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# Digital Forensics SME

- **Company:** ActioNet, Inc.
- **Location:** Rockville, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $184,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Digital Forensics, Phishing, Reverse Engineering, Malware, Cyber Threat Analysis, Information Technology, 3-tier Architectures
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us403fc3a1315bef6291e8603b07ebab66/eaa

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
 * 8+ years of specialized professional experience responding to information system security incidents with advanced expertise in digital forensics and incident response (DFIR).
 * Experience performing forensic investigations using enterprise digital forensic and incident response (DFIR) toolsets.
 * Demonstrated experience producing evidentiary-quality forensic documentation and collaborating with security investigators and law enforcement.
 * Expertise in:

 * Forensic imaging, volatile data acquisition, and live memory analysis
 * Endpoint, network, and digital media forensics
 * Malware detonation, static and dynamic/runtime malware analysis, reverse engineering, and code disassembly
 * Cyber threat intelligence production and analysis
 * Mobile device security investigations
 * Email security, phishing analysis, and incident response

## Description

The Digital Forensics SME provides advanced digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) expertise, supporting investigation, analysis, and remediation of complex cybersecurity incidents across the Agency enterprise.
Salary $140K-184K
Clearance: TS/DOE Q, * Perform advanced forensic imaging, volatile data acquisition, live memory analysis, endpoint, network, and digital media forensic investigations using agency-furnished toolsets.

 * Identify root causes of malicious software infections, data exfiltration incidents, and network intrusions.
 * Lead and coordinate SOC response, remediation efforts, and oversight for complex and high-severity cybersecurity incidents while providing hands-on digital forensic analysis when required.
 * Conduct malware detonation, static malware disassembly, dynamic/runtime malware analysis, and reverse engineering.
 * Support cyber threat intelligence production, mobile device security investigations, and email/phishing analysis.
 * Collect, preserve, and analyze digital evidence in accordance with legal requirements and chain-of-custody procedures, producing evidentiary-quality documentation for security investigators and law enforcement., The Tier 3 Cybersecurity Analyst serves as a senior technical leader within the SOC, responsible for advanced threat detection, incident response, threat hunting, and forensic anal…
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