Senior Analyst

Forrester; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Forrester is seeking a Security and Risk Senior Analyst to conduct research and deliver strategic, practical advice for security and risk leaders. The role encompasses MDR/MSS, cybersecurity consulting, zero trust, and risk management across industries and geographies.

The Senior Analyst collaborates on high-performance teams, develops intellectual property, and engages clients globally with in-depth guidance sessions and advisory services.

Qualifications

• Five or more years security and risk experience in practitioner, consultant, product, architect, or research analyst roles.
• Strong academic record (BA or BS) or equivalent experience.
• Curiosity about technology's impact on business; practical understanding of how security and risk professionals operate.
• Superior listening, critical thinking, and writing skills; ability to distill complex ideas into simple concepts; willing to take a stand on vendors/outcomes.
• Experience with public sector clients at federal/state/local level preferred.
• Willingness to travel 30%–50% across time zones; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research into evolving MDR/MSS, cybersecurity and risk consulting trends; zero trust domains (ZT).
• Deliver multiple complex research projects annually with business-context insights.
• Create IP via reports, videos, tools, templates, blogs, and guidance sessions.
• Consult with global clients to apply Forrester research to their business context.
• Present at Forrester events and deliver client speeches/webinars.
• Build relationships with senior security professionals, vendors, and journalists.
• Support sales and customer success with client needs and prospects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Writing

Critical thinking

Public sector experience

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

At Forrester, we’re trusted to work on trailblazing, mission critical problems that business and technology leaders face today. That’s why we’re always looking to empower talented individuals to perform at their best every single day. We’re proud of our community of smart people and vibrant voices who come together to do what’s right by our clients and each other. Our success is driven by curiosity, courage and customer obsession. The confidence and drive to be bold at work. Join us and build an extraordinary future.

About This Role

Forrester is currently looking for a Security And Risk Senior Analyst to conduct research and deliver strategic, practical advice for security and risk leaders and practitioners. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of the security services market, including managed detection and response (MDR)/managed security services (MSS), cybersecurity consulting, and risk consulting. In addition, this role will understand service providers that design, architect, and implement Zero Trust for government and private sector organizations.

The successful candidate will research and uncover the strategies, technologies, and best practices in the assigned markets and domains. The Security And Risk Senior Analyst will deliver these insights and recommendations in written reports, presentations, tools and templates, video, inquiries, guidance sessions, and custom advisory for security and risk leaders across industries and geographies. Our research is aimed at helping enterprise clients solve business problems and improve business results by applying principles and best practices. We also advise vendors on their strategies, roadmaps, and messaging in line with our market insights and our recommendations for enterprise clients.

Job Description

The Senior Analyst works as part of a small high-performance team and collaborates with others in all aspects of the job. The Senior Analyst is expected to:

• Conduct research into evolving trends and best practices of: managed detection and response (MDR), managed security services (MSS), cybersecurity and risk consulting services, and zero trust security principles and domains (ZT).
• Research and deliver multiple complex research projects per year that convey new security and risk ideas in a rich business context. These projects typically: 1) introduce new thinking about successful business and technology strategies; 2) present organizational and technology implementation plans; 3) compare technologies or services (e.g., via a Forrester Wave™); or 4) predict emerging business opportunities or markets.
• Research and continuously create intellectual property in the form of written reports and analyses, video, tools and templates, blogs etc. about security and risk technologies/services, industry events, predictions, and/or competitive market dynamics.
• Consult with clients around the globe to apply Forrester’s research in the context of their specific business environment and help solve their problems through in-depth guidance sessions and advisory.
• Present at Forrester-sponsored and industry events and deliver client speeches and webinars.
• Establish an industry presence as an influential speaker and thinker and build relationships with senior security and risk professionals, the technology vendors that serve them, and the journalists who cover the sector.
• Participate in vendor briefings and field press inquiries.
• Develop a deep understanding of what Forrester clients require to be successful as security and risk leaders. Assist sales and customer success with clients and prospects.

Job Requirements

• Five or more years security and risk experience as a practitioner, consultant, product/product marketing leader, architect, or research analyst.
• A strong record of academic achievement (BA or BS) or equivalent experience.
• Deep intellectual curiosity about the effect of technology on the business landscape; solid business instincts; a practical understanding of how security and risk professionals operate; a creative view of markets, technologies, and attitudes; and a fascination with the future.
• Superior listening, critical thinking, and writing skills, as well as memorable presentation skills. Analysts are expected to take complex, disparate ideas and distill them into simple, provocative concepts — and be willing to take a stand on vendors and outcomes.
• Experience working in the public sector or serving public sector clients at the federal, state, or local level preferred.
• Flexibility to support global clients (in EMEA, APAC, and NA) across time zones.
• The ability to travel 30% to 50% of the time.
• Must be a US Citizen

Please note that the base salary range indicated here is inclusive of all applicable US geographies listed in this requisition, with the exception of New York City. This salary range is based upon the position as described in the job listing. The offered compensation may vary within this range and is dependent upon the successful candidate’s primary work location, experience, training, education, and credentials.

Base salary range: $119,000 - $193,000

Base salary range for New York City, NY and San Francisco, CA: $136,000 - $222,000

The application deadline is September 30, 2026. Please refer to the job posting on Forrester.com careers page if the deadline has been extended.

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