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Associate Principal/Digital Forensics (Forensic Services practice)

Charles River Associates Boston and 6 other locations
All 7 locations
  • Boston, MA, United States
  • Chicago, IL, United States
  • Dallas, Texas, United States
  • Houston, Texas, United States
  • New York, NY, United States
  • Oakland, CA, United States
  • Washington, DC, United States
Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$140,000 - $170,000 per year

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Description

CRA's Forensic Services practice supports companies' commitment to integrity by assisting them and their counsel in independently responding to allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, and non-compliance.

As an experienced leader in the forensic & cyber investigations space, your responsibilities as an Associate Principal may include:

  • Leading digital forensic investigations for CRA clients
  • Leading teams or assigning resources to perform onsite data collection and/or triage of MacOS, iOS, Android, Windows and Linux devices
  • Performing forensic analysis of MacOS related artifacts
  • Remediating data by securely removing it from multiple file systems and data platforms
  • Conducting mobile device extractions and associated forensic examinations
  • Using open-source and commercial tools to examine various file systems
  • Providing expert witness testimony, if needed
  • Serving as primary point of contact for clients
  • Supervising project team execution
  • Identifying opportunities and implementing improvements
  • Maintaining effective relationships with law enforcement agencies
  • Creating, leading, and maintaining a leveraged team environment
  • Participating in and leading business development efforts
  • Assisting with team recruiting and training efforts
  • Working at the direction of counsel on investigations.

Qualifications:

  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field is preferred
  • 7-10+ years' experience in cyber intrusion investigation, digital forensics or incident response analysis
  • Training, certifications, or working experience investigating MacOS forensic artifacts
  • Deep knowledge of Mac OS, Windows, and Linux operating systems, and various file systems
  • Working knowledge of open-source and commercial forensic software products
  • Ability to effectively lead teams, prioritize multiple projects and meet timely deadlines
  • Experience in a hands-on technical role
  • 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, operating systems, and web technologies
  • Willing and able to travel for client projects.

Career Growth and Benefits:

  • CRA's robust skills development programs
  • Comprehensive total rewards program
  • Wellness programming
  • In-house immigration support

Work Location Flexibility:

  • Spend 3 to 4 days a week on average working in the office

Skills

Required

  • digital forensics
  • cyber intrusion investigation
  • incident response analysis
  • MacOS forensic artifacts
  • open-source and commercial forensic software products
  • data analytics
  • technology-based best practices
  • computer hardware components
  • operating systems
  • file systems
  • computer networks
  • e-mail systems
  • mobile devices
  • IT security

Nice to have

  • training
  • certifications
  • working experience investigating MacOS forensic artifacts
  • deep knowledge of Mac OS
  • Windows
  • Linux operating systems
  • APFS
  • HFS+
  • FAT
  • NTFS file systems

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