Incident Response and Forensic Analyst

Forensic Focus; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 123,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Forensic Focus in Colorado Springs seeks a Senior Incident Response and Forensic Analyst to lead investigations from detection through recovery in a high-security aerospace environment. You will conduct comprehensive forensics across disk, memory, and network data, preserve evidence, analyze malware behavior, and brief legal counsel as needed.

The role suits a seasoned cybersecurity professional who mentors junior analysts and coordinates incident response efforts.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years in incident response or digital forensics.
• Hands-on across Windows, Linux, and macOS systems.
• Proficiency with EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, Autopsy, Wireshark, tcpdump, or NetworkMiner.
• Knowledge of memory forensics and malware analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident response efforts from detection through recovery.
• Conduct forensic investigations across disk, memory, and network data.
• Preserve evidence, analyze attacker activity, and document findings.
• Brief stakeholders including legal counsel when needed.

Skills

Windows

Linux

macOS

Incident Response

Digital Forensics

Memory Forensics

Malware Analysis

Leadership

Tools

EnCase

FTK

X-Ways

Autopsy

Wireshark

tcpdump

NetworkMiner

Job description

# Incident Response and Forensic Analyst*The Best Job Board***Colorado Springs, CO**Onsite · Senior · Full-time### The RoleThis position leads incident response efforts from detection through recovery, conducting forensic investigations across disk, memory, and network data. The analyst preserves evidence, analyzes malware and attacker behavior, documents findings, and briefs stakeholders including legal counsel when needed.### Skills & ExperienceCandidates need 5-7 years in incident response or digital forensics, with hands-on experience across Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. Proficiency with EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, Autopsy, Wireshark, tcpdump, or NetworkMiner is expected, along with memory forensics and malware analysis knowledge.### Who It SuitsIdeal for a seasoned cybersecurity professional comfortable leading investigations and mentoring junior analysts, who enjoys hands-on forensic work combined with incident response coordination within a high-security, mission-critical aerospace environment.Typical advertised salary forIncident Response roles in United States:**$123,000–$179,000**(median $149,000 — from159 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).Compare Incident Response salaries in United States →Learn More/Apply