AI-Powered DFIR Investigator & Tooling Engineer

Accenture PLC; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

Accenture plc is seeking a skilled cybersecurity investigator to drive investigations and build AI-powered tools for forensic workflows. You will lead memory forensics and threat hunting across cloud and on‑prem environments, translating findings into defensible client outputs.

You will design and automate investigative pipelines, collaborate with senior practitioners, and contribute to scalable solutions that speed up engagements. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.
• Minimum 3 years in DFIR with complex investigations.
• Minimum 3 years in cybersecurity consulting and data-oriented development/analysis.
• Experience building tools used in professional practice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct complex forensic investigations including memory forensics and malware triage.
• Support incident response with host and network forensics and log analysis.
• Develop indicators of compromise and defensible timelines.

Skills

DFIR

Memory forensics

Threat hunting

Python

PowerShell

Power BI

SQL

AI coding assistants

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience

Tools

Volatility

X-Ways

FTK

EnCase

Autopsy

Job description

Accenture plc is seeking a skilled cybersecurity investigator to drive investigations and build AI-powered tools for forensic workflows. You will lead memory forensics and threat hunting across cloud and on‑prem environments, translating findings into defensible client outputs.

You will design and automate investigative pipelines, collaborate with senior practitioners, and contribute to scalable solutions that speed up engagements. Travel may be required.