Description:

This role is designed for experienced cybersecurity practitioners to participate in a skills assessment pilot aligned to the Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst (Work Role 212 / PD-WRL-002). The purpose of this engagement is assessment validation and standard-setting, not hiring, ranking, or performance evaluation.

The Contract SME will complete a structured assessment and a brief survey only. This role does not involve teaching, instructional design, content creation, consulting, facilitation, or advisory responsibilities.

Scope of Work

Complete a practitioner-level skills assessment
Complete a short post-assessment survey
No meetings, facilitation, reviews, or follow-up work

This is a finite, transactional engagement with clearly defined deliverables.

Time Commitment

Estimated assessment length: ~120 items
Estimated completion time: Approximately 1 hour
Assessment window: Must be completed within a defined access period (typically 5 business days once access is granted)
Once started, the assessment must be completed within 24 hours

Requirements:

Candidates must be current practitioners with applied, real-world experience analyzing digital evidence and supporting cybersecurity investigations. Familiarity should align with one or more of the following areas:

Conducting digital forensic analysis in support of cybersecurity investigations
Collecting, preserving, and analyzing digital evidence from endpoints, servers, or network sources
Applying forensic principles to maintain evidence integrity and chain of custody
Investigating computer security incidents to determine scope, impact, and root cause
Analyzing logs, memory, disk images, and network artifacts
Using forensic and investigative tools to support incident response and vulnerability mitigation
Understanding common attack techniques, malware behaviors, and adversary tradecraft
Supporting incident response teams with forensic findings and technical insights
Documenting investigative processes, findings, and conclusions in clear reports
Understanding legal, policy, and procedural considerations related to forensic investigations

Minimum Performance Expectation

Participants must score above 50% on the assessment
This threshold exists only to confirm practitioner-level participation
Results are not used for hiring, ranking, or performance evaluation

Ideal Candidate Profile

Active cyber defense, DFIR, or digital forensics practitioner
Hands-on experience performing forensic analysis during real security incidents
Comfortable working with ambiguous or incomplete data
Familiar with forensic tooling, evidence handling, and investigative workflows
Reliable and able to complete work within a short, defined window

Deliverables

One completed skills assessment
One completed post-assessment survey

Compensation

Flat-fee contract payment
Paid upon successful completion of the assessment and survey

Freedom Learning Group LLC

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