DFIR Consultant - Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote workforce

Group Medical Insurance options

Group Dental Insurance

12 corporate holidays

Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Mobile phone and home internet stipend

Job summary

GuidePoint Security is seeking a DFIR Consultant to perform digital forensics investigations and incident response activities remotely within the U.S. You will analyze host systems, network traffic, and malware artifacts while delivering clear client-focused findings.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engagement leads and peers, with opportunities to automate tasks and expand expertise across DFIR disciplines.

Qualifications

• High School diploma and 5 years of experience, OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience, OR Master’s degree.
• Hands-on experience across core DFIR disciplines: host forensics, network traffic analysis, malware handling/triage, log review, and BEC analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical findings to technical and managerial audiences.
• Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes.
• Preferred: consulting or professional services experience; familiarity with DFIR methodology and tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform DFIR investigations as a contributing technical resource: host forensics, network traffic analysis, malware handling/triage, log review, and BEC analysis.
• Support effective engagement communication, time management, and coordination throughout the investigative lifecycle.
• Produce clear, accurate engagement deliverables detailing findings, business impact, and remediation strategies.
• Collaborate with peers and engagement leads across concurrent engagements to deliver consistent results.
• Use scripting and automation to reduce manual DFIR tasks.
• Continuously strengthen skills across DFIR disciplines and stay current with industry trends.
• Support client relationships by providing information and guidance during engagements as a technical contributor.
• Contribute to evolving service portfolio driven by emerging threats and client needs.
• Maintain availability during high-severity incident surges and participate in on-call rotations.
• Travel up to 20% and perform duties with professionalism and ownership.

Skills

Forensics

Network analysis

Malware triage

Log analysis

BEC analysis

Education

High School diploma

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

EDR

NDR

XDR

SIEM

FW

NGAV

Velociraptor

Job description

Defining the future of work & living globally

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DFIR Consultant - Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best‑fit solutions that mitigate risk.

General Description

The DFIR Consultant is a core technical contributor within GuidePoint Security’s Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) Practice. Working under the guidance of Senior and Principal Consultants, the DFIR Consultant performs investigations across a range of engagement types, produces clear and accurate analysis, and communicates findings effectively to clients while continuing to build depth across core DFIR disciplines.

The DFIR Practice performs reactive incident response investigations, forensic investigations, proactive threat discovery and threat hunting, and Purple Team exercises (as Blue Team in collaboration with the GuidePoint Red Team). In this role you will apply your technical skills, creativity, and adaptability to deliver results to clients across a variety of sectors.

About the DFIR & Threat Intelligence Practice

The DFIR & Threat Intelligence Practice helps organizations prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents, turning front‑line experience into intelligence that keeps clients ahead of the threat. Six specialized teams work as one across the full arc of an incident, from readiness planning through response, recovery, and threat research. We partner with client security and legal teams, cyber insurance carriers, breach counsel, and GuidePoint’s regional and sales organizations to cut dwell time and limit business impact.

The six teams:

DFIR (Digital Forensics & Incident Response) — Breach investigation, forensics, containment, and eradication when an incident is confirmed or suspected.

IRA (Incident Response Advisory) — Readiness before an incident: IR planning, tabletop exercises, Blue Team enablement, and program maturity assessments.

GRIT (GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team) — Original threat research and intelligence that drives our investigations, Threat Actor communications, TI advisory, and as‑a‑Service capabilities.

SD (Strategic Delivery) — Delivery management that keeps engagements staffed, on track, and consistent.

R&R (Recovery & Restoration) — Post‑incident rebuild that returns clients to safe, operational environments.

Insurance & Counsel — The bridge to carriers and breach counsel through the claims and legal side of an incident.

What sets us apart: one integrated practice carries a client through the whole lifecycle with no hand‑off gaps, including the demanding parts of an engagement that most providers cannot cover in‑house, from GRIT’s Threat Actor communications and negotiation support to R&R’s full environment restoration and coordination with insurers and counsel. GRIT’s research feeds live investigations so our response reflects how adversaries operate now, and established carrier and counsel relationships make GuidePoint a trusted partner across the incident response community.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Technical Execution & Engagement Delivery

Investigation Execution

Perform DFIR investigations as a contributing technical resource, including host forensics, network traffic analysis, malware handling/triage, log review, and BEC analysis, under the direction of engagement leads.

Engagement Communication

Support effective engagement communication, time management, and coordination throughout the investigative lifecycle.

Deliverables

Produce clear, accurate engagement deliverables that detail technical findings, recommendations, business impact, and realistic remediation strategies for both technical and managerial audiences.

Peer Collaboration

Collaborate with peers and engagement leads across concurrent engagements, sharing findings and coordinating to deliver consistent, high‑quality results.

Automation & Efficiency

Use scripting and automation to reduce manual processes and improve the efficiency of DFIR tasks.

Skills Development

Continually strengthen relevant skills, knowledge, and abilities to grow across core DFIR disciplines and stay current with the information security industry.

Client & Practice Contribution

Client Support

Support client relationships by providing information and guidance during engagements and serving as a reliable technical contributor.

Practice Contribution

Contribute to a perpetually evolving service portfolio driven by emerging threats and diverse client needs.

Growth Mindset

Maintain a strong desire to learn, adapt, and improve alongside a rapidly growing company; perform other duties as assigned.

Engagement & Availability Expectations

Maintaining availability outside standard business hours during high‑severity incident surges.

Participating in on‑call rotation as appropriate for the role.

Proactively surfacing gaps in engagement delivery, processes, or client communication to engagement leads.

Setting an example of professionalism, urgency, and ownership on every engagement.

Required Experience and Education:

High School diploma and 5 years of experience, OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience, OR Master’s degree.

Hands‑on experience across core DFIR disciplines: host forensics, network traffic analysis, malware handling/triage, log review, and BEC analysis.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical findings to both technical and managerial audiences.

Creativity and adaptability to solve challenging problems in a rapidly changing environment.

Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes.

Preferred Experience and Education

Prior experience in a consulting or professional services role.

Experience with established DFIR methodology and process.

Experience with a variety of industry‑related solutions including EDR, NDR, XDR, SIEM, FW, NGAV, Velociraptor, and others.

Proficiency with common programming and scripting languages including PowerShell, Python, Bash, Go, or similar.

Experience with enterprise cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Services, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and Azure.

Awareness of attacker techniques, advanced threat groups, and integration of threat intelligence into an investigation.

Relevant industry certifications such as, but not limited to, GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, GCIA, GDAT, GREM, or CISSP.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20% travel

Physical Requirements

Sedentary work

Substantial movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for a minimum of 8 hours a day

Required to have close visual acuity to view computer terminal and/or extensive reading for a minimum of 8 hours a day

Why GuidePoint?

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately‑held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1,300 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers.

Firmly‑defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

Some added perks….

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on‑site may be required for Federal positions)
• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment