Junior Digital Forensic Analyst

Responsibilities

Peraton is currently seeking to hire a Junior Digital Forensic Analyst to join our Federal Strategic Cyber program in the Cyber & Intelligence sector.

 

Location: On-site, Arlington, VA 

 

Role: 

• The programs' Computer Investigations and Forensics Division (CIF) recovers and analyzes digital evidence in support of Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) criminal, cyber, and administrative investigations.
• CIF’s digital forensics laboratory processes and examines a wide range of digital media using advanced technologies, decryption methods, and forensic tools to support the DSS mission. 

In this role, you will: 

• Solve complex investigative challenges and ensures digital evidence meets Department of Justice court-admissibility standards.
• Conduct forensic examinations of digital data from cellphones, tablets, computers, removable media, cloud sources, and other platforms. 
• Apply recognized scientific practices to identify, analyze, interpret, and present digital evidence for criminal, civil, and administrative matters. 
• Perform detailed, targeted examinations in line with investigative objectives, legal process, and search warrant limitations. 
• Use industry-standard forensic tools—such as Cellebrite (including Inseyets), Oxygen Forensic Detective, Magnet Forensics GrayKey and Axiom, Nuix, X-Ways, and similar for extraction and examination. 
• Analyze data from various operating systems and applications, including Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, cloud services, and common backup formats. 
• Produce clear, comprehensive reports that explain findings for investigators, prosecutors, and other stakeholders. 
• Provide expert witness testimony, explaining examination procedures and technical findings to non-technical audiences in federal, state, and local proceedings. 
• Provide on-site support during search warrant executions by identifying, collecting, packaging, documenting, and preserving digital evidence while maintaining strict chain of custody. 
• Work closely with program leadership and peers to maintain forensically sound procedures and best practices for acquisition, analysis, and presentation of digital evidence. 
• Conduct quality checks of artifacts to ensure accuracy, completeness, and clarity before customer delivery. 
• Share lessons learned and emerging techniques with colleagues to enhance collective expertise. 
• Stay current on developments in digital forensics, cybersecurity, forensic law, mobile devices and applications, social media platforms, and encryption/decryption methods.

Work environment: 

• On-site role based in Arlington, VA.
• Collaborative, mission-focused team environment.
• Work may include support during time-sensitive investigative activities.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 1+ year of relevant experience. An additional 4 years of relevant experience without a degree. 
• One of the following certifications, with continued certification required as a condition of employment:  
  • GIAC: GCFE or GASF 
  • IACIS: CFCE or ICMDE 
  • NCFI: BCERT or MDE 
  • DoD: CDFE 
  • OpenText: EnCE 
  • Cellebrite: CCO+CCPA or CCME 
  • Oxygen Forensics: OFC 
  • Magnet Forensics: MCFE 
  • X-Ways: XPERT 
• Demonstrated proficiency with mobile and non-mobile forensic software tools such as Magnet Axiom, Cellebrite, and Oxygen, as well as advanced mobile extraction hardware and software. 
• Working knowledge of Windows and macOS, Apple iOS, Android, and their associated backup technologies. 
• Experience writing detailed, technically accurate reports that clearly communicate complex digital forensic findings to non-technical audiences. 
• Demonstrated strong critical thinking, creativity, sound judgment, and awareness to recognize when to seek leadership guidance. 
• Ability to collaborate effectively and professionally with leadership, peers, forensic analysts, law enforcement, prosecutors, CIF customers, and other stakeholders at all levels to deliver high quality forensic products. 
• Willingness and ability to travel for on-scene evidence seizures, training, and/or testimony. 
• Commitment to staying current on advancements in digital forensics, cybersecurity, forensic law, mobile technologies, social media, applications, and encryption. 
• U.S. citizenship required. 
• Ability to obtain an interim Secret clearance before starting.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a final Top-Secret security clearance. 

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