# (2027 Bachelor's/Master's graduates) Cyber & Forensic Technology Consulting Analyst/Associate

**Company**: Charles River Associates
**Location**: Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Dallas, Texas, United States; New York, NY, United States; Washington, DC, United States
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $92,500 – $100,000
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

Charles River Associates (CRA) is seeking 2027 Bachelor's/Master's graduates for a Cyber & Forensic Technology Consulting Analyst/Associate role.

As a Cyber & Forensic Technology Consulting Analyst/Associate, you will assist with security and privacy investigations in response to data security matters, engage in problem-solving and forensic analysis of digital information, and apply investigative techniques and digital forensic techniques against various systems to answer questions.

Responsibilities:

- Assist with security and privacy investigations in response to data security matters, which may include ongoing breaches and fraud;

- Engage in problem-solving and forensic analysis of digital information using standard computer forensic and evidence handling techniques and tools;

- Apply investigative techniques, scientific reasoning, and digital forensic techniques against various systems to answer questions;

- Identify, research, and organize information to determine what a hacker did to a compromised system, whether data was stolen from a company asset, or what data to assess and provide in a litigation;

- Defensibly collect digital evidence and complete chain-of-custody documentation;

- Leverage your programming, model-building, and database administration skills (including using Python, T-SQL, VBA, Excel, C#, and/or other programming languages and tools);

- Communicate with team members, clients, and other professionals to share investigative and analytical findings, and assist with the drafting of written reports to summarize procedures performed and findings;

- Work closely with business stakeholders and experts to develop new and innovative tools to support the evolving forensic landscape;

- Stay current with developments in digital forensics, software tools, e-discovery, and incident response.

Desired Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates graduating December 2026/Summer 2027 with an academic focus in Cybersecurity, Computer Science and Engineering, Digital Forensics, Management Information Systems, Security Information Systems, or related field;

- Strong understanding of computer operating systems, software, and hardware;

- Ability to conduct detailed forensic investigations and analyses of computers, networks, mobile devices, and removable media;

- Experience with conducting digital forensic analyses using commercial and open-source forensic tools, including file system forensics, memory analysis, and network analysis;

- Experience with conducting static/dynamic malware analyses in a lab environment and threat hunting in a live environment;

- Strong understanding of proper evidence handling procedures and chain-of-custody;

- Experience with drafting technical and investigative reports and communicating technical findings;

- High-level familiarity with legal concepts related to intellectual property;

- Experience with utilizing automation tools and scripts to expedite analyses;

- Understanding of incident handling procedures, including preparation, identification, containment, eradication, and recovery-to-protect enterprise environments;

- Understanding of common attack techniques used by an adversary on a victim network and how to leverage those techniques to stop further adversary activity.

Benefits:

- CRA’s robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs;

- Comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- T-SQL
- VBA
- Excel
- C#
- digital forensics
- incident response
- cybersecurity

### Nice to have
- SANS GIAC (GCIA, GCFA, GCFE, GNFA, GCCC, and/or GREM)
- IACIS (CFCE or CIFR)
- Guidance Software (EnCE)

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