Senior Associate, Cyber Forensics & Incident Response

Charles River Associates; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100 hours of training annually

Comprehensive benefits package

Wellness programs

Immigration support

Job summary

Charles River Associates seeks a Senior Associate in Forensic Services to lead end-to-end incident response, recovery, and investigations for complex breaches. You will manage scope, budgets, and teams, directing technical work across containment, forensics, and remediation while communicating with executives and counsel.

You will also shape engagement scoping, pricing, and stakeholder relationships, contributing to the growth of the recovery practice and methodologies within a dynamic

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• Lead multiple incident response, forensic investigation, and recovery engagements with scope, budget, staffing, and delivery ownership.
• Direct technical workstreams across containment, forensics, identity remediation, and infrastructure recovery.
• Develop evidence-based scope and level-of-effort models for fixed-price recoveries, sequenced by client priority.
• Serve as primary contact for client executives, counsel, and insurance carriers during active matters.
• Own final written work products: investigation reports, executive briefings, and remediation roadmaps.
• Review and quality-control consultant deliverables for technical accuracy and defensibility.
• Mentor and develop associates with structured feedback and coaching.
• Contribute to practice development through methodology, playbooks, and IP.

Skills

Cybersecurity incident response

Leadership of engagements/teams

Executive communication

Threat intelligence and forensics

Project scoping and pricing

Education

CISSP/GCFA/GCIH/CISM certifications

Advanced degree in a relevant field

Tools

Active Directory / Entra ID

Job description

Charles River Associates seeks a Senior Associate in Forensic Services to lead end-to-end incident response, recovery, and investigations for complex breaches. You will manage scope, budgets, and teams, directing technical work across containment, forensics, and remediation while communicating with executives and counsel.

You will also shape engagement scoping, pricing, and stakeholder relationships, contributing to the growth of the recovery practice and methodologies within a dynamic