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Senior Digital Forensic Examiner
Cyber Centaurs. Independently manage digital forensic investigations from intake through completion .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in managing digital forensic investigations, including evidence acquisition, preservation, and analysis. Proficient in preparing detailed forensic reports and communicating findings to diverse audiences while adhering to legal and confidentiality standards.
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Digital Forensic InvestigationsWindows Forensic ArtifactsEvidence PreservationForensic Report PreparationForensic Certifications
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Hard Skills
Digital Forensic ExaminationsFile-System AnalysisEvidence CorrelationActivity Timeline DevelopmentForensic AcquisitionHashing TechniquesDocumentation StandardsCloud Data ExaminationInsider Threat InvestigationEmail Activity Analysis
Soft Skills
Analytical JudgmentAttention to DetailWritten CommunicationClient InteractionTime Management
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceForensic ScriptingCloud PlatformsEvidence Management Software
Certifications & Qualifications
GCFEGCFACFCEEnCECCE
Industry Keywords
Digital ForensicsIncident ResponseLitigation SupportCivil DisputesMobile-Device Forensics
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloudCyber Security
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Independently manage digital forensic investigations from intake through completion
- Acquire, preserve, process, and examine digital evidence using accepted forensic methods
- Conduct examinations of Windows computers, storage media, cloud data, email, and other relevant sources
- Investigate insider threats, employee data theft, trade-secret theft, unauthorized access, intellectual-property disputes, fraud, workplace misconduct, and litigation matters
- Identify, interpret, and correlate operating-system artifacts, file activity, external-storage usage, cloud synchronization, browser activity, email activity, application usage, and other evidence
- Develop defensible timelines from multiple forensic data sources
- Determine the meaning, reliability, and limitations of forensic artifacts
- Maintain case notes, examination records, chain-of-custody documentation, and supporting exhibits
- Prepare clear, accurate, and technically defensible forensic reports
- Explain technical findings in plain language to attorneys, executives, clients, and nontechnical audiences
- Participate in client meetings, attorney conferences, findings presentations, and case-strategy discussions
- Support declarations, affidavits, deposition testimony, hearing testimony, and expert reports when required
- Distinguish established facts, reasonable interpretations, and matters that cannot be determined from available evidence
- Review junior personnel’s or evidence technicians’ work as the team expands
- Assist with quality-control reviews of reports, exhibits, timelines, and conclusions
- Develop and improve forensic procedures, workflows, reporting templates, and quality standards
- Identify opportunities for responsible automation and efficient evidence processing
- Maintain awareness of changes in operating systems, applications, cloud platforms, forensic artifacts, and industry practices
- Protect confidential, privileged, personally identifiable, and legally sensitive information
- Meet case deadlines and communicate promptly about scope, evidence volume, or technical risks
- Travel periodically for evidence collection, client meetings, depositions, hearings, or other case requirements
Requirements
What you’ll need- At least five years of professional experience conducting digital forensic examinations or closely related investigations
- Ability to manage forensic matters independently with limited supervision
- Strong knowledge of Windows forensic artifacts and file-system analysis
- Experience examining computers, storage media, email, cloud data, and user activity
- Experience investigating several relevant areas, including insider threats, employee data theft, trade-secret or intellectual-property theft, unauthorized access, external storage and USB activity, cloud-storage and file-synchronization activity, email-related activity, file deletion or attempted concealment, workplace misconduct, and civil litigation or employment disputes
- Strong understanding of forensic acquisition, evidence preservation, hashing, documentation, and chain-of-custody requirements
- Ability to correlate evidence from multiple sources and build defensible activity timelines
- Strong analytical judgment and careful attention to detail
- Excellent written communication skills, including experience preparing formal forensic reports
- Ability to explain technical findings clearly to nontechnical audiences
- Experience communicating directly with attorneys, executives, clients, or other senior stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple investigations, priorities, and deadlines
- Willingness to travel when case requirements make travel necessary
- Ability to pass applicable background screening and comply with confidentiality and evidence-handling requirements
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in digital forensics, cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, criminal justice, or a related discipline preferred
- One or more recognized forensic certifications preferred, such as GCFE, GCFA, CFCE, EnCE, CCE, or CCME
- Preferred experience in digital forensics consultancy, incident response, law-enforcement laboratory, corporate investigations, litigation support, expert reports, testimony, civil disputes, mobile-device forensics, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, cloud platforms, forensic scripting, automation, mentoring, or peer review
Benefits
Comp & perks- Flexible paid time off
- Medical insurance
- Paid holidays
- Sick leave
- Annual professional-development allowance
- Company-provided computer equipment, business mobile phone, software, and forensic tools
- Eligibility for applicable performance bonus and growth incentive programs
- Professional growth and leadership development
- Work directly with the Managing Principal and experienced forensic investigators
- Opportunities to help shape procedures, quality standards, and the future direction of a growing digital forensics practice
- Potential advancement toward broader technical leadership and responsibility for the forensic practice
- Meaningful investigative work on substantive corporate, legal, and litigation-related investigations
- Participation in litigation and expert engagements
- Small, focused, high-performance team environment
- Flexible schedule when required by court deadlines, urgent preservation needs, travel, or time-sensitive client matters