Remote Senior Digital Forensics Software Engineer

AnaVation, LLC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance cost sharing for you

Dental insurance 100% paid

Vision insurance 100% paid

Disability insurance 100% paid

401k with match

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 implement forensic capabilities that operate at OS level, enabling investigators to parse file systems, analyze memory, and dissect data for court-ready evidence.

You will collaborate with forensic analysts, cyber operators, and mission partners to deliver validated tools that integrate into enterprise platforms and support national security investigations.

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, XWays, and Cellebrite.
• Clear communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Candidates must meet eligibility requirements for a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced forensic applications supporting artifact extraction, filesystem 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

OS internals

Reverse engineering

Binary analysis

Scripting/automation

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering/Cybersecurity

Master's degree preferred

Tools

EnCase

AXIOM

XWays

Cellebrite

IDA Pro

Ghidra

radare2

Job description

AnaVation is seeking a Senior Forensic Developer to design and implement forensic capabilities that operate at OS level, enabling investigators to parse file systems, analyze memory, and dissect data for court-ready evidence.

You will collaborate with forensic analysts, cyber operators, and mission partners to deliver validated tools that integrate into enterprise platforms and support national security investigations.