Forensic Toolkit Lead Developer (Senior Software Engineer / SME) | Digital Foren

i270 Solutions Group LLC; Clarksburg (WV); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

i270 Solutions Group LLC. seeks a senior Forensic Toolkit Lead Developer to own the architecture and evolution of a digital forensics toolkit handling petabyte-scale evidence processing.

You will lead a team of developers, guiding design, development, and integration across multiple data collections and APIs. The role requires clear Top Secret clearance, ability to obtain SCI access, and location flexibility between Clarksburg, WV and Northern VA.

Qualifications

• Clearance: U.S. Citizenship required; active Top Secret clearance at proposal submission with the ability to obtain SCI access
• Location: Clarksburg, WV or Northern VA
• Deep technical experience in software development with a specialization in digital forensics and forensic tool development
• Expert knowledge of forensic analysis techniques, file systems, data recovery, and evidence handling best practices
• Demonstrated experience 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, along with thin client front-end technologies
• Familiarity with forensic standards and protocols, with the ability to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements for digital evidence handling
• Extensive experience delivering forensic software deployed in commercial cloud environments and capable of distributed processing
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing projects spanning software development, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure
• Proven strategic planning ability, with a demonstrated track record of setting a technical vision and aligning development with organizational mission and goals
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical issues to non-technical audiences including law enforcement officers, analysts, and government officials
• Experience establishing and maintaining APIs to enforce backward compatibility and streamline integration of new functional modules
• Ability to assess and ensure software performance and reliability across all modules, components, analytical processes, and databases

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for the forensic tool portions of the MXU code base, providing senior-level design guidance while leading a team of developers to implement new features
• Lead the design, development, and analysis of customer operational and application systems, oversee ongoing maintenance and security enhancements
• Deliver incremental builds using Agile processes aligned to MXU requirements
• Build intuitive interfaces to discover relationships across multiple data collections and establish APIs for compatibility and integration

Skills

Digital Forensics Specialization

Forensic Analysis Expertise

Forensic Software Architecture

Petabyte-Scale Evidence Processing

NET Programming

Thin Client Front-End Technologies

Forensic Standards & Compliance

Cloud & Distributed Processing

Multidisciplinary Team Leadership

Strategic Vision & Planning

Stakeholder Communication

API Development

Software Reliability & Performance

Job description

Forensic Toolkit Lead Developer (Senior Software Engineer / SME) | Digital Forensics & Petabyte-Scale Evidence Processing | Active TS Required, SCI Eligible | Clarksburg, WV

Are you a senior software engineer and subject matter expert in digital forensics, ready to lead the design and evolution of mission-critical forensic technology? We are looking for a strategic, technically elite leader to own the architecture, development, and direction of a forensic toolkit supporting complex digital evidence processing at massive scale.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As the Forensic Toolkit Lead Developer, you will serve as the subject matter expert for the forensic tool portions of the MXU code base, providing senior-level design guidance while leading a team of developers to implement new features and resolve complex software issues. You will lead the design, development, and analysis of customer operational and application systems, oversee ongoing maintenance and security enhancements, and deliver incremental builds using Agile processes aligned to MXU requirements. Your work will include building intuitive interfaces to discover relationships across multiple data collections, establishing APIs to ensure backward compatibility and streamlined integration, and integrating new data types and analytic methodologies for seized media. As a strategic technical leader, you will set the vision for the forensic toolkit's development, ensuring alignment with organizational mission and goals, while clearly communicating complex technical concepts to law enforcement officers, analysts, and government officials.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Required Qualifications:

• Clearance: U.S. Citizenship required; active Top Secret clearance at proposal submission with the ability to obtain SCI access
• Location: Clarksburg, WV or Northern VA

Required Technical Skills:

• Digital Forensics Specialization: Deep technical experience in software development with a specialization in digital forensics and forensic tool development
• Forensic Analysis Expertise: Expert knowledge of forensic analysis techniques, file systems, data recovery, and evidence handling best practices
• Forensic Software Architecture: Demonstrated experience leading the design and architecture of complex forensic software solutions
• Petabyte-Scale Evidence Processing: Experience addressing the challenges associated with processing and analyzing petabytes of digital evidence from various sources
• Programming & Front-End Technologies: Proficiency in .NET programming languages, along with thin client front-end technologies
• Forensic Standards & Compliance: Familiarity with forensic standards and protocols, with the ability to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements for digital evidence handling
• Cloud & Distributed Processing: Extensive experience delivering forensic software deployed in commercial cloud environments and capable of distributed processing
• Multidisciplinary Team Leadership: Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing projects spanning software development, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure
• Strategic Vision & Planning: Proven strategic planning ability, with a demonstrated track record of setting a technical vision and aligning development with organizational mission and goals
• Stakeholder Communication: Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical issues to non-technical audiences including law enforcement officers, analysts, and government officials
• API Development: Experience establishing and maintaining APIs to enforce backward compatibility and streamline integration of new functional modules
• Software Reliability & Performance: Ability to assess and ensure software performance and reliability across all modules, components, analytical processes, and databases

NICE TO HAVE

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant certifications related to technical architecture, software development, or digital forensics are preferred

i270 Solutions Group LLC., is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.