Senior Digital Forensics Lead (Remote)

AnaVation LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous medical insurance costSharing

Dental insurance 100% paid

Disability insurance 100% paid

Vision insurance 100% paid

401k with generous match

Paid leave and holidays

Tuition and training reimbursement

Life and AD&D Insurance

Job summary

AnaVation is seeking a senior digital-forensics expert to support federal investigations, cybercrime cases, and operational missions. You will lead high-level analysis, design advanced forensic capabilities, and produce technical reports for critical cases requiring novel methods.

You may independently lead forensic efforts and advise investigators, contributing seasoned operational judgment to mission decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of digital-forensic experience supporting federal investigations and cross-agency operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Digital Forensics, CS, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Hands-on with mobile device forensics and computer forensics.
• Experience in memory/disk forensics or malware triage.
• Proficiency with EnCase, AXIOM, X-Ways, or Cellebrite platforms.

Responsibilities

• Ensure strict chain-of-custody and court-admissible forensic standards.
• Provide deep technical analysis supporting major-case investigations.
• Develop and deploy advanced forensic workflows to improve mission readiness.
• Lead development of new forensic capabilities addressing emerging threats.
• Research, evaluate, and integrate advanced forensic technologies into operations.
• Prepare detailed forensic reports, visualizations, and investigative documents.
• Train and mentor investigators and mission partners on forensic methodology.
• Deliver formal training events for government and cross-agency partners.
• Contribute to forensic readiness and mission-focused innovation.

Skills

5+ years of digital-forensic

Bachelor’s degree in Digital Forensics

Mobile device forensics

Memory forensics / disk forensics /mal

Forensic platforms EnCase AXIOM X-Ways

C Cellebrite

Strong communication

Attention to detail

TS/SCI eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Digital Forensics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

EnCase

AXIOM

X-Ways

Cellebrite

Job description

AnaVation is seeking a senior digital-forensics expert to support federal investigations, cybercrime cases, and operational missions. You will lead high-level analysis, design advanced forensic capabilities, and produce technical reports for critical cases requiring novel methods.

You may independently lead forensic efforts and advise investigators, contributing seasoned operational judgment to mission decisions.