Cyber Defense Forensics (CDF) Lead
Accenture Federal Services
Arlington, VA
The Role
This position leads a team handling forensic investigations and insider threat operations, including data loss prevention monitoring and policy violation cases. Responsibilities include forensic analysis across Windows, Linux, Mac and cloud systems, maintaining a SOC forensics lab, and managing investigation documentation and escalation.
Skills & Experience
Requires seven or more years in cybersecurity, five in host/network monitoring, forensic tooling, SIEM and endpoint detection. Certifications such as GCFA, GCFE, CCFP, CISM or CISSP are desirable, along with expertise in evidence preservation, chain of custody and malware analysis.
Who It Suits
Suited to an experienced forensic practitioner with leadership capability, comfortable managing investigations and analysts within a federal or law enforcement-adjacent environment, ideally with prior government or CBP-related exposure.
Typical advertised salary for Digital Forensics roles in United States: $92,000–$154,000 (median $122,000 — from 221 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).
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Certifications mentioned: GCFA · GCFE · CISSP · CISM — find training for these on the DFIR Training Finder.