CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Digital Forensic Analyst I
$80K–$120K
Baltimore, MD +3 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Mar 12, 2026
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
Remote
Hybrid
Rockville, MD - Experience
- 1+ years of relevant experience.
- Education
- Undergraduate degree; preferably in Digital Forensic Science or Computer Science/Engineering.
About the job
Preserve and collect mobile, cloud, and other digital evidence, conduct forensic analysis, and support discovery projects for government clients.
What you'll do
- Collect and perform basic forensic analysis of digital evidence on-site and remotely, maintaining chain of custody and following standard procedures.
- Coordinate project scope with legal teams and client IT departments; document and refine discovery workflows.
- Quality-check client deliverables, maintain forensic tools, and collaborate with project teams on deadline-driven work.
What they ask for
- Undergraduate degree.
- 1+ years of relevant experience covering forensic lifecycle, scoping, evidence acquisition across devices, and intermediate-level forensic analysis.
- Experience with industry-standard forensic tools such as EnCase, Cellebrite, Oxygen, FTK Imager, MacQuisition, X1 Social Discovery, or Logicube Falcon.
- Understanding of Mac/Windows filesystems, mobile devices, and encryption; experience preserving digital evidence in a forensically sound manner.
Nice to have
- Understanding of EDRM and at least one industry-standard certification (e.g., EnCE, CCE, CCFE, GCFE, GCFA, CCO, CCPA, or CCME).
- Knowledge of litigation-support applications, structured-data analysis, scripting, programming, databases, copy tools, or Active Directory.
Pay
USD 80,000–120,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
EnCase, Cellebrite, Oxygen, FTK Imager, MacQuisition, X1 Social Discovery, Logicube Falcon, Mac/Windows filesystems
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