Senior DFIR Engineer: AI-Driven IR & Automation

Forensic Focus; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Forensic Focus in the United States is seeking a Senior Security Engineer (DFIR) to lead digital forensics and incident response investigations into threats and platform abuse. You will collect and analyze evidence to determine root cause and impact, and you will build AI-assisted automation to streamline investigations.

The role also involves designing controls that prevent recurring issues and enhance overall security posture.

Qualifications

• Candidates need experience investigating security threats, analyzing logs and evidence, and identifying indicators of compromise.
• Experience working with cloud or SaaS audit data is required. Familiarity with AI-assisted workflows, software development, and clear evidence-based reporting is expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital forensics and incident response investigations into threats and platform abuse.
• Collect and analyze evidence to determine root cause and impact.
• Build AI-assisted automation for investigations.
• Design controls that prevent recurring issues.

Skills

Security threats

Logs analysis

Indicators of compromise

Cloud audit data

AI-assisted workflows

Software development

Evidence reporting

Job description

Forensic Focus in the United States is seeking a Senior Security Engineer (DFIR) to lead digital forensics and incident response investigations into threats and platform abuse. You will collect and analyze evidence to determine root cause and impact, and you will build AI-assisted automation to streamline investigations.

The role also involves designing controls that prevent recurring issues and enhance overall security posture.