Lead Forensic Investigator

Hybrid in San Diego, CA, US • Posted 2 days ago • Updated 20 hours ago
Contract W2
Hybrid
$70 - $108/hr
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Skills

  • Forensics
  • Security Operations
  • Legal
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Fraud
  • Insider Threat
  • Certified Forensic Investigator
  • Certified Insider Specialist
  • Reporting

Summary

Job Title:

Lead Senior Forensic Specialist

Duration:

2+ years contract with a strong possibility of conversion based on performance

Location:

San Diego, CA - 2 days/wk onsite and other days remote

Description:

The Lead Senior Forensic Specialist is a critical role responsible for conducting digital investigations in support of Legal and Human Resources. This position ensures the secure, timely, and accurate collection and analysis of sensitive employee data from systems such as Exchange, SharePoint, and Teams. The specialist produces detailed reports that support internal investigations into misconduct, including intellectual property theft, workplace harassment, fraud, and performance issues.

  • Looking for someone who can analyze, investigate, create professional reports, and ensures compliance all within insider threat. They will not be doing analysis on hardware or software.
  • Backgrounds open to someone who has experience in Insider Threat or Insider Trust with forensic capabilities
  • Looking for someone who has demonstrated 7+ years of experience in forensic analysis, insider threat, and cyber security.
  • Degree not required but required certifications- either Certified Forensic Investigator or Certified Insider Specialist
  • This is for the Insider Threat Team- it's smaller and currently only has 2 FTEs. This group works a lot with the Security Operations Team and Incident Report Team. Their stakeholders include HR and legal.
  • 2-year contract with a strong possibility of conversion based on performance and availability of opening during that time.
  • 1 round of interviews with this host manager

Location: Up to 2 days a week onsite downtown at San Diego CA 92101. Some weeks can be fully remote, some can be up to 2 days onsite, depending on if needing to be onsite for hands-on work.

Technical Skills:
Magnet Axiom
Cellebrite Touch3, Mobile Ultra, Physical Analyzer 10
Falcon NEO
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Microsoft Compliance Center
Microsoft Purview Insider Threat, DLP
Exabeam Advanced Analytics
Splunk (search queries)

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  • Dice Id: 10123373
  • Position Id: San406
  • Posted 2 days ago
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