furtherance of the investigation, path to restoration/response, and for bolstering of Client’s security posture\nEmploys the usage of incident-mapping frameworks such as MITRE’s ATT&CK and Lockheed Martin’s Cyber Kill Chain to help contextualize identified adversary actions/IOCs\nProduces written incident, investigative updates and reports at the explicit direction of counsel partners\nCommunicates within the DFIR team and provide routine status updates within our case management platform\nWorks with cross-functional teams and collaborate to leverage threat intel TTPS/IOC's, information from our SOC/Threat Hunting team, and updates from our Negotiations teams to leverage the intelligence as part of the incident\nDrafts reports and appendices based on the findings using the standard report templates\nAccurately track and record time for forensic analysis\nMay perform other duties as assigned by management\nSKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE\nDeep understanding of Forensic artifacts, including (but not limited to) the analysis of operating system artifacts and the recovery of deleted items from multiple operating systems including Windows, Linux, Mac and RAM/memory forensics\nExperience analyzing network and operating system log files including Windows Event logs, Unified Audit Logs, Firewall logs, VPN logs, etc.\nWorking knowledge of:\nWindows disk and memory forensics\nNetwork Security Monitoring (NSM), network traffic analysis, and log analysis\nUnix or Linux disk and memory forensic\nExperience and understanding of enterprise security controls\nExperienced with EnCase, Axiom, FTK, X-Ways, SIFT, Splunk, Redline, Volatility, WireShark, TCP Dump, and other open-source forensic tools\nExperience delivering technical findings to a non-technical audience, preferred\nProvide findings in a confident, factual manner, preferred\nKnowledge and experience in handling PII, PHI, sensitive, confidential and proprietary datasets, preferred\nExperience with Cyber insurance investigations, preferred\nJOB REQUIREMENTS\nAssociate’s degree and 4+ years of incident response or digital forensics experience or Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security or related field\nPossess One or more of the following Certifications\nSecurity +, Network+, SANS GCED, GCIH, GCFE, GCFA, CEH, CHFI.\nDISCLAIMER\nThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required personnel so classified.\nWORK ENVIRONMENT\nWhile performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter: Usual office working conditions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS\nNo physical exertion required\nTravel within or outside of the state\nLight work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects\nTERMS OF EMPLOYMENT\nSalary and benefits shall be paid consistent with Arete salary and benefit policy.\nFLSA OVERTIME CATEGORY\nJob is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.\nDECLARATION\nThe Arete Incident Response Human Resources Department retains the sole right and discretion to make changes to this job description.\nEQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY\nWe’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees’ differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Different makes us better.\nArete Incident Response is an outstanding (and growing) company with a very dedicated, fun team. We offer competitive salaries, fully paid benefits including Medical/Dental, Life/Disability Insurance, 401(k) and the opportunity to work with some of the latest and greatest in the fast-growing cyber security industry.\nWhen you join Arete…\nYou’ll be doing work that matters alongside other talented people, transforming the way people, businesses, and things connect with each other. Of course, we will offer you great pay and benefits, but we’re about more than that. Arete is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at Arete, where experience matters.\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nWe’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees’ differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. 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