Senior Digital Forensics Engineer - Remote

AnaVation LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance 100% paid

Vision insurance 100% paid

Disability insurance 100% paid

Life insurance 100% paid

401k with full vesting

Generous paid leave

Job summary

AnaVation LLC is seeking a Senior Forensic Developer to design and build advanced forensic software for digital evidence investigations. You will merge forensic tradecraft with cutting‑edge software engineering to create tools relied upon by investigators to uncover artifacts, reconstruct events, and validate evidence.

You will work at the core of a technical engineering team, collaborating with forensic SMEs, crypto engineers, and software developers to deliver capabilities essential for

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience in 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.

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

Software development

OS internals

Reverse engineering

Scripting/automation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's preferred

Tools

EnCase

AXIOM

X-Ways

Cellebrite

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Job description

AnaVation LLC is seeking a Senior Forensic Developer to design and build advanced forensic software for digital evidence investigations. You will merge forensic tradecraft with cutting‑edge software engineering to create tools relied upon by investigators to uncover artifacts, reconstruct events, and validate evidence.

You will work at the core of a technical engineering team, collaborating with forensic SMEs, crypto engineers, and software developers to deliver capabilities essential for