Software Engineer SME - Forensic Toolkit Lead Developer

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

The Software Engineer SME - Forensic Toolkit Lead Developer acts as a subject matter expert for forensic tool portions of the code base and provide senior-level design guidance while leading a team of developers to implement new features and resolve software issues.

This contract supports a government agency's capability to ingest, process, and analyze massive volumes of digital evidence into actionable intelligence. The program drives full lifecycle development, from building scalable applications and forensic tools to integrating enterprise services and maintaining hybrid cloud and classified infrastructure. The work ensures users can securely access, review, and collaborate on evidence in real time. This strengthens national security and investigative outcomes by combining advanced analytics, cloud technologies, and Agile delivery to give investigators faster, more reliable insight into complex digital evidence.

TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

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Responsibilities

Responsibilities and Job Description

• Act as a subject matter expert for forensic tool portions of the code base and provide senior level design guidance while leading a team of developers to implement new features and resolve software issues.
• Lead the design, development and analysis of customer operational and application systems;
• Lead maintenance efforts, including system enhancements, bug fixes, and security enhancements;
• Integrate bug fixes, security enhancements and new capabilities as approved by the government.
• Deliver forensic tool builds using agile processes to deliver incremental builds based upon agreed upon requirements
• Develop mechanism to seamlessly share results with other applications using common databases, schemas and object storage methods.
• Develop intuited interfaces to exploit and discover relationships between multiple collections of data stored across multiple databases.
• Establish and maintain an Application Programming Interface to enforce backwards compatibility with original source and streamline development and integration of new functional modules.
• Assess and ensure software performance and reliability for all software modules and components including analytical and databases processes.
• Integrate new data types and analytic tools, techniques, and methodologies for seized media.
• Deploy and maintain software and hardware within customer environments.
• Deploy/maintain forensic tool deployments within all designated development and operational environments, including ensuring the tool remains consistent with all policies, procedures, and requirements

Required Experience and Qualifications

• MUST HAVE: Technical experience in software development with a specialization in digital forensics and forensic tool development.
• MUST HAVE: Expert knowledge of forensic analysis techniques, file systems, data recovery, and evidence handling best practices.
• MUST HAVE: Familiarity with forensic standards and protocols, and an ability to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements for digital evidence handling.
• MUST HAVE: U.S. citizenship with active TS and the ability to obtain a SCI.
• Experienced strategic planner, with a demonstrated ability to set a vision for a forensic toolkit's development and ensure alignment with organizational mission and goals.
• Demonstrated experience in leading the design and architecture of complex forensic software solutions.
• Experience addressing the challenges associated with processing and analyzing petabytes of digital evidence from various sources.
• Proficiency in .Net programming languages as well as thin client front-end technologies.
• Extensive experience delivering forensic software deployed in the commercial cloud and capable of distributed processing.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing projects that span software development, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure.
• Strong communication skills; must be able to articulate complex technical issues to a non-technical audience, including law enforcement officers, analysts, and government officials.
• Relevant certifications related to technical architecture, software development, or forensics preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ Years experience in Software Engineering
• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Qualifications

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location: Clarksburg, WV (100% onsite for the first 3 months, with a possible opportunity for hybrid telecommute/onsite split after 3 months)
• Type of environment: Office
• Noise level: Medium
• Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday – Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: Less than 10%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

• U.S Citizenship Required
• Top Secret Clearance

WAGE INFORMATION

Target salary range: $130,000.00 - $160,000.00. The salary range displayed is an estimate only and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, and will be determined on several factors regarding the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies and experience, as well as contract parameters and organizational requirements. The displayed salary is one component of the total compensation package for employees.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

TekSynap is a drug-free workplace. We reserve the right to conduct drug testing in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. All employees and candidates may be subject to drug screening if deemed necessary to ensure a safe and compliant working environment.

Many positions require specific certifications and/or the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. Applicants who accept an offer of employment may be subject to investigations performed by TekSynap and/or the Government to verify the candidate meets the required qualifications and other eligibility requirements.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

TekSynap is a drug-free workplace. We reserve the right to conduct drug testing in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. All employees and candidates may be subject to drug screening if deemed necessary to ensure a safe and compliant working environment.