Digital Forensics Lead (Customs and Border Protection)

Job overview

The Digital Forensics Lead (Customs and Border Protection) role is hybrid in Reston, VA, three to five days as stated in the listing; the salary range is $155,000–$175,000 per year. Agile Defense supports national security and critical civilian missions, and this role leads digital forensics for a U.S. Customs and Border Protection program. The lead preserves and analyzes digital evidence, reconstructs events, and delivers defensible findings that incident response, threat-hunting, and insider-threat teams can use. The role also strengthens repeatable forensic practices and ensures evidence handling and reporting can withstand scrutiny.

What you'll do

• Preserve and analyze evidence from compromised or suspect systems
• maintain chain of custody
• reconstruct activity across systems and document uncertainty
• deliver actionable findings to incident response, threat-hunting, and insider-threat teams
• document findings for disciplinary, legal, or law-enforcement processes
• review tools and techniques and incorporate case lessons into program practices
• mentor junior team members.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

digital forensics lead

reston va

hybrid

agile defense

customs and border protection

digital forensics

incident response

insider threat

chain of custody

top secret

sci eligibility

$155,000–$175,000/year

$10,000 signing bonus

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health insurance
• life insurance
• paid time off
• holiday pay
• short- and long-term disability
• retirement
• learning and development opportunities.

Why this role

Requires U.S. citizenship, active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, and ability to obtain and maintain CBP background investigation and EOD. Seven years of relevant professional experience and five years of hands-on security monitoring/forensics experience required. $10,000 signing bonus for candidates with active CBP BI, payable after 90 days under standard terms.

About the employer

Agile Defense is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.