Associate Principal Digital Forensics, Incident Response Cybersecurity Forensic Services practice
Charles River AssociatesBoston, Massachusetts
Full Time
Posted June 25, 2025
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Job Description
The role involves leading cyber security investigations, digital forensics, incident response, and providing technical assessments to clients, while managing teams and supporting business development efforts within a forensic services practice.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead security and privacy investigations, including cyber breach detection, threat analysis, incident response, and malware analysis.
- Perform forensic analysis of digital information using computer forensics techniques and tools.
- Serve as primary client contact for engagement activities related to malicious code, unauthorized access, and misuse.
- Supervise project team execution, ensuring quality assurance and overseeing work products.
- Identify opportunities and implement improvements to enhance the digital forensic and incident response team.
- Maintain relationships with law enforcement agencies to assist in criminal matters.
- Lead and develop a leveraged team environment through recruiting, training, and managing team morale.
- Participate in business development by building client relationships, drafting proposals, and presenting firm capabilities.
- Conduct pixel tracking investigations and source code reviews.
- Provide technical assessments and guidance on cybersecurity controls based on relevant frameworks.
- Assist with team recruiting and training efforts.
- Work at the direction of counsel on investigations.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field is preferred but can be waived with sufficient experience.
- 7-10 years of experience in cyber intrusion investigation, digital forensics, or incident response analysis.
- Ability to effectively lead teams, prioritize multiple projects, and meet timely deadlines.
- Experience in a hands-on technical role functioning as a testifying expert, digital forensic examiner, incident responder, network forensic analyst, or malware analyst.
- Experience leading data analytics engagements and managing the execution of technology-based best practices.
- Working knowledge of computer hardware components, operating systems, file systems, computer networks, e-mail systems, mobile devices, IT security, or incident response.
- Deep knowledge of networking TCP/IP, design, traffic flow, protocols, sessions, operating systems Windows and Unix, and web technologies.
- Willing and able to travel for client projects.
- Experience performing pixel tracking investigations.
- Experience in software development lifecycle, full-stack development, and performing source code review.
- Providing technical assessment, audit, and guidance to clients on the adequacy of cybersecurity controls in accordance with cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST CSF 2.0, HIPAA, ISO 27001 and 27002, SOC2, or NERC-CIP.
- Working at the direction of counsel on investigations.
Benefits & Perks
Comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package
Wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being
In-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers
Skills development programs with 100 hours of training annually, including technical training, presentation skills, seminars, and mentoring
Career growth opportunities through internal firm development activities
Work location flexibility with a hybrid model of 3 to 4 days in the office and options for remote work
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