Senior Digital Forensics & Incident Response Consultant - DT #12 - Remote

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Digital Forensics & Incident Response Consultant

Location: Remote
Duration: 1–2 Weeks with potential extension

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) Consultant to lead complex cybersecurity investigations and provide senior-level technical guidance across digital forensics and incident response engagements.

The consultant will lead investigations involving sophisticated threats such as ransomware, insider threats, advanced persistent threats (APTs), and data breaches . The role requires strong expertise in forensic analysis, incident containment, attack-path reconstruction, malware investigation, and executive-level reporting.

The ideal candidate will also provide technical mentorship to junior investigators and collaborate closely with SOC, threat intelligence, legal, and compliance teams .

Key Responsibilities DFIR Leadership

• Lead complex digital forensic and incident response engagements from investigation through remediation.
• Direct evidence collection, preservation, forensic analysis, and incident containment activities.
• Establish investigation strategies, priorities, and technical approaches.
• Provide senior-level technical guidance throughout active security incidents.

Forensic & Incident Investigation

• Perform detailed digital forensic investigations across endpoints, systems, memory, and networks.
• Conduct root-cause and attack-path analysis .
• Investigate major cybersecurity incidents, including:
  • Ransomware
  • Insider threats
  • Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)
  • Data breaches
• Analyze attacker activity, persistence mechanisms, lateral movement, and indicators of compromise.
• Correlate evidence from multiple sources to reconstruct attack timelines.
• Support malware, memory, and network forensic investigations.

Incident Response

• Coordinate containment, eradication, and recovery activities.
• Work with security and infrastructure teams to identify affected systems and limit threat impact.
• Support threat hunting and post-incident investigations.
• Provide recommendations for remediation and security improvements.

Reporting & Consulting

• Develop detailed technical findings and forensic reports.
• Prepare concise executive-level incident summaries for leadership and stakeholders.
• Present investigation findings, attack paths, root causes, and remediation recommendations.
• Provide technical consulting and guidance to client security teams.

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Collaborate with:
  • SOC teams
  • Threat intelligence teams
  • Legal teams
  • Compliance teams
  • Security and infrastructure teams
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior forensic investigators.
• Establish and promote effective DFIR investigation methodologies and best practices.

Key Technical Skills Digital Forensics & Incident Response

• DFIR
• Digital forensics
• Incident response
• Evidence collection and preservation
• Root-cause analysis
• Attack-path analysis
• Incident timeline development

Security Operations

• EDR / XDR
• SIEM
• Threat intelligence
• Threat hunting
• Incident containment and remediation

Advanced Threat Analysis

• Malware analysis
• Memory forensics
• Network forensics
• Ransomware investigations
• Insider threat investigations
• APT investigations
• Data breach investigations
• MITRE ATT&CK

Forensic & Analysis Tools

• EnCase
• FTK
• Magnet AXIOM
• Volatility

Scripting & Automation

• Python
• PowerShell

Required Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience in Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) .
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cybersecurity investigations.
• Strong expertise in digital evidence collection, preservation, and forensic analysis.
• Proven ability to lead incident containment and response activities.
• Experience conducting root-cause and attack-path analysis.
• Hands-on experience investigating ransomware, insider threats, APTs, and data breaches.
• Strong knowledge of EDR/XDR and SIEM platforms .
• Experience with malware, memory, and network forensics.
• Strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and modern attacker techniques.
• Proficiency with forensic tools such as EnCase, FTK, Magnet AXIOM, and/or Volatility .
• Strong Python and/or PowerShell scripting capabilities.
• Excellent technical writing, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience mentoring junior investigators and working with multidisciplinary security teams.
• Ability to work independently in a remote consulting environment.