Consultant - Forensics - Discovery

EY; Gurugram District; Sur place; INR 1 200 000 - 1 800 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

EY in Gurgaon is seeking a Consultant-National-Forensics-ASU forensics discovery role. The candidate will investigate security incidents, perform hands-on digital forensics, collect and preserve evidence, and map attacker techniques to MITRE ATT&CK.

Strong analysis, documentation, and collaboration across client teams are required. The role involves working with Windows/Linux internals, cloud platforms, and various EDR/SIEM tools, with emphasis on thorough reporting and remediation

Qualifications

• 24 years of experience in DFIR investigations.
• Bachelors degree in IT/CS or equivalent experience.
• Preferred certifications: GIAC GCIH / GCFA; CEH/ CHFI; EnCE and FTK AccessData Certified Examiner, or SIEM related.

Responsabilités

• Investigate security incidents and analyze digital evidence to support containment and remediation actions.
• Review alerts and logs from SIEM, EDR, SOAR, IDS/IPS, and other sources.
• Identify evidence sources, including logs, endpoints, network data and telemetry.
• Preserve evidence integrity and maintain chain-of-custody records.
• Prepare triage and investigation reports with timelines, findings and recommendations.

Connaissances

DFIR investigations

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Incident response

PowerShell

Python

Formation

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science

Bachelors degree in IT/CS

Outils

Autopsy

Sleuth Kit

FTK Imager

EnCase

Cellebrite

Volatility

Microsoft Defender XDR

CrowdStrike Falcon

SentinelOne

Carbon Black

Splunk

Elasticsearch

Microsoft Sentinel

QRadar

Wireshark

NetFlow

KAPE

Sandbox platforms

VirusTotal

OTX

Description du poste

Job Summary

The opportunity: Consultant-National-Forensics-ASU - Forensics - Discovery - Gurgaon

Responsibilities

• DFIR Analyst is responsible for investigating security incidents, analysing digital evidence and helping in containment and remediation of cyber security incident. The Analyst should be having experience on hands-on investigations, triage, evidence collection and documentation of complex cyber security incidents.
• Understand incident details, affected systems, business impact and available infrastructure context.
• Identify relevant evidence sources, including logs, endpoint data, network data and security platform telemetry.
• Review alerts and logs from SIEM, EDR, SOAR, IDS/IPS, email security and other available sources.
• Validate suspicious activity and correlate events to reconstruct the probable attack path.
• Support initial containment actions such as endpoint isolation, IOC blocking and access restriction.
• Acquire forensic images, memory captures, logs and volatile data using approved procedures and tools.
• Preserve evidence integrity by minimizing contamination and maintaining proper chain-of-custody records.
• Analyse forensic artifacts such as event logs, registry, prefetch, LNK files, browser artifacts, metadata and EDR telemetry.
• Investigate endpoint, malware, email and network indicators to identify persistence, lateral movement, exfiltration and root cause.
• Enrich indicators using threat intelligence sources and map attacker behaviour to MITRE ATT&CK techniques.
• Prepare triage and investigation reports covering timelines, findings, impact, corrective actions and recommendations.

Tools & Technology Knowledge

• Hands-on knowledge of forensic tools such as Autopsy, Sleuth Kit, FTK Imager, EnCase, Cellebrite and Volatility.
• Working familiarity with EDR and incident response platforms including Microsoft Defender XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne and Carbon Black.
• Ability to analyze logs using SIEM and log analytics platforms such as Splunk, Elastic, Microsoft Sentinel and QRadar.
• Basic understanding of network and packet analysis tools including Wireshark, NetFlow analyzers and related investigation utilities.
• Awareness of malware analysis and triage tools such as KAPE, sandbox platforms, VirusTotal and OTX.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strong understanding of Windows and Linux internals, Active Directory and common cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
• Knowledge of common cyber-attack techniques, including phishing, ransomware, credential theft and lateral movement.
• Ability to review logs, identify anomalies and correlate suspicious activities across multiple evidence sources.
• Basic scripting capability in PowerShell or Python to support investigation automation and data analysis.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and communication skills during incident response activities.
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining attention to detail in evidence handling and documentation.

Experience & Qualifications

• 24 years of experience in DFIR investigations.
• Bachelors degree in IT/CS or equivalent experience.
• Preferred certifications: GIAC GCIH / GCFA; CEH/ CHFI; Tool specific such as EnCE and FTK AccessData Certified Examiner, or in any SIEM tool related.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science

Experience

• Frontend Development (2+ years)

What we look for

People with the ability to work in a collaborative manner to provide services across multiple client departments while following the commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions. We look for people who are agile, curious, mindful, and able to sustain positive energy, while being adaptable and creative in their approach.