External Job Posting Title Mid-Level Digital Forensic Analyst

Peraton; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Mid-Level Digital Forensic Analyst in Arlington, VA to support Federal Cyber programs. This role requires expertise in recovering, analyzing, and reporting digital evidence for criminal and administrative investigations.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years of experience, and proficiency with forensic tools like Magnet Axiom and Cellebrite. U.S. Citizenship is required, and the salary range is $86,000 - $138,000 based on experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and minimum 5 years experience; 3 years with a Master's degree.
• Demonstrated proficiency with forensic software tools and hardware.
• Experience writing detailed, technically accurate reports for non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Conduct forensic examinations of digital data from various platforms.
• Produce clear, comprehensive reports for investigators and stakeholders.
• Provide expert witness testimony in legal proceedings.

Skills

Digital forensic software proficiency

Critical thinking

Collaboration and communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Magnet Axiom

Cellebrite

Oxygen Forensic Detective

Job description

Responsibilities

Peraton is currently seeking a Mid-Level Digital Forensic Analyst to support Federal Strategic Cyber programs in the Cyber & Intelligence sector.

Location: On-site, Arlington, VA

Role:

• This role focuses on the recovery, analysis, and reporting of digital evidence to support criminal, cyber, and administrative investigations.
• The ideal candidate brings strong digital forensics expertise, a disciplined analytical approach, and the ability to produce court-defensible findings in a mission-driven environment.

In this role, you will:

• 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 peer reviews and quality checks of reports and 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.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years with bachelor’s degree; 3 years with a Masters degree.
  • An additional 4 years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree/education.
• Must either possess and maintain, or obtain prior to starting date, one of the following professional certifications.
  • GIAC: GCFE, GASF
  • IACIS: CFCE, ICMDE
  • NCFI: BCERT, MDE
  • DC3: CDFE, CDMC
  • Opentext: EnCE
  • Cellebrite: [CCO & CCPA], CCME
  • Oxygen Forensics: OFC
• 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.
• 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.
• The ability to obtain an interim Secret security clearance before start date.

Target Salary Range

$86,000 - $138,000. 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.