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Digital Media Forensics Examiner

Peraton
Peraton Salary
Bethesda, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 5/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/11/2026
About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a Digital Media Forensics Examiner with a strong commitment to teamwork to join our team in Bethesda, MD. This role will be responsible for providing forensic examinations on a variety of media to include hard drives, removable media, memory cards, and mobile devices. A commitment to fulfilling temporary duty (TDY) deployments, ranging from 5 to 90 days, is required to support customer training and operational objectives.

The examiner will be able to write examination reports for both high level and technical audiences, documenting opinions and interpretations when required. Responsible for performing peer reviews on reports and providing the customer with recommendations on TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures) regarding digital forensic examinations.

  • This position requires full-time, onsite attendance Monday through Friday in Bethesda, MD.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

  • Demonstrated experience in digital forensics (exploitation and examination).
  • Demonstrated experience in mobile device data extraction and analysis.
  • Experience with file system forensics.
  • Understanding of iOS and Android operating systems and applications.
  • Understanding of managing complex, large data set analysis.
  • In-depth experience with timeline analysis.
  • Experience with forensic media imaging.
  • Experience with email analysis.
  • Experience with signature and hash analysis.
  • Demonstrated experience with forensic tools such as EnCase, Forensic Toolkit (FTK), and X-Ways Forensics, Axiom, Cellebrite, GrayKey.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with technical report writing experience.
  • Certification: Active IAT Level II (CompTIA Security preferred).
  • Security Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with CI Poly.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree and 8 years experience, or Master's degree and 6 years experience, or PhD and 3 years experience. A degree in one of these fields is highly desired: Information Systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Data Science. In lieu of a degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience or specialized training is required.

Desired Skills:

  • Industry-specific certifications such as Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE), EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE), AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE), GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE), and/or DoD-DFE.
  • Intelligence Community (IC) experience.
  • Forensic tool and script development.
  • Programming experience.

Details

Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity.

EEO:Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

Salary : $135,000 - $216,000

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