Lead Forensic Toolkit Architect

MAXISIQ, Inc.; Clarksburg (WV); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

MAXISIQ, Inc. seeks a Forensic Toolkit Lead Developer to design and architect advanced forensic software for digital evidence processing at large scale.

This hands-on leadership role combines forensic domain expertise, .NET development, and regulatory compliance for evidence handling, onsite in Clarksburg, WV. You will guide multidisciplinary teams across software, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure, setting a strategic direction for toolkit development while ensuring alignment with

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Technical software development experience 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 of processing and analyzing petabytes of digital evidence from various sources.
• Extensive experience delivering forensic software deployed in the commercial cloud and capable of distributed processing.
• Proficiency in .NET programming languages and 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.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing projects spanning software development, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure.
• Proven strategic planning ability, with a demonstrated capacity to set a vision for forensic toolkit development and align it with organizational mission and goals.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical issues to non-technical audiences, including law enforcement officers, analysts, and government officials.
• Relevant certifications related to technical architecture, software development, or forensics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of complex forensic software solutions, including cloud-deployed and distributed processing systems
• Build and maintain forensic tools using .NET programming languages and thin client front-end technologies
• Address the technical challenges of processing and analyzing petabytes of digital evidence from diverse sources
• Apply forensic analysis techniques across file systems, data recovery, and evidence handling
• Ensure tool development aligns with forensic standards, protocols, and legal/regulatory requirements for digital evidence handling
• Lead multidisciplinary teams spanning software development, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure
• Set strategic direction for forensic toolkit development, ensuring alignment with organizational mission and goals
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, including law enforcement officers, analysts, and government officials

Skills

Digital forensics

Forensic tool development

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Cloud/distributed processing

Tools

.NET

Thin client front-end

Job description

MAXISIQ, Inc. seeks a Forensic Toolkit Lead Developer to design and architect advanced forensic software for digital evidence processing at large scale.

This hands-on leadership role combines forensic domain expertise, .NET development, and regulatory compliance for evidence handling, onsite in Clarksburg, WV. You will guide multidisciplinary teams across software, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure, setting a strategic direction for toolkit development while ensuring alignment with