Senior Forensic Developer

AnaVation LLC

Washington, DC

Hybrid · Senior · Full-time

The Role

This position centres on designing and building specialised forensic software for federal cybercrime and digital evidence investigations. Day to day, you architect low-level capabilities covering file system parsing, memory analysis, binary dissection, and investigative workflow automation, collaborating with forensic analysts, crypto engineers, and cyber operators to deliver court-ready tooling.

Skills & Experience

Candidates need advanced software engineering proficiency combined with strong digital forensics tradecraft, including hands-on experience with operating system internals, volatile memory analysis, and binary data processing. Experience building tools that meet evidentiary standards and integrate into mission platforms is essential; a relevant certification such as GCFE, GCFA, or EnCE is advantageous.

Who It Suits

This role suits a seasoned developer who is equally comfortable in a forensics lab and a software engineering environment, and who wants their work to have direct national-security and law-enforcement impact. Someone driven by technically complex, mission-critical problems and confident acting as a technical authority within a collaborative engineering team will thrive here.

Typical advertised salary for Digital Forensics roles in United States: $90,000–$154,000 (median $120,000 — from 170 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).

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