Remote Senior Insider Threat & Forensics Engineer

Cribl; Topeka (KS); Remote; USD 128,000 - 200,000; Full time

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Job summary

Cribl is seeking a staff-level investigator to join a hybrid team focused on insider threat, digital/hardware forensics, and executive protection. You will lead complex insider risk cases end-to-end, perform forensic imaging of devices, and brief executives.

This role demands high discretion, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to travel as needed. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of relevant experience, professional certifications, and hands-on tooling like EnCase/FTK.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience across insider threat investigations, digital/hardware forensics, and physical/executive protection (or a combination demonstrating equivalent depth)
• Demonstrated experience serving as lead investigator on insider risk cases involving sensitive, high-stakes, or legally exposed matters
• Working knowledge of employment law, HR investigation standards, and confidentiality requirements as they apply to internal investigations
• Hands-on forensic skills with standard tooling (e.g., EnCase, FTK, Cellebrite, X-Ways) and hardware-level forensic techniques
• Active or recent certification through IACIS (CFCE) or comparable digital forensics credentialing body
• Prior experience in executive protection, including travel risk assessment/intelligence gathering and direct coordination with executive support staff
• Excellent judgment and discretion; ability to hold confidentiality under pressure and manage competing stakeholder interests
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical forensic findings for non-technical, legal, and executive audiences
• Willingness and ability to travel on short notice, including internationally

Responsibilities

• Lead insider risk investigations from initial detection through closure, including scoping, evidence collection, interviews, findings, and remediation recommendations
• Partner closely with HR, Legal, and Employee Relations to ensure investigations are conducted defensibly, confidentially, and in compliance with employment law and privacy requirements
• Build and mature insider risk program components: detection use cases, escalation criteria, case management workflows, and cross-functional playbooks
• Brief sensitive findings to senior stakeholders (Legal, HR, executive leadership) with appropriate discretion and documentation
• Conduct forensic acquisition and analysis of laptops, mobile devices, removable media, and network artifacts in support of investigations
• Maintain chain of custody and produce forensically sound, litigation-ready documentation
• Perform hardware-level forensics (disk imaging, device teardown/analysis, embedded storage) in addition to standard digital forensics
• Apply and maintain relevant certifications (IACIS CFCE or equivalent; EnCE, GCFE, or similar strongly preferred)
• Provide executive protection coverage for principals during domestic and international travel and at company events and conferences
• Lead security planning for company conferences and events
• Conduct pre-travel intelligence and risk assessments (geopolitical, environmental, venue-specific) to inform protective planning
• Coordinate directly with executive assistants on itineraries, logistics, and advance planning to ensure protection is seamless and low-friction
• Support physical security assessments of office locations, facilities and events, identifying and mitigating potential vulnerabilities and additional ways to secure them

Skills

Insider threat investigations

Digital forensics

Physical security

Tools

EnCase

FTK

Cellebrite

X-Ways

Job description

Cribl is seeking a staff-level investigator to join a hybrid team focused on insider threat, digital/hardware forensics, and executive protection. You will lead complex insider risk cases end-to-end, perform forensic imaging of devices, and brief executives.

This role demands high discretion, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to travel as needed. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of relevant experience, professional certifications, and hands-on tooling like EnCase/FTK.