Remote Senior Digital Forensics Engineer

AnaVation; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous medical insurance cost share

100% company paid dental insurance

100% company paid long-term and short‑

100% company paid vision insurance

401k with generous match

Competitive pay

Generous paid leave and holidays

Tuition and training reimbursement

Life and AD&D Insurance

Job summary

AnaVation is seeking a Senior Forensic Developer to design and build advanced forensic software that supports federal investigations. You will collaborate with forensic SMEs, crypto engineers, and software developers to deliver court-ready tools and validated capabilities.

Work is mostly remote with occasional visits to DC/Northern Virginia. You will implement OS-level parsing, memory analysis, and binary data dissection, ensuring evidentiary standards and seamless integration into mission

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of software development experience focused on digital forensics or investigative tooling.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Experience developing enterprise-grade forensic applications meeting evidentiary requirements.
• Strong knowledge of OS internals, reverse engineering, binary analysis, and scripting/automation.
• Familiarity with forensic platforms such as EnCase, AXIOM, X-Ways, and Cellebrite.
• Clear communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Candidates must meet eligibility requirements for a Secret clearance; DHS EOD suitability is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced forensic applications supporting artifact extraction, file-system parsing, memory analysis, and mobile-device parsing.
• Engineer automation frameworks to enhance investigative efficiency and evidentiary processing.
• Perform reverse engineering and binary analysis to support forensic tool development.
• Ensure all tools meet evidentiary standards and validation requirements.
• Integrate forensic tooling into enterprise systems and investigative platforms.
• Produce technical documentation, design artifacts, and validation reports.
• Support investigators and forensic analysts with custom capability development.

Skills

Digital forensics

Reverse engineering

Software development

OS internals

Scripting/automation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's preferred

Tools

EnCase

AXIOM

X-Ways

Cellebrite

IDA Pro

Ghidra

radare2

Job description

AnaVation is seeking a Senior Forensic Developer to design and build advanced forensic software that supports federal investigations. You will collaborate with forensic SMEs, crypto engineers, and software developers to deliver court-ready tools and validated capabilities.

Work is mostly remote with occasional visits to DC/Northern Virginia. You will implement OS-level parsing, memory analysis, and binary data dissection, ensuring evidentiary standards and seamless integration into mission