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Digital Forensics Analyst- HYBRID

Crest Security Assurance

Alexandria, VA

Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · $140,000.00/yr - $150,000.00/yr

The Role

This position involves conducting digital forensic investigations across enterprise networks, endpoints, and cloud platforms, collecting and analyzing evidence such as disk images, memory captures, and logs, and reconstructing attack timelines to support incident response and insider threat cases.

Skills & Experience

Requires experience with forensic tools including EnCase, FTK, Autopsy, Volatility, and Magnet AXIOM, plus malware analysis, memory forensics, and knowledge of Windows, Linux, Azure, AWS, and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks. Familiarity with NIST SP 800-86 is preferred.

Who It Suits

Suited to experienced forensic investigators with federal or enterprise DFIR backgrounds who hold US citizenship, enjoy hands-on evidence analysis, and are comfortable supporting government stakeholders in a hybrid work arrangement.

Typical advertised salary for Digital Forensics roles in United States: $92,000–$154,000 (median $122,000 — from 221 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).

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Listed: 10 Oct 2026