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.