eDiscovery and Forensic Analyst

Cisco, the world’s leading networking, communications, and security company, is on a mission to empower an inclusive future for everyone. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the best workplaces in the world by Fortune and Great Place to Work, and we are looking for exceptional people to join our legal team.

Meet the Team

Cisco’s Legal Data Services team provides end-to-end eDiscovery, forensic, and AI-enabled analytics services to our legal, HR, compliance, and security teams. We use innovative technology to improve efficiencies, reduce costs, and find what matters quickly. We are a small team that delivers big results, and our program is widely recognized as one of the best in the industry.

Your Impact

As one of the team’s Analysts, you will be responsible for the successful execution of a wide variety of eDiscovery and forensic investigation requests from our internal and external clients. You will provide expert consultation on Cisco’s standard processes and the best use of technology, including AI, throughout the life of a case.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and reporting on preservation notice campaigns
• Applying legal holds
• Collecting documents from various internal sources while preserving metadata and chain of custody
• Processing content in eDiscovery and forensic platforms
• Recommending review workflows that leverage AI technologies such as predictive coding, concept clustering, and analytics
• Conducting forensic investigations including data acquisition, analysis, and reporting
• Training and supporting our internal and external users on eDiscovery, forensic, and AI tools
• Driving process improvement initiatives to enhance eDiscovery and forensic workflows
• Collaborating with legal, IT, compliance, and security teams to ensure data security and compliance
• Maintaining detailed documentation of procedures, AI tool usage, and investigative workflows
• Coordinating the production and export of electronically stored information (ESI) using eDiscovery software, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and agreed-upon formats

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability as a data analytics or data science professional.
• Comfortable providing consultation to clients and handling technical data tasks.
• Highly organized, process-driven, and able to multitask and prioritize to meet critical deadlines in fast-paced environments.
• Deep technical, forensic, and problem-solving skills, with a meticulous approach to delivering high-quality work.
• Good social skills, with the ability to explain technical issues to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with eDiscovery platforms and forensic tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification in data science, analytics, or a related field.
• CEDS (Certified E-Discovery Specialist) certification.
• Professional certifications in forensic analysis or relevant technical domains.
• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex data sets and projects for multiple clients.
• Proficiency with programming languages and tools such as Python, R, SQL, and data visualization platforms.
• Experience working in regulated industries or environments requiring strict data privacy and security compliance.
• Familiarity with AI and machine learning applications in eDiscovery and forensic investigations.

#WeAreCisco

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.