Digital Forensics and Incident Response, Senior Manager

Booz Allen Hamilton; California (MO); On-site; USD 143,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Digital Forensics and Incident Response Senior Manager to drive DFIR engagements, translate findings into client needs, and expand relationships through advisory services. You’ll oversee multiple incident response teams, guide senior staff, and ensure delivery aligns with legal, regulatory, and business requirements.

In this role you’ll act as a trusted advisor during high‑severity incidents, communicating with executives, insurers, and counsel while developing

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in digital forensics, incident response, cybersecurity investigations, or cyber risk.
• 3+ years of experience leading incident response teams or forensic investigation teams.
• Experience managing multiple teams, team leads, senior technical personnel, or a geographically distributed workforce.
• Experience leading complex cybersecurity incidents involving executive, legal, insurance, or regulatory stakeholders.
• Experience developing and maintaining client relationships within cyber insurance, legal, incident response, or cybersecurity markets.
• Experience connecting clients with cybersecurity products, platforms, and advisory services.
• Knowledge of digital forensic methodologies, evidence preservation, chain of custody, investigative documentation, and defensible reporting.
• Ability to travel up to 25% and work outside standard business hours as required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the strategic direction, operational performance, and client delivery for multiple incident response teams.
• Serve as a senior advisor during high-severity incidents, communicating with executives, legal counsel, insurers, and other stakeholders.
• Lead and develop team leads and senior personnel, managing career development and performance.

Skills

Digital Forensics

Incident Response

Cyber Risk

Team Leadership

Client Relationships

Executive Communication

Business Development

Strategic Planning

Regulatory/Legal Compliance

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Job description

Digital Forensics and Incident Response, Senior Manager

The Opportunity: Identify and pursue opportunities during DFIR engagements to connect clients with Booz Allen’s cybersecurity products and advisory services, translating incident findings into broader client needs and expanding relationships through strategic account coordination. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, fostering long-term cyber resilience and growth by developing repeatable playbooks, coaching practitioners, and tracking performance metrics to drive measurable revenue and service expansion. Direct the strategic direction, operational performance, and client delivery for multiple incident response teams, overseeing complex investigations and ensuring alignment with legal, regulatory, and business requirements. Serve as a senior advisor during high-severity incidents, communicating with executives, legal counsel, insurance carriers, and other stakeholders. Lead and develop team leads and senior personnel, managing career development, performance, and disciplinary actions while promoting a culture of accountability and technical excellence. Maintain relationships with cyber insurance carriers, breach counsel, law firms, and corporate clients, supporting new business opportunities and practice growth. Ensure compliance with DFIR policies and standards, review significant findings and deliverables, and represent the organization at industry events.

You Have:

• 7+ years of experience in digital forensics, incident response, cybersecurity investigations, or cyber risk
• 3+ years of experience leading incident response teams or forensic investigation teams
• Experience managing multiple teams, team leads, senior technical personnel, or a geographically distributed workforce, including with employee development, career management, performance management, and disciplinary actions
• Experience leading complex cybersecurity incidents involving executive, legal, insurance, or regulatory stakeholders and serving as a senior advisor during ransomware, data breach, business email compromise, or insider threat
• Experience developing and maintaining client relationships within the cyber insurance, legal, incident response, or cybersecurity markets
• Experience connecting clients with relevant cybersecurity products, platforms, and advisory services
• Knowledge of digital forensic methodologies, evidence preservation, chain of custody, investigative documentation, and defensible reporting
• Ability to identify new opportunities, expand client relationships, contribute to business growth, and communicate technical findings and business risks to executives, boards, legal counsel, insurers, and senior stakeholders
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time and work outside standard business hours as required
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Business Administration, or Digital Forensics

Nice If You Have:

• Experience building or expanding a digital forensics or incident response practice
• Experience working with cyber insurance carriers, claims teams, insurance brokers, breach counsel, and insured organizations
• Experience with pipeline management, utilization, profitability, and engagement economics
• Experience negotiating statements of work, master services agreements, retainers, pricing structures, or preferred-provider arrangements
• Experience developing thought leadership, executive briefings, conference presentations, or market-facing content
• Ability to demonstrate client relationships and develop and grow a portfolio of business
• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Business Administration, Digital Forensics, or a related field
• CISSP, CISM, GCFA, GCIH, GREM, GNFA, EnCE, CFCE, CCE, or similar Certification

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $142,900.00 to $266,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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Work Model

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

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