Associate Director, Digital Forensics

HKA is a global leader in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, and expert witness services. We tackle complex challenges with our multi-disciplinary expertise.

As trusted consultants and advisors, we deliver solutions in uncertain and disputed situations, ensuring the best outcomes for clients worldwide. Our experts have testified globally on major cases spanning across a wide range of industries and sectors.

As part of the HKA team you can expect:

• A strong collaborative culture with a mutual pursuit of your success alongside the success of our teams.
• The opportunity to solve problems creatively, contribute to our innovative direction, and be valued as an individual
• The ability to leverage HKA’s strong network and presence in various industries and reputation for exceptional expert witnesses to accelerate career development and connections.

This is a Hybrid role, open to candidates within commuting distance of our offices in Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington DC, Miami or Tampa.

HKA is seeking an experienced Digital Forensics Consultant to lead and support complex legal, regulatory, and investigative matters. This is a hands‑on, client‑facing role for someone who can manage sensitive evidence, make sound technical decisions, and represent the team confidently with attorneys, clients, and senior stakeholders.

You will work across computers, mobile devices, cloud platforms, email systems, and other digital sources, combining defensible forensic work with clear communication, practical guidance, and visible ownership of client matters.

This is an opportunity to take meaningful ownership, work alongside experienced legal and technical professionals, and help shape how digital forensics matters are delivered.

• Plan and conduct defensible forensic collections from computers, mobile devices, cloud platforms, collaboration tools, email systems, and other electronic data sources.
• Lead or support on‑site data collections at client facilities, including domestic and occasional international travel.
• Preserve, verify, document, and securely transfer electronically stored information while maintaining chain of custody.
• Perform forensic examinations and analysis in support of litigation, regulatory matters, internal investigations, and other client engagements.
• Use industry‑standard forensic tools to identify, recover, analyze, and report on relevant electronic evidence.
• Document forensic processes, findings, and conclusions in a clear, accurate, and defensible manner.
• Assist with the preparation of technical reports, investigation summaries, supporting exhibits, and other client deliverables.
• Process and load data into Relativity and support workspace setup, data review, searches, productions, and related eDiscovery activities.
• Collaborate with attorneys, investigators, client stakeholders, eDiscovery professionals, and other technical specialists.
• Identify technical risks, data gaps, and collection challenges and recommend practical solutions.
• Maintain current knowledge of digital forensics tools, emerging technologies, cloud platforms, and industry best practices.
• Manage assigned tasks across multiple matters while meeting deadlines and maintaining appropriate quality controls.

• Bachelor's degree in Digital Forensics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of digital forensics, forensic technology, incident response, or related eDiscovery experience.
• Hands‑on experience collecting, preserving, and analyzing electronic evidence using defensible methods.
• Proficiency with forensic tools such as Magnet AXIOM, EnCase, Cellebrite, Oxygen Forensics, FTK, or Nuix.
• Experience with computers,…