(Senior) Consultant – Digital Forensics & Incident Response

Forensic Focus; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 51,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Forensic Focus in Berlin seeks a (Senior) Consultant for Digital Forensics & Incident Response to join our hybrid team. You will support organisations affected by cyberattacks, performing forensic acquisitions of disks, images, logs and cloud data, and conduct manual analysis to identify attack vectors and scope.

You will produce clear timelines and reports, collaborate with a specialist team, and grow through mentorship within a close-knit forensic and incident response consultancy.

Qualifications

• Requires a technical degree and 1–3 years of genuine digital forensics experience in Microsoft environments.
• Familiarity with X-Ways, Eric Zimmerman tools and Eventlog Explorer is expected.
• Basic Linux knowledge and fluent German are required; SANS certifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support organisations affected by cyberattacks, both remotely and on-site as part of an incident response team.
• Perform forensic acquisition of disks, images, logs and cloud data and conduct manual analysis to determine attack vectors and scope.
• Produce clear timelines and reports detailing findings and recommendations.

Skills

Digital Forensics

Incident Response

Microsoft Environments

Linux Basics

German Fluency

Documentation & Reporting

Education

Technical degree in a related field

Tools

X-Ways

Eric Zimmerman tools

EventLog Explorer

KAPE

Velociraptor

Volatility

Job description

# (Senior) Consultant – Digital Forensics & Incident Response*ResponseOne***Berlin**Hybrid · Mid · Full-time### The RoleThis position involves supporting organisations affected by cyberattacks, both remotely and on-site, as part of an incident response team. Daily work includes forensic acquisition of disks, images, logs and cloud data, manual forensic analysis to determine attack vectors and scope, and producing clear timelines and reports.### Skills & ExperienceCandidates need a technical degree and one to three years of genuine digital forensics experience in Microsoft environments, familiarity with XWays, Eric Zimmerman tools, Eventlog Explorer, basic Linux knowledge, and fluent German. SANS certifications and tools like KAPE, Velociraptor or Volatility are advantageous.### Who It SuitsIdeal for early-career forensic practitioners with analytical mindsets, strong curiosity and documentation discipline, seeking mentorship and growth within a close-knit, specialist forensic and incident response consultancy team.Typical advertised salary forDigital Forensics roles in Germany:**€51,000–€75,000**(median €51,000 — from20 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).Compare Digital Forensics salaries in Germany →Certifications mentioned:SANS — find training for these on theDFIR Training Finder.Learn More/Apply