Computer Forensics Jobs

Computer forensics jobs for both consultants and employees are often through law-enforcement agencies, military and government intelligence agencies, and private security and consulting companies. Employment staffing firms commonly act as recruiting agents.

To give you an idea of the number of computer forensics jobs available at this writing, a simple search on the text string (keyphrase) computer forensics at Dice, a popular technical job bank, retuned 145 jobs and consulting gigs. Monster.com, a popular job bank that lists jobs of many types, returned 199.

That's not enough to say that computer forensics job opportunities "abound". But, the number of job opportunities aren't pitiful either, especially for such a specialized occupation.

Computer forensics job titles varied, ranging from Computer Forensics Analyst to Vulnerability Security Research Engineer. Many job opportunities listed required a degree and at least two years of experience.

A few computer forensics job opportunities optionally required equivalent knowledge and experience in place of education or an advanced degree in place of experience. Several required a security clearance, for which there is no compromise.

Because job titles vary, not every relevant job opportunity will be listed as a "computer forensics job" when job searching. To attempt to increase the number of opportunities listed, start with the keyphrase computer forensics and then scan the job descriptions for other potential keyphrases, such as digital forensics.

To search for computer forensics jobs or consulting gigs (contract jobs), start here at Job Searching: Technical. Your best bet for finding computer forensics jobs will likely be through computer, contract and government job banks, recruiters and staffing firms.