Senior DFIR Consultant

Forensic Focus; Chennai District; On-site; INR 240,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Forensic Focus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on site, seeks a Senior DFIR Consultant to lead full incident response lifecycles across Windows, Linux, macOS and cloud platforms. You will investigate attack vectors, perform host and cloud forensics, and deliver executive root-cause analyses.

The role demands deep memory forensics, disk imaging, log correlation, chain-of-custody, and familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, with proven ransomware, BEC, or identity-compromise handling experience.

Qualifications

• Requires strong expertise in memory forensics, disk imaging, log correlation, chain-of-custody practices, and familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience handling ransomware, BEC, identity compromise and cloud attacks is essential, alongside stakeholder communication and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• This consultant leads full incident response lifecycles from triage through recovery, investigates attack vectors and adversary techniques, and conducts host and cloud forensic examinations across Windows, Linux, macOS and major cloud platforms, producing executive-level root cause analysis reports.

Skills

Memory forensics

Disk imaging

Log correlation

Chain-of-custody

MITRE ATT&CK

Ransomware experience

BEC experience

Identity compromise

Cloud attacks

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Job description

# Senior DFIR Consultant*Positka***Chennai, Tamil Nadu**Onsite · Senior · Full-time### The RoleThis consultant leads full incident response lifecycles from triage through recovery, investigates attack vectors and adversary techniques, and conducts host and cloud forensic examinations across Windows, Linux, macOS and major cloud platforms, producing executive-level root cause analysis reports.### Skills & ExperienceRequires strong expertise in memory forensics, disk imaging, log correlation, chain-of-custody practices, and familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK. Experience handling ransomware, BEC, identity compromise and cloud attacks is essential, alongside stakeholder communication and mentoring skills.### Who It SuitsSuited to an experienced DFIR professional comfortable leading investigations independently, mentoring junior analysts, and presenting findings to executives, auditors and legal teams across diverse enterprise environments.Typical advertised salary forDigital Forensics roles in India:**₹240,000–₹2,000,000**(median ₹550,000 — from11 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).Compare Digital Forensics salaries in India →Learn More/Apply