Imaging & Extraction Specialist (Various Levels)

Parsons; Maryland; Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Parsons is seeking an Imaging & Extraction Specialist to perform forensic imaging, data extraction, device repair, and digital-evidence analysis to support investigations involving physical and digital devices.

You will use EnCase, FTK, and X-Ways, maintain chain-of-custody, and collaborate with investigators and forensic examiners to ensure evidence integrity and timely case progression. The role requires meticulous attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Digital Forensics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Criminal Justice, or a related field.
• Four years of hands-on digital-forensics experience may be substituted for the degree.
• Experience performing forensic imaging, data extraction, evidence identification, hashing, timestamp analysis, artifact interpretation, and user-activity reconstruction.
• Hands-on digital-forensics and imaging-and-data-extraction experience appropriate to the assigned level.
• Ability to repair, modify, disassemble, and reassemble physical digital devices in support of forensic data recovery.
• Experience maintaining chain-of-custody documentation and handling evidence in accordance with laboratory procedures and security requirements.
• Strong technical, analytical, investigative, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with forensic examiners, investigators, technical reviewers, government personnel, and multidisciplinary teams.

Aufgaben

• Conduct forensic imaging and data extraction of physical devices.
• Modify and repair physical devices to support data extraction.
• Use forensic tools (EnCase, FTK, X-Ways) to analyze devices.
• Maintain chain-of-custody and evidence handling per procedures.
• Validate tools, document results, and develop scripts with version control.
• Support QA activities, SOPs, audits, and metrics analysis.
• Provide technical input for training and process improvements.

Kenntnisse

Active Secret clearance

Top Secret clearance with SCI

Forensic imaging experience

Hands-on digital forensics

Imaging tool experience

Strong analytical skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Digital Forensics / related field

Tools

EnCase

FTK

X-Ways

Data-recovery tools

Jobbeschreibung

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Job Description

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Imaging & Extraction Specialist (Several Levels) to join our team! In this role, you will perform forensic imaging, data extraction, device repair, and digital-evidence analysis to support investigations involving physical and specialized digital devices.

What You'll Be Doing

• Conduct forensic imaging and data extraction of physical devices, including standard hard drives and specialized digital devices containing electronically stored data.
• Modify and repair physical digital devices as needed to support data extraction, including replacing components, disassembling devices, soldering, and using advanced data-recovery tools.
• Use commercial and open-source forensic tools, including EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, and approved government tools, to analyze digital devices.
• Perform initial evidence identification, forensic image and extraction review, hashing, timestamp analysis, artifact interpretation, anti-forensic detection, and user-activity reconstruction.
• Conduct initial forensic triage to identify key artifacts, determine examination scope, and support case assignment and prioritization.
• Maintain accurate chain-of-custody documentation and ensure evidence is handled, stored, transferred, and disposed of in accordance with laboratory procedures and security requirements.
• Validate forensic and imaging tools, document validation results, verify tool outputs, and develop or maintain approved scripts using version-control practices, as assigned.
• Support quality-assurance activities, including SOP implementation, audit readiness, competency testing, and accreditation-related documentation.
• Support metrics collection and analysis involving case volume, backlog, throughput, cycle time, timeliness, workload, rework, error rates, and quality indicators.
• Provide technical input to training, mentorship, process-improvement, and lessons-learned activities.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Active Secret clearance; Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is preferred.
• Proven experience using physical write blockers and performing forensic imaging of physical devices.
• Bachelor's degree in Digital Forensics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Criminal Justice, or a related field. Four years of hands-on digital-forensics experience may be substituted for the degree.
• Hands-on digital-forensics and imaging-and-data-extraction experience appropriate to the assigned level:
• Imaging & Extraction Specialist 1: Minimum of two years
• Imaging & Extraction Specialist 2: Minimum of five years
• Imaging & Extraction Specialist 3: Minimum of eight years
• Imaging & Extraction Specialist 4: Minimum of 12 years.
• Experience performing forensic imaging, data extraction, evidence identification, hashing, timestamp analysis, artifact interpretation, and user-activity reconstruction.
• Ability to repair, modify, disassemble, and reassemble physical digital devices in support of forensic data recovery.
• Experience maintaining chain-of-custody documentation and handling evidence in accordance with laboratory procedures and security requirements.
• Strong technical, analytical, investigative, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with forensic examiners, investigators, technical reviewers, government personnel, and multidisciplinary teams.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Experience using EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, and approved government forensic tools.
• Experience repairing and modifying physical digital devices, including component replacement, soldering, disassembly, and advanced data recovery.
• Experience with forensic tool validation, tool-output verification, and approved scripting practices.
• Familiarity with version-control systems and maintaining documented forensic scripts.
• Experience supporting laboratory quality assurance, SOP implementation, audit readiness, competency testing, and accreditation activities.
• Experience collecting and analyzing operational metrics, including case volume, backlog, throughput, cycle time, timeliness, workload, rework, error rates, and quality indicators.
• Experience providing technical training, mentorship, process-improvement recommendations, and lessons-learned support.

Security Clearance Requirement

An active Secret security clearance is required for this position.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team. The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of