Digital Forensic Examiner

Booz Allen Hamilton•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

Digital Forensic Examiner The Opportunity: As a Digital Forensic Examiner, you will play a critical role in uncovering the truth hidden within today’s most complex electronic devices. From mobile phones and memory cards to drones, IoT systems, and custom electronics, you will apply advanced forensic methodologies to extract, preserve, and analyze digital evidence in support of high‑impact law enforcement investigations. Your expertise in identifying digital artifacts, tracing malicious activity, and understanding adversarial tools, tactics, and procedures will directly support efforts to counter emerging threats. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on analytical challenges, has a deep curiosity for how systems are exploited, and possesses the meticulous attention to detail required to follow digital footprints wherever they lead. In this position, you will move beyond traditional “push‑button” forensics and into an environment designed for deep technical exploration. You will have the time, resources, and specialized toolsets needed to develop new capabilities, reverse‑engineer electronic systems, and uncover artifacts that others overlook. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team of investigators, engineers, and mission partners, you will contribute to the full lifecycle of forensic analysis—from initial acquisition and triage to vulnerability assessment and capability development. Your work will support both warfighter and law enforcement operations, helping to identify threats, understand adversary capabilities, and develop new methods to exploit and analyze emerging technologies. Joining our team means stepping into a high‑visibility, high‑impact role where your technical skill is valued and your professional growth is prioritized. You will leverage industry‑leading forensic platforms, custom hardware solutions, and optimized lab environments to perform electronic data recovery, device exploitation, and in‑depth digital examinations tied to real-world cases. This is an opportunity to expand your expertise exponentially while contributing to investigations that protect communities and strengthen national security. If you are ready to apply your forensic talent to meaningful missions and push the boundaries of what is possible in digital investigations, we invite you to. Join us. The world can't wait.

Requirements

3+ years of experience with forensic analysis techniques, including imaging, extracting, and parsing data from electronic devices
Experience with commercial off the shelf forensics products, including Exterro Forensic Toolkit (FTK), Cellebrite, MSAB XRY, or Magnet Axiom
Experience with advanced forensic extraction techniques using In-System Programming, JTAG, and Chip-Off using various flasher boxes or universal programmers
Ability to prepare written documents, including reports, test plans, design specifications, requirements documents, and training materials
Ability to brief and present findings to clients, customers, and external partners, interact with client engineers, and respond to technical questions and requests from customers
Top Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

Experience with modern software exploitation techniques, secure boot process, and bootloader design implementation for iOS or Android platforms
Experience with static reverse engineering of software binaries, including Ghidra or IDA Pro
Experience testing electronic or electrical devices with standard lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, power supplies, RF signal generators, waveform generators, audio analyzers, DSP analyzers, and multimeters
Experience performing analysis, generating schematics, and troubleshooting electronic or electrical devices to the component level in various conditions
Experience with Chain of Custody and evidence handling procedures in a forensic laboratory
Experience with Python, C, or C++ programming languages
Knowledge of electronic circuit design and PCB layout
Ability to travel internationally up to 10% of the time