Title: Technology Specialist - Digital Forensic Examiner
Location: National Capital Region (NCR)
Duration: Full-time; anticipated multi-year federal contract support
Start date: Anticipated 2027; contingent upon contract award and Government approval
Clearance: Top Secret (TS) - ability to attain SCI access as required
Salary: Competitive; commensurate with qualifications and experience
Job Description: KMI is seeking a Technology Specialist / Digital Forensic Examiner to conduct complex digital-forensic examinations and provide cyber-technical support to a federal law enforcement customer. The examiner will analyze digital and mobile devices, support active operations, conduct technical research and development, and convert digital evidence and all-source information into actionable findings.
Key Responsibilities:- Conduct forensic examinations of hard drives, removable media, memory cards, cellular devices, vehicles, and other digital evidence sources.
- Perform evidence recovery, data extraction, forensic-data analysis, and technically complex examinations using specialized tools.
- Provide R&D and subject-matter support for cyber technologies, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and specialty datasets.
- Support active law-enforcement operations and develop solutions to complex cyber and digital-evidence challenges.
- Assist with policies, SOPs, training, and transfer of technical knowledge to customer personnel.
- Research, evaluate, and integrate classified and unclassified all-source information.
- Produce technical assessments, analytical findings, presentations, and targeting recommendations.
- Use target-development databases and analyze social and telecommunications networks.
- Apply interagency information-sharing restrictions and legal-process requirements appropriately.
Minimum Qualifications:- In-depth knowledge of and direct experience with digital-forensic mechanisms, including evidence recovery, data extraction, and forensic-data analysis.
- Experience conducting forensic examinations of computers, mobile devices, removable media, and other electronic evidence.
- Experience supporting federal, state, or local law enforcement operations.
- In-depth knowledge of all-source analysis processes, tools, procedures, and techniques.
- Experience using intelligence-analysis tools and databases, including Analyst's Notebook, Google Earth, PENLINK, or comparable tools.
- Understanding of subpoenas, court orders, search warrants, and the types of information obtainable through each.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including translating complex technology into understandable terms.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment and during non-standard hours.
- Ability to travel CONUS and OCONUS for short TDY assignments.
Desired Qualifications:- Experience researching and developing Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, mobile-device, vehicle, or specialty-data forensic capabilities.
- Established professional relationships across federal law enforcement or Intelligence Community organizations.
- Experience training investigators or technical personnel on digital-forensic tools and techniques.
Security Clearance:Top Secret (TS) - ability to attain SCI access as required.
Work Environment:National Capital Region (NCR), primarily in a secure federal environment, with CONUS/OCONUS TDY as required.
AvailabilityThis position is anticipated to be available upon contract award in 2027.
