CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Digital Forensic Analyst I
$80K–$120K
New York, NY +3 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Mar 12, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
Remote
Hybrid
Albany, NY - 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, perform forensic analysis, and support discovery projects for government clients.
What you'll do
- Collect and analyze 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 forensic workflows.
- Check work products, maintain forensic tools, and collaborate with project teams to meet client deadlines.
What they ask for
- Undergraduate degree; preferably in Digital Forensic Science or Computer Science/Engineering.
- 1+ years of relevant experience covering the forensic lifecycle, scoping, evidence acquisition, 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, encryption, and forensically sound preservation across device and data types.
Nice to have
- Understanding of EDRM and at least one industry-standard certification (e.g., EnCE, CCE, CCFE, GCFE, GCFA, CCO, CCPA, CCME).
- Knowledge of litigation-support applications, structured-data analysis, scripting, programming, or database languages.
Pay
USD 80,000–120,000 base salary per year
Tools
EnCase, Cellebrite, Oxygen, FTK Imager, MacQuisition, X1 Social Discovery, Logicube Falcon, PowerShell
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