Digital Forensics Engineer IV Security Clearance

Position: Digital Forensics Engineer IV with Security Clearance
Location: Linthicum Heights

Digital Forensics Engineer IV

Location:

Linthicum Heights, Maryland (On-Site)
Security Clearance:
Active TS/SCI Eligible

Employment Type:

Full-Time, Direct Hire
Salary Range: $150,000 – $174,000 (commensurate with experience) Overview
Abel Personnel is hiring on behalf of our client for a Digital Forensics Engineer IV to support high-visibility criminal and cyber investigations in a secure, mission-critical environment.
The role focuses on performing detailed forensic examinations of electronic devices, recovering digital evidence, and supporting investigations through expert reporting and analysis. This senior-level forensic examiner will work with a wide range of tools, technologies, and data types to support sensitive federal and DoD investigative missions.

Key Responsibilities
• Conduct comprehensive digital forensic analysis on computers, mobile devices, storage media, and other electronic systems.
• Perform evidence recovery, including deleted, fragmented, corrupted, or concealed data.
• Utilize industry-leading forensic tools to extract, analyze, and preserve digital information.
• Produce detailed forensic reports documenting findings, methodologies, and evidence handling.
• Support criminal or cyber investigations by identifying relevant artifacts, timelines, and indicators.
• Maintain strict chain-of-custody procedures and evidence integrity throughout the examination process.
• Recover and analyze email data, file systems, databases, and encrypted materials.
• Collaborate with investigators and analysts to interpret digital evidence and support case objectives.
• May provide expert testimony in federal or military courts as required.

Required Qualifications
• Active TS/SCI-eligible clearance (must be current).
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of digital forensics experience, or Master’s degree with 6+ years.
• Minimum 4 years of hands-on digital forensic examination across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS environments.
• Experience supporting criminal, cyber, or federal investigations.
• Proficiency with industry-standard forensic tools, including: ◦ EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, Magnet Axiom ◦ Cellebrite or other mobile forensics suites
• Experience writing clear, defensible technical forensic reports.
• Knowledge of network protocols, virtual environments, and forensic acquisition methods. Certification Requirements
Candidates must possess at least one of the following:
• DMC, DFE, CCI
• IACIS CCE or CFCE
• GIAC GCFE
• EnCE, X-PERT, MCFE
• CCME, XRY, OFCE
• Cyber Sec First Responder (CFR)
• Other recognized digital forensics or device acquisition certifications
(Certification copies must be provided at submission.)

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with complex investigations, national security cases, or DoD forensic environments.
• Familiarity with encrypted file systems, cloud acquisition, or advanced recovery techniques.
• Understanding of virtual machines, cloud storage, or enterprise network ecosystems.