Digital Forensics Analyst

Digital Forensics Analyst

Job Locations


US-VA-Herndon

Requisition ID


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Position Category


Cyber Security

Clearance


Top Secret/SCI

Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Digital Forensics Analyst to join our team in the greater DMV area, supporting the Army National Guard.

Responsibilities

Lead advanced digital forensic investigations across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments: acquire, preserve, and analyze artifacts to reconstruct timelines and determine scope and impact.
• Perform forensic acquisition using industrystandard tools and techniques; maintain chainofcustody and evidence integrity for legal and investigative use.
• Correlate forensic artifacts with threat intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK mappings to identify adversary TTPs, indicators of compromise, and attribution signals.
• Conduct memory, disk, log, and cloud artifact analysis; extract, preserve, and document volatile and nonvolatile data for investigative and prosecutorial requirements.
• Produce detailed, defensible forensic reports, timelines, and expertlevel briefings for incident response, legal, counterintelligence, and senior leadership audiences.
• Support incident containment and remediation by providing forensic findings, recommended mitigations, and validation of remediation actions.
• Develop and maintain forensic playbooks, procedures, and tooling; mentor forensic staff and ensure QA of forensic products.
• Coordinate with SOC, CIRT, threat intel, and lawenforcement partners during investigations and evidence handoffs.
• Maintain readiness through tooling validation, lab exercises, and continuous improvement of forensic methodologies.

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Qualifications

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD

• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance.

• Candidate must meet ONE of the following:

  • Master's degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field; OR
  • Relevant DoD/military training (if applicable); OR
  • Relevant professional certification or equivalent experience (examples: GREM, CFR, CySA+, GCFA, GCFE, PenTest+).

• Required experience and skills:

  • Digital forensics, incident response, or cyber investigations experience with at least 3 years performing advanced forensic analysis in enterprise or DoD environments.
  • Demonstrated expertise in disk/memory forensics, network traffic analysis, cloud artifact collection, and use of forensic toolsets (e.g., EnCase, FTK, XWAYS, Volatility, Rekall, Cellebrite, cloud forensics tools).
  • Strong knowledge of evidence handling, chainofcustody, legal/privilege considerations, and producing courtroomquality forensic reports.
  • Ability to map forensic findings to MITRE ATT&CK, threat intelligence, and operational impact; provide actionable recommendations to responders and leadership.
  • Experience coordinating crossorganizational investigations and supporting law enforcement or counterintelligence handoffs.

• Desired:

  • Completion of advanced forensic training such as DC3 Cyber Forensics Course or equivalent DoD/IC forensic courses.
  • Prior experience supporting DoD/ARNG investigations, legal proceedings, or multiagency forensic operations.
  • Familiarity with forensic automation, validated lab environments, and scalable forensic triage for highvolume environments.

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Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.