Digital Forensics Analyst
Joint Activities · Department of the Army
This job in plain English
This job is a Digital Forensics Analyst position at Joint Activities, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The analyst examines and reports on digital data for a joint team of military, civilian, and contractor staff. It is a direct hire opening with a Top Secret clearance requirement, and the job involves overseas deployment and some travel.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
The job is open to the public, but only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply. You must be able to prove U.S. citizenship.
What you would do
- Assist a team that conducts forensic exploitation, interrogation, and analysis.
- Store, maintain, handle, and secure digital data using set procedures.
- Provide technical support to government agencies on forensic work.
- Use specialized equipment and software for advanced digital forensics techniques.
Do you qualify for GS-12?
With experience: You need one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level. This means doing digital forensics on digital media devices, using investigative methods to recover data, and keeping submitted evidence intact. Paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, counts.
With education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.
Licenses and certifications you need:
- Digital forensic certification, which you must obtain within 24 months of starting
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume of two pages or less showing employer, job title, start and end dates (month and year), hours per week, and duties
- Proof of U.S. citizenship
- Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration, if you are a man born after 1959
- Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable
- Cover letter (optional)
- Documents proving veterans' preference, if you claim it (see the Applicant Checklist)
How you will be rated: Your application package, including your resume, questionnaire answers, and documents, will be reviewed to see if you meet the qualifications. If you inflate your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration, and missing or incorrect information may make you ineligible or lower your rating.
Tips for this job:
- Keep your resume to two pages or less and make it clearly show your digital forensics experience, because longer resumes are removed.
- For each job, list the hours worked per week and the start and end dates by month and year, or your application may be marked incomplete.
- Upload your documents in the application as well, since only your resume carries over automatically, and submit by 11:59 PM EST on 11/13/2026.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time. Travel of 30 days or less about 20% of the time, plus possible overseas deployment on short notice.
Incentives and relocation: Student loan repayment, advance in hire, relocation, and recruitment incentives may be authorized for qualifying selectees. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moving costs is not authorized.
Conditions of employment:
- Top Secret/SCI security clearance based on a favorable Single Scope Background Investigation
- Obtain and keep a digital forensic certification within 24 months
- Pass a urinalysis drug screening before appointment and periodically after
- Travel of 30 days or less, about 20% of the time
- May view disturbing images and may need a psychological evaluation
- Must complete mandatory training
- Must be willing to take a polygraph
- Deployable: regular or short-notice overseas travel; physical required before starting and as needed
- Immunizations required for the deployed location
- One-year probationary period
- Selective Service registration for men born after 1959
- Direct deposit of pay required
- Selection may be limited by DoD referral rules for displaced employees
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $93,468 – $121,511 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-12 · General Schedule
- Location
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Competitive
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Top Secret
- Travel
- 25% or less
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, And Compliance Series (1801)
- Announcement
- MCGT-27-13104541-DHA-R
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