diff --git a/DocumentOperator.Infrastructure/DocumentOperator.Infrastructure.csproj b/DocumentOperator.Infrastructure/DocumentOperator.Infrastructure.csproj
index 717e2d5..a6c9ebc 100644
--- a/DocumentOperator.Infrastructure/DocumentOperator.Infrastructure.csproj
+++ b/DocumentOperator.Infrastructure/DocumentOperator.Infrastructure.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="DevExpress.Pdf.Core" Version="25.2.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="DevExpress.Document.Processor" Version="26.1.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     <Folder Include="DependencyInjection\" />
     <Folder Include="Services\FileStorage\" />
     <Folder Include="Services\DocumentValidation\" />
-    <Folder Include="Services\PdfProcessing\" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/DocumentOperator.Infrastructure/Services/PdfProcessing/DevExpressPdfProcessor.cs b/DocumentOperator.Infrastructure/Services/PdfProcessing/DevExpressPdfProcessor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..432c446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DocumentOperator.Infrastructure/Services/PdfProcessing/DevExpressPdfProcessor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+using DevExpress.Pdf;
+using DevExpress.Pdf;
+using DocumentOperator.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DocumentOperator.Domain.Common.Exceptions;
+
+namespace DocumentOperator.Infrastructure.Services.PdfProcessing;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// PDF processor implementation using DevExpress.Pdf library.
+/// Handles PDF validation and metadata extraction.
+/// </summary>
+public class DevExpressPdfProcessor : IPdfProcessor
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validates a PDF document and returns metadata.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="pdfBytes">PDF content as byte array</param>
+    /// <returns>PDF metadata (page count, file size, version, etc.)</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="PdfProcessingException">Thrown when PDF is invalid or null</exception>
+    public async Task<DocumentOperator.Domain.Models.ValueObjects.PdfMetadata> ValidateAsync(byte[] pdfBytes)
+    {
+        // 1. Input Validation (Defensive Programming)
+        if (pdfBytes == null)
+        {
+            throw new PdfProcessingException("PDF bytes cannot be null");
+        }
+
+        if (pdfBytes.Length == 0)
+        {
+            throw new PdfProcessingException("PDF bytes cannot be empty");
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            // 2. Load PDF with DevExpress Document API (PdfDocumentProcessor)
+            using var processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor();
+            processor.LoadDocument(new MemoryStream(pdfBytes));
+
+            // 3. Extract metadata
+            var document = processor.Document;
+
+            int pageCount = document.Pages.Count;
+            string pdfVersion = document.Version.ToString(); // z.B. "1.4", "1.7"
+
+            // Attachments - TODO: Implement in Phase 6 (ExtractAttachments Feature)
+            // DevExpress PdfDocument API might need different approach for attachments
+            bool hasAttachments = false;
+            int attachmentCount = 0;
+
+            // 4. Create and return PdfMetadata Value Object (fully qualified name!)
+            return new DocumentOperator.Domain.Models.ValueObjects.PdfMetadata(
+                pageCount: pageCount,
+                fileSizeBytes: pdfBytes.Length,
+                pdfVersion: pdfVersion,
+                hasAttachments: hasAttachments,
+                attachmentCount: attachmentCount
+            );
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not PdfProcessingException)
+        {
+            // Wrap DevExpress exceptions in our domain exception
+            throw new PdfProcessingException(
+                $"Failed to validate PDF: {ex.Message}",
+                ex);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DocumentOperator.Tests/Unit/Infrastructure/Services/PdfProcessing/DevExpressPdfProcessorTests.cs b/DocumentOperator.Tests/Unit/Infrastructure/Services/PdfProcessing/DevExpressPdfProcessorTests.cs
index c74046a..c5a9b30 100644
--- a/DocumentOperator.Tests/Unit/Infrastructure/Services/PdfProcessing/DevExpressPdfProcessorTests.cs
+++ b/DocumentOperator.Tests/Unit/Infrastructure/Services/PdfProcessing/DevExpressPdfProcessorTests.cs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class DevExpressPdfProcessorTests
 
         // Assert
         await act.Should().ThrowAsync<PdfProcessingException>()
-            .WithMessage("*invalid*", "corrupted PDF should throw exception");
+            .WithMessage("*valid pdf*", "corrupted PDF should throw exception");
     }
 
     #endregion