Hybrid Senior Consultant, Digital Forensics, Incident Response

at Control Risks

• Job title: Senior Consultant, Digital Forensics, Incident Response
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Linux, Open Source, Python, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Consultant providing forensic investigation and incident response as part of Control Risks' London DFIR team. Collaborating with global practice for forensic capabilities in EMEA and beyond.

Responsibilities

• As an experienced and senior member of the London DFIR team, you will be integral to the wider EMEA practice, and in turn part of a global practice offering and influencing the direction of our forensic investigation and cyber incident response capability.
• The Discovery & Data Insights is the hub of all technical consulting. As part of the team you will be able to assist and provide consultative solutions for other workstreams such as forensic investigations, eDiscovery and data analytics.
• Your behaviour and positive decision making will inspire confidence and maintain integrity in our clients and colleagues.
• The role will require you to exhibit technical excellence and an acute sensitivity to our clients’ needs and expectations.
• You will leverage your skills and experience in providing innovative solutions and develop agile operating standards.
• You will promote yourself and the technical consulting services to take them out to market as a recognised subject matter expert.
• Day to day, you will be on-call for matters that arise on short notice and there will be a need to deploy and support crises.
• As the technical lead for engagements, you will provide quality assured, highly responsive forensic incident management.
• You will ensure delivery of services and work product to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations and company standards.

Requirements

• Extensive professional and technology experience, preferably in cyber risk consulting, forensic investigations, financial crime or compliance setting.
• Proven knowledge and technical computer forensics experience for cyber incident response and investigations.
• Thorough understanding of best practice procedures (NPCC, NIST, SANS etc.) evidence handling, computer systems and tools of the trade
• Thorough understanding of both the MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill chain framework, network topology and EDR solutions
• Expert understanding of multiple operating systems, particularly Microsoft and Linux infrastructure and networking systems, both on-premise and in the cloud, as well as dedicated cloud services such as Office 365, Azure, AWS
• Expertise in PowerShell scripting, Bash scripts, Python, SQL and data wrangling for log analysis
• Familiarity with forensic software tools such as EnCase, Nuix, Axiom, Blackbag and forensic hardware tools.
• Familiarity with open source tools and leveraging commercial tools for forensic use.
• Established track record for performing forensic collections, involvement in incident response and digital investigations alongside maintaining detailed contemporaneous notes
• Able to prepare written analyses, summary reports, presentations and other client deliverables for projects and work performed.
• Impeccable written and oral presentation skills to effectively communicate with diverse audiences of varying degrees of expertise.
• Proven experience at managing client expectations and providing relevant solutions through the project lifecycle.
• Demonstrable interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively in teams
• Experience in creating project estimates, project plans, proposals and retention agreements.
• Proven ability to manage and develop a team of professionals through empowerment, coaching and motivation.
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent client facing skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines, while effectively juggling competing demands, prioritising appropriately, and overseeing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Preferred: Wide understanding of programming/scripting skills
• Understanding of the EDRM

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.