Intern - Intake Engagement Operations, CoE

Arete IR LLP; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 180,000 - 300,000; Part time

Job summary

Arete IR LLP is seeking an Intern for Intake Engagement Operations in Hyderabad, focusing on after-hours Digital Forensics and Incident Response coordination. The role handles client communications, scoping, and contract activation to ensure rapid and accurate incident responses.

The intern will interact with legal and DFIR leadership, support data auditing and compliance, and help maintain client trust during high-priority incidents outside regular hours.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree or PMP/PM certification preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication needed.
• Able to organize tasks, manage priorities and work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Handle after-hours intake engagement during DFIR incidents.
• Coordinate scoping calls with clients, counsel, and internal teams.
• Monitor and manage Arete Contracts inboxes and project activations.
• Prepare and facilitate engagement contract delivery and receipt for timely initiation.
• Create and activate projects in Kantata with proper tracking and reporting.

Skills

Fluent English

Prioritization

Organizational skills

Communication

MS Office

Kantata / CRM

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (PM) or equivalent

Tools

Kantata

CRM systems

Job description

SUMMARY The Intern – Intake Engagement Operations, CoE manages after-hours Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) requests, ensuring timely responses and effective stakeholder coordination. The Intern oversees the Arete911 and Arete Contracts inboxes, facilitates scoping calls, and manages project intake and activation. The Intern collaborates with legal teams and DFIR leadership to elevate contract-related matters and supports ongoing data auditing and compliance efforts. This role is critical to maintaining operational continuity, data accuracy, and client trust during high-priority incidents outside regular business hours.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages Arete911, responding within 6 minutes to all emails and phone calls from clients, carriers, and counsel to ensure rapid resolution during after-hours coverage (9:30 PM – 9:30 AM EDT)
• Manages scoping calls with clients, counsel, carriers, and the Tiger Team to define incident scope and enable timely response during 911 coverage
• Monitors Arete Contracts, responding within 30 minutes to all emails from clients, carriers, and counsel during after-hours coverage (9:30 PM – 9:30 AM EDT)
• Manages the preparation and facilitation of engagement contract delivery and receipt to ensure timely project initiation
• Manages the creation and activation of projects in Kantata to ensure correct tracking, reporting, and resource allocation
• Monitors auditing tasks to support Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Tiger Teams and ensure process integrity
• May perform other duties as assigned by management

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and achieve objectives with minimal supervision
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to communicate accurately and efficiently through both written documents and verbal interactions across the organization
• Technical requirements: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Teams
• Experience with Kantata project management software and/or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems preferred

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s Degree Project Management Professional or similar certification, preferred

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required personnel so classified.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter: Usual office working conditions. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with Arete salary and benefit policy.

DECLARATION

The Arete Incident Response Human Resources Department retains the sole right and discretion to make changes to this job description.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and celebrate our employees’ differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Different makes us better. Arete Incident Response is an outstanding (and growing) company with a very dedicated, fun team. We offer competitive salaries, fully paid benefits including Medical/Dental, Life/Disability Insurance, 401(k) and the opportunity to work with some of the latest and greatest in the fast-growing cyber security industry. When you join Arete… You’ll be doing work that matters alongside other talented people, transforming the way people, businesses, and things connect with each other. Of course, we will offer you great pay and benefits, but we’re about more than that. Arete is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at Arete, where experience matters.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees’ differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Different makes us better. Arete Incident Response is an elite team of the world’s leading cybersecurity and digital forensics experts who combat today’s sophisticated cyberattacks. We work tirelessly to provide unparalleled capabilities and solutions throughout the entire cyber incident life cycle. These include incident response readiness assessments and penetration tests as well as post-incident response, remediation, containment, and eradication services. We work in close collaboration with industry leaders and government agencies along with leading cybersecurity technology platforms to deliver an innovative, intelligence-based approach to solving our client’s toughest challenges. If you want to work with the most talented and experienced people in the industry with the desire to be a cyber hunter and industry expert, we want you to be a part of our team.