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Digital Forensic Examiner

Multiple Locations, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

$43K/yr - $98K/yr

4+ years exp

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking Digital Forensic Examiners who will apply their technical skills to preserve and analyze digital evidence related to investigations. As key members of the Computer Analysis and Response Team (CART), they will work with advanced technologies and forensic concepts to solve challenging cases.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Plans, coordinates, and directs forensic science activities to include expert examinations, reporting of results, training, and research that involve all aspects of digital evidence

Inventories, examines, retrieves, and performs comprehensive technical analyses of digital evidence without altering original

Prepares evidence for examination from crime scene

Serves as technical consultant by providing up-to-date training in computer examinations detailing the latest technology, supporting information, and reviews of new products to agents, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies

May be required to testify in court as to the procedures and methods used to obtain data

Prepares and furnishes authoritative oral and written reports on opinions and findings to stakeholders with the law enforcement community

Qualification

FBI Digital Forensic ExaminerComputer ScienceInformation Systems ManagementComputer/Digital/Electronic ForensicsTechnical ExperienceAnalytic ThinkingCustomer ServiceTechnology AwarenessCollaborationCommunicationProblem Solving/Judgment

Required

Must be a U.S. citizen

Must have (or be able to obtain) a valid driver's license

May be required to obtain a Top Secret-SCI clearance

Some travel may be required

All new Digital Forensic Examiners must attend the in-residence Digital Forensic Examiner Certification course at the FBI Redstone Arsenal Campus

ALL applicants must verify completion of the basic education requirement by submitting a copy of college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement

Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-5 grade level

Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-7 grade level

Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-9 grade level

Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-11 grade level

Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-12 grade level

All personnel must have at least 24 college level semester hours from an accredited college or university in one or more of the specified disciplines

A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university

Four (4) years of full-time experience working as either a technician or forensic examiner within a digital evidence facility

Consideration for admission under the Hybrid path is a combination of education and work experience equal or greater than four (4) years

Current Certification: Personnel who hold a current FBI Digital Forensic Examiner certification and have been continuously certified as an FBI Digital Forensic Examiner for more than one (1) year

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States

All degrees must be from an accredited college or university

Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows: GS-7: Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or one (1) full year of graduate level education

GS-9: Applicant must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D

GS-11: Applicant must have a Ph.D. OR equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M

GS-12: Education may not be substituted in lieu of experience at this grade level