Data Forensic Analyst

Today’s world is crime-riddled. Criminals are everywhere, invisible, virtual and sophisticated. Traditional ways to prevent and investigate crime and terror are no longer enough… 

Technology is changing incredibly fast. The criminals know it, and they are taking advantage. We know it too.  

For nearly 30 years, the incredible minds at Cognyte around the world have worked closely together and put their expertise to work, to keep up with constantly evolving technological and criminal trends, and help make the world a safer place with leading investigative analytics software solutions. 

We are defined by our dedication to doing good and this translates to business success, meaningful work friendships, a can-do attitude, and deep curiosity.

As a Cognyter you will:

• We’re looking for an analyst to examine encrypted raw network data, extract TLS and IP-level metadata, and identify patterns or trends within complex data streams.
• You’ll build analysis pipelines and ensure the accuracy of detection methods using well-defined evaluation metrics.
• Candidates must demonstrate strong knowledge of network protocols, hands-on experience with packet capture analysis, and solid data analysis or machine learning skills.
• You will gain crypto domain expertise and be responsible for developing a Blockchain analytics product.

For that mission you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree – Computer Science / Information technology
• Total 5 + Years experience.
• Having 2+ experience into Network Data Engineer/ Network Engineer with knowledge of Data Analysis
• Hands-on technical leadership experience, guiding task distribution, tracking progress, and resolving implementation blockers
• Experience/ Knowledge in network traffic forensics or application traffic analysis,
• Deep understanding of network protocols (Ethernet, IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTPS, etc.)
• Familiarity with TLS internals
• Working with network traffic data to extract meaningful characteristics or patterns from packet streams
• Knowlege Wireshark/tshark, Network Sniffers and protocol dissectors
• Experience with Python or any other language for scripting and automation would be plus
• Attention to detail and a high standard of data handling
• Highly committed and responsible, independent and able to take initiative
• Flexible and easy to adapt working on multiple technical contexts
• Able to work in a dynamic environment
• Previous experience in a SCRUM team
• Fluent English

Nice to have:

• AI models knowledge
• Research-level machine learning expertise
• Experience creating labeled datasets and synthetic capture generation
• Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB)
• Experience with CI/CD solutions (e.g., Jenkins, TeamCity, Gitlab CI)
• Understanding the SDLC – software Dev. lifecycle -> being part from designing to execution -> writing tests, executing, open bugs.