Senior DFIR & Forensics Analyst - Remote UK

Arctic Wolf; United States; Remote; USD 94,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity for all employees

28 days annual leave

Pension plan

Job summary

Arctic Wolf is seeking a Senior Incident Response Forensics Analyst (all genders) to join our DFIR team in the UK, working remotely. The Senior Forensic Analyst will conduct investigations of intrusions and email compromises, perform host, network, and cloud forensics, and mentor junior analysts while coordinating with clients and internal teams.

You'll work on complex cases, stay current with threat trends, and help drive best practices in incident response within a leading security operations

Qualifications

• Three or more years professional experience with digital forensics and incident response.
• Ability to respond to inquiries and work beyond normal business hours.
• Advanced knowledge of host-based forensic, network analysis, and data breach response.
• Advanced knowledge of current attack vectors and trends in cybersecurity.
• Ability to identify indicators of compromise from newly released exploits.
• Experience with IR and forensic tools such as Magnet Axiom, EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, SIFT, and other open-source tools.

Responsibilities

• Conduct forensic investigations for adversaries targeting organizations.
• Perform host, network, and cloud forensics across Windows, Linux, and Mac environments.
• Lead forensic acquisitions and analysis in Azure, AWS, and GCP environments.
• Contain and eradicate threat actors from client networks during live incidents.
• Provide tactical and strategic recommendations based on findings.
• Mentor junior analysts and share knowledge across the DFIR team.
• Communicate findings clearly to clients and legal teams.

Skills

Digital forensics

Incident response

Threat analysis

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security

Tools

Magnet Axiom

EnCase

FTK

X-Ways

SIFT

EDR tools

SIEM tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Arctic Wolf is seeking a Senior Incident Response Forensics Analyst (all genders) to join our DFIR team in the UK, working remotely. The Senior Forensic Analyst will conduct investigations of intrusions and email compromises, perform host, network, and cloud forensics, and mentor junior analysts while coordinating with clients and internal teams.

You'll work on complex cases, stay current with threat trends, and help drive best practices in incident response within a leading security operations