Full-Time

Digital Forensic Analyst

Posted on 9/4/2026

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Compensation Overview

$65k - $80k/yr

Washington, DC, USA

Hybrid

Remote role with occasional on-site collection travel and regular short-notice travel, including occasional international travel.

Bachelor's

Category
Cybersecurity (1)
Required Skills
PowerShell
LDAP
Microsoft Windows
SQL
Social Media
Cryptography
HTML/CSS
Requirements
  • A minimum of an undergraduate degree, preferably in Digital Forensic Science or Computer Science/Engineering.
  • At least 3 years of relevant experience understanding the forensic lifecycle, performing scoping activities, acquiring evidence from a range of devices, and executing forensic analysis at an intermediate level.
  • Experience using industry-standard forensic tools such as Axiom, EnCase, Cellebrite, FTK Imager, and Digital Collector.
  • General understanding of Mac and Windows file systems, mobile devices, and encryption.
  • Experience preserving desktops, laptops, mobile devices and tablets, servers, cloud and on-premises email implementations, nontraditional cloud data sources, and social media in a forensically sound manner.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully verbally and in writing with team members and technical and non-technical clients.
  • Ability to work extended hours when necessary to meet client deadlines.
  • Willingness to travel regularly on short notice and maintain a valid passport for occasional international travel.
  • Ability to document forensic workflows based on sound industry practice.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to develop solutions quickly for complex problems.
Responsibilities
  • Perform forensic data collections and forensic analysis in both on-site and remote capacities.
  • Coordinate directly with legal teams and client information technology departments to understand project scope.
  • Maintain the forensic toolset by staying current on version updates and new market options.
  • Work with project management and other team members to complete complex projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
  • Assist in developing, documenting, and refining procedures to meet discovery process requirements.
  • Manage chain-of-custody best practices associated with the rules of evidence.
  • Adhere consistently to standard operating procedures.
  • Perform quality checks on work product before delivering it to the client.
  • Complete additional duties assigned by the manager, including general information technology functions.
  • Develop and train other team members to increase the group's knowledge base and cultivate secondary resources for larger collection events.
Desired Qualifications
  • Understanding of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model.
  • At least one industry-standard certification, such as EnCE, CCE, CCFE, GCFE, GCFA, CCO, CCPA, or CCME.
  • General knowledge of litigation support applications such as Relativity, Concordance, Nuix, and LAW PreDiscovery.
  • Experience working with structured data exported from various platforms, including analysis, custom scripting, and data manipulation to develop client reports.
  • Understanding of RoboCopy or RichCopy tools, batch or PowerShell scripting, and Active Directory.
  • Experience with scripting, programming or coding, and database languages such as SQL, Visual Basic, HTML, and Access.
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