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IT Cybersecurity Specialist (Digital Evidence)
Drug Enforcement Administration · Posted 118 days ago
On-site Phoenix, AZ $91K – $118K Apply by Jun 12, 2026 Information Technology Management ENTJINTJINTPISTJ
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This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Office of Forensic Sciences, Digital Evidence Laboratory. This primary purpose of this position is to perform as a senior digital forensic examiner, analyzing seized digital evidence, performing on-site acquisition/duplication of digital evidence for DEA, testifying in Federal and state courts as an expert witness, and providing subject matter expertise and advice to both DEA investigators and examiners in the laboratory.
What You'll Do
- →As an IT Cybersecurity Specialist (Digital Evidence), your typical work assignments may include: Serving as a subject matter expert (SME) within DEA's Digital Evidence Laboratory on the forensic analysis of state-of-the-art emerging digital technologies.
- →Providing technical expertise for forensic deployments, best practices for preservation of evidence, and forensic analysis support.
- →Performing live analysis utilizing virtual machines, bootable lab environments, or sandbox environments.
- →Providing training in a large number of areas such as: evidence identification and handling, evidence examination methods, review tools and methodologies, digital evidence interview needs, digital evidence cases studies, and specialized investigation needs such as drug or chemical diversion or advanced complex conspiracy investigations.
- →Advising more junior Digital Forensic Examiners and field Digital Evidence Technicians on computer evidence issues such as search strategies, witness interview topics, evidence duplication, computer usage, computer communication, recovered data reliability.
Requirements
- ✓Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.
Personality Fit
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