IT Forensics Associate

Key responsibilities

• Performing immediate to advance incident response and management

• Assist in cyber response and cyber-attack investigations to analyze the artifacts obtained from compromised machines and determine the root cause analysis

• Supporting the collection, processing, and management of large sets of digital evidence in the form of electronic communications, documents, and records from a wide array of information systems

• Supporting our clients in performing digital forensic analysis and reporting from our Forensic Technology lab and/or client site

•Collaborating with clients, fraud investigators, internal and external auditors, lawyers and regulatory authorities in sensitive and sometimes adversarial situations

• Working in engagement teams, carrying out both reactive and proactive data analysis of large volumes of unstructured and structured data

• Supporting the collection, processing, and management of large sets of digital evidence in the form of electronic communications, documents, and records from a wide array of information systems

• Using a problem-solving approach to overcome unexpected issues – both technical and operational

Skills and attributes for success

• Real-life experience in performing cyber investigations and analyzing cyber incidents

• Desire to constantly develop your understanding of our clients industries, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

• Understanding of multiple technologies to dispense your knowledge of leading practices to enhance service delivery

• Ability to learn and adapt to complex situations regarding the management and analysis of large data sets in different environments

• Desire to develop a team through constant coaching and feedback, knowledge, and opportunities to grow

• Experience in complex investigations, using techniques such as digital forensics, log analysis, eDiscovery, data analysis and timeline creation

• Ability to communicate technical events and analysis to both technical and nontechnical audiences and an understanding of the potential legal impacts

• Familiarity with threat intelligence and applications within incident response and forensic investigations

• Experience with malware analysis and understanding attack techniques

• Experience interpreting, searching, and manipulating data within enterprise logging solutions

• Experience working with network, host, and user activity data, and identifying anomalies

• Strong knowledge of host, network and cloud forensic process, tools, standards and techniques such as: log correlation and analysis, forensically handling electronic data, knowledge of the computer security investigative processes, malware identification and analysis

• Strong knowledge of cyber incident readiness such as cyber risk assessment, development of playbook, simulation drills and compromise assessment

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, Computer Science, IT, Cyber Security or other related fields

• Consulting-oriented mindset, flexibility and can-do approach

• Preferably with knowledge of IT Infrastructure and Security topics

• Approximately 0-3 years of experience in cyber incidents analysis, digital forensics, cyber investigations, fraud analyst and investigation or a relevant field

• Excellent documentation skills with the ability to prioritize when working on multiple engagements

• Strong problem solving, analytical, technical, and interpersonal skills

• The ability to travel to client locations locally and internationally

What we look for

We are interested in people that have a passion for using technology to solve problems. But we are not just looking for strong technical skills – we are interested in people that can nurture relationships – both internal and external – and are committed to intimately understanding our client's needs. If you are looking to become part of a community of advisors where you will make a measurable difference across some of the most prestigious businesses around, this role is for you.