Cyber Defense Forensics Specialist

Who you'll be

We are seeking a Senior Forensics Specialist to join our Cyber Defense Forensics (CDF) team, supporting a federal agency's security operations center. As a subject-matter expert, you will lead the most technically demanding forensic investigations, mentor junior and mid-level analysts, and integrate forensic findings with counterintelligence and law-enforcement investigations. This role involves significant technical latitude and requires representation of the team's forensic capabilities in cross-functional discussions, executive briefings, and sensitive investigative matters.

What you'll do

• Lead complex digital media forensic analysis, static malware code disassembly, and runtime malware code analysis for high-priority investigations.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level forensic analysts, ensuring technical accuracy and defensibility in their work.
• Analyze and integrate forensic findings with other relevant data sources across the SOC, including threat intelligence and incident response data.
• Serve as the CDF team's subject-matter expert for evidence preservation, chain of custody, and legal-defensibility standards across all classification levels.
• Support the escalation of cases to law enforcement entities, including internal investigations, internal affairs, and the office of inspector general.
• Author and refine forensic Malware Analysis Reports for the most complex and high-visibility cases.
• Identify workflow optimization opportunities to increase case throughput without compromising forensic integrity.
• Represent the forensics function in cross-team incident response coordination and executive-level briefings as needed.

What you need

• 10+ years of experience, BS degree (or 4 additional years as a substitute), MS degree (or 2 additional years as a substitute).
• A minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics (or a bachelor's degree plus five (5) years).
• A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience performing digital media forensic analysis, static malware code disassembly/analysis, and/or runtime malware code analysis.
• Extensive experience analyzing and synthesizing information with other data sources, and integrating computer network attack analyses with counterintelligence and law-enforcement investigations.

Nice to have

• Deep expertise in reverse engineering and malware behavioral analysis.
• Experience serving as an expert witness or providing sworn testimony related to digital evidence.
• Track record of building or maturing a forensics program, lab, or toolset at scale.

Required Certifications

• One or more: CASP+, CISSP, CISA, GCIH, GCED.

Pay and benefits

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below.

Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:

$109,500 - $224,200 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included.

This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.