Digital Forensic Technician: DFIR, Cloud & Network

VulnU; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Job summary

Peraton in Arlington, VA seeks a Digital Forensic Technician to support Federal Strategic Cyber programs. You will perform network administration, manage backups, and maintain lab infrastructure to enable digital evidence analysis under CIF/DoD standards.

Responsibilities include conducting digital forensic analysis using hardware and software, maintaining virtualization environments, and ensuring security of lab systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience; Master’s degree adds value.
• Professional certifications: Network+ CE, Server+ CE, CCNA, or CCNP preferred; required before start if not already held.
• Ability to travel for on-site evidence seizures, training, and testimony.

Responsibilities

• Perform network administration, backups, and lifecycle maintenance.
• Develop procedures for internal network backups and disaster recovery planning.
• Maintain and oversee servers, workstations, and lab infrastructure.
• Conduct digital forensic analysis using hardware, software, OS, and virtual environments.
• Apply rules of evidence preservation and custodianship.
• Work with virtualization technologies to deploy and manage virtual lab environments.

Skills

Critical thinking

Collaboration

Travel willingness

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Azure

Linux

Windows administration

Scripting

Automation tools

Azure Kubernetes Service

Job description

Peraton in Arlington, VA seeks a Digital Forensic Technician to support Federal Strategic Cyber programs. You will perform network administration, manage backups, and maintain lab infrastructure to enable digital evidence analysis under CIF/DoD standards.

Responsibilities include conducting digital forensic analysis using hardware and software, maintaining virtualization environments, and ensuring security of lab systems.