Digital Forensic Examiner

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KBR is actively seeking skilled professionals across a variety of high-impact cybersecurity roles—from Incident Response and Cyber Hunt to Digital Forensics, Insider Threat, Continuous Monitoring, and Red/Blue Team Operations. 

Digital Forensic Examiner

Job Description: 

The Digital Forensic Examiner is responsible for conducting forensic investigations, analyzing compromised systems, and preserving digital evidence to support cybersecurity operations and incident response. This role will leverage forensic methodologies, tools, and investigative techniques to uncover cyber threats, provide actionable intelligence, and support legal and compliance efforts in accordance with DoD and NIWC CSSP policies.

Key Responsibilities: 

- Conduct forensic investigations on compromised systems, removable media, and storage devices using government-approved forensic toolsets. 

- Analyze network traffic, system logs, and endpoint data to identify Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) and attack methodologies. 

- Collect and preserve digital evidence in accordance with DoD forensic procedures and NIWC CSSP’s 5I forensic methodology to maintain chain of custody. 

- Utilize forensic tools such as EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, Volatility, Autopsy, Magnet Axiom, or Cellebrite to extract and analyze digital artifacts. 

- Perform memory, disk, and file system analysis to identify malware infections, unauthorized access, and system manipulations. 

- Investigate insider threats, policy violations, and external cyberattacks to support legal and compliance actions. 

- Recover deleted, encrypted, or corrupted data to extract forensic artifacts for intelligence reporting. 

- Generate detailed forensic reports summarizing findings, methodologies used, and recommendations for mitigation. 

- Support litigation and legal teams by preparing forensic reports for eDiscovery, court proceedings, and compliance audits. 

- Assist in incident response activities by providing forensic analysis of cyber incidents, data breaches, and insider threats. 

- Participate in Red/Blue team exercises by conducting forensic analysis of attack scenarios and detection effectiveness. 

- Develop and maintain forensic SOPs, policies, and guidelines in alignment with DoD forensic frameworks. 

- Stay updated on emerging digital forensic techniques, tools, and methodologies to improve forensic investigation capabilities. 

- Provide forensic training and mentorship to junior analysts and cybersecurity teams. 

Qualifications

Information Systems Security Specialist I-III

Education / Experience Level I: High School Diploma or GED; Experience: Two (2) years of practical experience demonstrating competency in Cybersecurity or related experience.

Clearance Requirement: Secret / Top Secret SCI

Certification Requirements: 8570 Compliant IAT 2 or 3

Salary range:  $65,200 - $97,7000. The salary range posted is based on the national average.  The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s location, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, and in consideration of internal parity.

Education / Experience Level II: High School Diploma or GED; Experience: Two (3) years of practical experience demonstrating competency in Cybersecurity or related experience.

Clearance Requirement: Secret / Top Secret SCI

Certification Requirements: 8570 Compliant IAT 2 or 3 and meet one of subsequent DoD 8140 manual of CND Auditor, CND Analyst, CNDSP Manager, CND Incident Responder, CND Infrastructure Support, IASAE I or IASAE II

Salary range:  $74,000 - $110,900. The salary range posted is based on the national average.  The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s location, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, and in consideration of internal parity.

Education / Experience Level III: 5+ years with a Bachelor’s degree or 7+ years with HS/GED in Cybersecurity or related experience.

Clearance Requirement: Secret / Top Secret SCI

Certification Requirements: 8570 Compliant IAT 2 or 3 and meet one of subsequent DoD 8140 manual of CND Auditor, CND Analyst, CNDSP Manager, CND Incident Responder, CND Infrastructure Support, IASAE I or IASAE II

Salary range: $89,200 - $133,800. The salary range posted is based on the national average.  The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s location, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, and in consideration of internal parity.

Cybersecurity Engineer I-III

Education / Experience Level I: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related discipline. Experience: No Experience needed

Clearance Requirement: Secret / Top Secret SCI

Certification Requirements: 8570 Compliant IAT 2 or 3

Salary range:  $80,700 - $121,000. The salary range posted is based on the national average.  The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s location, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, and in consideration of internal parity.

Education / Experience Level II: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related discipline. Experience: 3 years of professional experience in a related cybersecurity / IT Field

Clearance Requirement: Secret / Top Secret SCI

Certification Requirements: 8570 Compliant IAT 2 or 3

Salary range:  $99,300 - $149,000. The salary range posted is based on the national average.  The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s location, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, and in consideration of internal parity.

Education / Experience Level III: Master’s degree in Cybersecurity or related discipline. Experience: 10 years of professional experience in a related cybersecurity / IT Field

Clearance Requirement: Secret / Top Secret SCI

Certification Requirements: 8570 Compliant IAT 2 or 3

Salary range:  $139,700 - $209,600. The salary range posted is based on the national average.  The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s location, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, and in consideration of internal parity.

Benefits:

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development. 

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture.  These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company.  That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. 

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.