Incident Response Consultant (Remote)

Forensic Focus; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 123,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Forensic Focus is seeking an Incident Response Consultant to work remotely in the United States. You will join a technical team to investigate intrusions involving nation-state actors, e-crime groups, and hacktivists.

Responsibilities include host and network forensic analysis across Windows, Mac, and Linux systems, threat hunting across large datasets, and producing detailed reports for customers, regulators, and legal counsel.

Qualifications

• Experience in incident response and forensic analysis with practical investigations.
• Familiarity with network traffic analysis and open-source tooling.
• Knowledge of cloud incident response across AWS/Azure/GCP is valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident response engagements and investigate intrusions
• Perform host and network forensics across Windows, Mac, Linux
• Produce detailed customer, regulator, and legal reports

Skills

Incident response

Forensic analysis

Threat hunting

Reverse engineering

Malware analysis

Cloud incident response

Secure network design

Tools

Bro/Zeek

Suricata

Job description

# Incident Response Consultant (Remote)*CrowdStrike***United States**Remote · Mid · Full-time### The RoleThis position involves working as part of a technical team on incident response engagements, investigating intrusions involving nation-state actors, e-crime groups, and hacktivists. Responsibilities include host and network forensic analysis across Windows, Mac, and Linux systems, threat hunting across large datasets, and producing detailed reports for customers, regulators, and legal counsel.### Skills & ExperienceCandidates should have experience in incident response, computer and network forensic analysis, and familiarity with tools such as Bro/Zeek or Suricata. Reverse engineering and malware analysis skills, cloud incident response knowledge (AWS, Azure, GCP), and understanding of secure network architecture are valued.### Who It SuitsThis role suits self-motivated incident response or information security professionals seeking to rapidly develop their skills through high-profile investigations, who enjoy working independently while collaborating with experienced colleagues and engaging directly with customers.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