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J.S. Held is a global consulting firm providing technical, scientific, and financial expertise across all assets and value at risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high-stakes events demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations .

Job Description

We are seeking a Consultant or Senior Consultant to join our Digital Forensics team. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set to join the Digital Forensics team, whose responsibilities extend beyond those of traditional Consultant and professional. The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a strong grasp of defensible collection techniques and preserve chain-of-custody, but also be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks.

As a member of the digital forensic team, you will be applying your expertise and be advisors to our clients. You will be responsible for managing and conducting data preservation and forensic analysis using industry accepted forensic tools/best practices, developing, and growing the digital forensic team, and collaborating with our internal teams to ensure we are providing our clients with highest quality of work in a timely manner. You will also be relied upon to develop and execute thoughtful solutions to address our client’s needs.

Job Responsibilities 

• Using industry accepted tools/practices to perform the preservation electronically stored information (“ESI”) and validating preservation.
• Perform investigative analysis on digital devices or electronic data using forensic tools such as EnCase, Axiom, Cellebrite Physical Analyzer, Cellebrite Inspector to carry out an investigation.
• Secure transfer of physical and electronic evidence while maintaining chain of custody
• Follows best practices for client deliverables by performing quality control checks to ensure accuracy of client work product.
• Prepare reports, budgets, and recommendations on client engagements.
• Engage daily with client activities, including interaction with client, internal J.S. Held team, and other stakeholders involved with engagement.
• Taking ownership of projects and tasks with minimal supervision and providing engagement updates to clients or team leads on a regular occurrence.
• Proactive research and recommendations of technology solutions and process improvements that will ensure continued defensibility.
• Travel to onsite to client locations for meeting, conducting interviews, or performing data preservations.
• Maintaining clean work lab environment and organization of evidence and assets

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Digital Forensics, Information Technology, Information System, Computer Science, or a related field
• 2 professional years working in the Digital Forensics, Litigation Support, or relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of operating systems such as Windows and MacOS. Linux and UNIX experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of ESI hardware such as laptops, desktops, servers, mobile phone and tablets.
• Experience with forensic tools, such as EnCase, X-Ways, Axiom, FTK, Cellebrite [Physical Analyzer, UFED 4PC, Inspector, Digital Collector], Linux-based forensic tools.
• Experience with cloud-based collaborative/data repositories such as M365, Google Workspace, Drobox, Box, Slack, Jira
• Experienced with E-mail systems and archivers such as Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes/Domino, Mimecast, Barracuda
• Proficient with eDiscovery review and processing platforms is a plus, such as Relativity, Reveal, Disco, Nuix, Law, Minds Eye
• Proficient with building and implementing scripts to automate various work-related tasks.
• Programming languages such as SQL, VBA and Python knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

• Must be willing to travel locally and overnight, as needed (20-25%)

Our mission is to serve as trusted, expert advisors to organizations around the world facing high-stakes situations that demand urgent attention, exceptional knowledge, staunch integrity, and objective, clear- cut analysis and advice.

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when
• Flexible Time Off Policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match
• Commuter Benefit

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $65,000 - $90,000. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read the J.S. Held Online Privacy Notice and hereby freely and unambiguously give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as required and described therein. California residents can click here to learn more about the personal information we collect and here to learn about additional privacy rights that may be available.

Please explore what we’re all about at www.jsheld.com. We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer.

EEO and Job Accommodations

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!

J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request for a reasonable accommodation, please email jobs@jsheld.com and include “Applicant Accommodation” within the subject line with your request and contact information.

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