Hybrid Cyber & Forensic Tech Consulting Intern

Charles River Associates; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles River Associates invites students to join its Summer Analyst/Associate Internship in Cybersecurity and Forensics. Over 8-10 weeks, you will work with senior colleagues on live client projects across forensic technology, incident response, and security investigations.

Successful interns may be offered full-time employment after graduation. The program emphasizes professional development, wellness support, and teamwork in a collaborative CRA environment with opportunities in multiple U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates graduating December 2027/Summer 2028 with related focus.
• Familiarity with several core skills: OS, software/hardware, forensics tools, data analysis.
• Experience with digital forensics analyses, malware analyses, and threat hunting preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication, initiative, leadership, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assist with security and privacy investigations, including ongoing breaches and fraud.
• Perform forensic analyses using standard techniques and tools.
• Apply investigative techniques and digital forensics against various systems to answer questions.
• Collect digital evidence and document chain of custody.
• Leverage programming and database skills; draft reports to summarize findings.
• Stay current with developments in digital forensics, e-discovery, and incident response.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Computer Science

Digital Forensics

Management Information Systems

Security Information Systems

Incident response

Programming

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree (non-MBA)

Tools

Python

T-SQL

VBA

Excel

C#

Job description

Charles River Associates invites students to join its Summer Analyst/Associate Internship in Cybersecurity and Forensics. Over 8-10 weeks, you will work with senior colleagues on live client projects across forensic technology, incident response, and security investigations.

Successful interns may be offered full-time employment after graduation. The program emphasizes professional development, wellness support, and teamwork in a collaborative CRA environment with opportunities in multiple U.S.