Digital Forensics Incident Response Lead

Spry Methods is seeking a Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Lead to direct all DFIR activities at a government digital forensics laboratory. This position manages the intrusion analysis and incident response staff and gives them technical oversight. It is responsible for directing intrusion investigations and overseeing analysis of advanced persistent threat (APT) activity across multiple forensic and intelligence data sources.

What Your Day-To-Day Looks Like (Position Responsibilities):

• Lead CFL Digital Forensics and Incident Response activities. 

• Manage intrusion analysis and incident response personnel. 

• Direct network intrusion analysis, malware forensics, and memory analysis. 

• Lead intrusion investigations and monitor investigative quality and efficiency. 

• Analyze advanced persistent threat activity. 

• Correlate findings from host forensics, network logs, and threat intelligence. 

• Brief technical findings to Government leadership. 

• Ensure all intrusion and incident response activities comply with the PWS. 

• Serve as the primary Government technical point of contact for intrusion analysis and incident response. 

• Proactively identify and communicate technical, programmatic, and resource limitations. 

What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Requirements):

• TS/SCI clearance eligible. 

• Active DFE, GCFA, GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), or equivalent certification approved by the COR. 

• At least seven years of hands-on Digital Forensics and Incident Response experience, including at least five years focused on network intrusion analysis, malware forensics, and memory analysis. 

• At least three years of leadership or supervisory experience within the last five years leading intrusion investigations, managing incident responders, and briefing technical findings to leadership. 

• Demonstrated experience within the last three years analyzing advanced persistent threat activity and correlating findings across host forensics, network logs, and threat intelligence.