Accenture
Cyber Forensic Specialist
$70K–$153K
Arlington, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 2, 2026
- Location
- Arlington, VA
Arlington, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 3–5 years in information security, or an equivalent combination of education or equivalent work experience; 3+ years digital forensics; 2+ years event and log analysis; 1+ year incident compromise response; 1+ year ESI work with legal teams.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must have US work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship; US citizenship is required.
About the job
Conducts digital forensic investigations and incident response, supports internal and legal investigations, and manages evidence and eDiscovery activities.
What you'll do
- Investigate cyber incidents and analyze digital devices, logs, communications, and artifacts; recommend containment, remediation, and recovery.
- Support HR, Legal, and Insider Threat investigations, litigation holds, and eDiscovery evidence collection and documentation.
- Manage evidence intake and chain of custody, improve forensic workflows, and train internal teams on forensic processes.
What they ask for
- US citizenship required.
- 3–5 years of information security experience, or an equivalent combination of education or equivalent work experience; 3+ years performing digital forensics on physical and cloud systems.
- 2+ years of event and log analysis with security tools and SIEM solutions.
- Experience with incident containment and remediation, ESI collection and production, forensic imaging and analysis, evidence preservation, network and malware analysis, and related security tools.
Nice to have
- DFIR certifications such as SANS, CFCE, or EnCE.
- Scripting knowledge (Python, PowerShell) or experience with Microsoft Purview eDiscovery and Nuix.
Pay
$69,900 — $153,000 USD base salary
Tools
EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, Magnet Axiom, Cellebrite, Paladin, Autopsy, Nuix
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