Senior Associate/Digital Forensics (Forensic Services practice)
Charles River Associates
Washington, DC
The Role
This position involves onsite data collection, chain of custody handling, and forensic examination of devices across MacOS, iOS, Android, Windows and Linux. Duties include investigating trade secret misappropriation, mobile extractions, data remediation, client liaison, and supervising investigative project teams.
Skills & Experience
Candidates need 5-7+ years in digital forensics, intrusion investigation or incident response, with deep knowledge of MacOS artifacts (plists, unified logs, FS Events, spotlight metadata), file systems (APFS, HFS+, FAT, NTFS), networking, and both open-source and commercial forensic tools.
Who It Suits
Suited to experienced forensic practitioners comfortable leading investigations and teams, with strong technical depth in MacOS and mobile forensics, who also enjoy client interaction and business development within a consulting environment.
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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