Imaging & Extraction Specialist (Various Levels)

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Imaging & Extraction Specialist (Several Levels) to join our team! In this role, you will perform forensic imaging, data extraction, device repair, and digital-evidence analysis to support investigations involving physical and specialized digital devices.

What You'll Be Doing:

- Conduct forensic imaging and data extraction of physical devices, including standard hard drives and specialized digital devices containing electronically stored data.
- Modify and repair physical digital devices as needed to support data extraction, including replacing components, disassembling devices, soldering, and using advanced data-recovery tools.
- Use commercial and open-source forensic tools, including EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, and approved government tools, to analyze digital devices.
- Perform initial evidence identification, forensic image and extraction review, hashing, timestamp analysis, artifact interpretation, anti-forensic detection, and user-activity reconstruction.
- Conduct initial forensic triage to identify key artifacts, determine examination scope, and support case assignment and prioritization.
- Maintain accurate chain-of-custody documentation and ensure evidence is handled, stored, transferred, and disposed of in accordance with laboratory procedures and security requirements.
- Validate forensic and imaging tools, document validation results, verify tool outputs, and develop or maintain approved scripts using version-control practices, as assigned.
- Support quality-assurance activities, including SOP implementation, audit readiness, competency testing, and accreditation-related documentation.
- Support metrics collection and analysis involving case volume, backlog, throughput, cycle time, timeliness, workload, rework, error rates, and quality indicators.
- Provide technical input to training, mentorship, process-improvement, and lessons-learned activities.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

- Active Secret clearance; Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is preferred.
- Proven experience using physical write blockers and performing forensic imaging of physical devices.
- Bachelor’s degree in Digital Forensics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Criminal Justice, or a related field. Four years of hands-on digital-forensics experience may be substituted for the degree.

- Hands-on digital-forensics and imaging-and-data-extraction experience appropriate to the assigned level:
- Imaging & Extraction Specialist 1: Minimum of two years
- Imaging & Extraction Specialist 2: Minimum of five years
- Imaging & Extraction Specialist 3: Minimum of eight years
- Imaging & Extraction Specialist 4: Minimum of 12 years.

- Experience performing forensic imaging, data extraction, evidence identification, hashing, timestamp analysis, artifact interpretation, and user-activity reconstruction.
- Ability to repair, modify, disassemble, and reassemble physical digital devices in support of forensic data recovery.
- Experience maintaining chain-of-custody documentation and handling evidence in accordance with laboratory procedures and security requirements.
- Strong technical, analytical, investigative, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with forensic examiners, investigators, technical reviewers, government personnel, and multidisciplinary teams.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

- Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Experience using EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, and approved government forensic tools.
- Experience repairing and modifying physical digital devices, including component replacement, soldering, disassembly, and advanced data recovery.
- Experience with forensic tool validation, tool-output verification, and approved scripting practices.
- Familiarity with version-control systems and maintaining documented forensic scripts.
- Experience supporting laboratory quality assurance, SOP implementation, audit readiness, competency testing, and accreditation activities.
- Experience collecting and analyzing operational metrics, including case volume, backlog, throughput, cycle time, timeliness, workload, rework, error rates, and quality indicators.
- Experience providing technical training, mentorship, process-improvement recommendations, and lessons-learned support.

Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Secret security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $88,400.00 - $154,700.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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