Digital Forensics & Cyber Risk Associate

Stout; New York (NY); On-site; USD 74,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards

Flexible schedules

Discretionary time off

Wellness options

Job summary

Stout seeks an Associate to conduct forensic acquisition and analysis of digital devices to support investigations, incident response, and legal matters. You will work with limited supervision, produce defensible findings, and help mentor junior team members in building the Digital Forensic & Cyber Risk practice.

Requires 2–4 years in digital forensics or incident response, a bachelor's in cybersecurity or related field, and proficiency with EnCase, FTK, Magnet AXIOM, or similar suites.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of hands-on digital forensics or incident response experience.
• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, digital forensics, or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency with at least one major forensic suite (EnCase, FTK, Magnet AXIOM, Cellebrite, or X-Ways).
• Working knowledge of Windows, macOS, and Linux file systems and artifacts.
• Understanding of evidence handling, forensic imaging, and write-blocking.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Certifications such as GCFE, GCFA, CFCE, EnCE, ACE, or CCE preferred.
• Mobile forensics and cloud forensics experience (M365, Google Workspace, AWS) preferred.
• Basic scripting skills (Python, PowerShell) preferred.
• Familiarity with memory forensics and malware triage preferred.
• Prior experience writing expert or court-ready reports preferred.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and preserve evidence from computers, mobile devices, cloud accounts, and removable media using forensically sound methods
• Analyze file systems, registry artifacts, browser and email data, logs, and application data to reconstruct user activity
• Maintain chain of custody and detailed case documentation
• Write clear, accurate reports and summaries for technical and non-technical audiences
• Support incident response, insider threat, fraud, and eDiscovery matters
• Provide testimony or technical declarations when required
• Assist in reviewing junior examiners' work and validating tools and methods

Skills

Digital forensics

Incident response

Forensic suites

Windows/macOS/Linux

Evidence handling

Written and verbal communication

Independent work

Mobile/cloud forensics

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

Memory forensics

Court-ready reports

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity / computer science / digital forensics

Tools

EnCase

FTK

Magnet AXIOM

Cellebrite

X-Ways

Job description

Stout seeks an Associate to conduct forensic acquisition and analysis of digital devices to support investigations, incident response, and legal matters. You will work with limited supervision, produce defensible findings, and help mentor junior team members in building the Digital Forensic & Cyber Risk practice.

Requires 2–4 years in digital forensics or incident response, a bachelor's in cybersecurity or related field, and proficiency with EnCase, FTK, Magnet AXIOM, or similar suites.