Senior Incident Response Consultant | $110,000 – $145,000

Forensic Focus; Tysons (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Forensic Focus is seeking a Senior Incident Response Consultant in Tysons Corner, VA for an onsite, full-time role. You will lead investigations across disk, memory, network, cloud and app evidence, directing containment and recovery actions in real time for high-stakes cases.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in incident response, preferably with consultancy exposure, plus GIAC certifications. You will mentor junior responders and contribute to a growing, client-facing practice.

Qualifications

• Requires three-plus years in incident response, ideally consultancy-side.
• Experiences with leading investigations and client-facing deliverables preferred.
• Ability to mentor and coach junior responders within a growing practice.

Responsibilities

• Leads forensic investigations spanning disk, memory, network, cloud and application evidence.
• Directs client containment and recovery actions in real time, scopes engagements and produces reports suitable for boards, legal counsel and regulators.

Skills

Incident response

Consultancy experience

Mentoring

Tools

FTK

AXIOM

PowerShell

Python

Active Directory

Job description

# Senior Incident Response Consultant | $110,000 – $145,000*Maestro Search***Tysons Corner, VA**Onsite · Senior · Full-time · $110,000.00/yr - $145,000.00/yr### The RoleLeads forensic investigations spanning disk, memory, network, cloud and application evidence across ransomware, BEC, nation-state and insider cases. Directs client containment and recovery actions in real time, scopes engagements and produces reports suitable for boards, legal counsel and regulators.### Skills & ExperienceRequires three-plus years in incident response, ideally consultancy-side, with two or more GIAC certifications such as GCIH or GREM. Expects proficiency with EDR tools, forensic suites including FTK and AXIOM, Active Directory internals, and scripting via PowerShell and Python.### Who It SuitsSuits an experienced DFIR consultant comfortable owning complex, high-pressure investigations end-to-end and mentoring alongside senior and principal responders within a growing specialist practice.Typical advertised salary forIncident Response roles in United States:**$123,000–$179,000**(median $149,000 — from159 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).Compare Incident Response salaries in United States →Certifications mentioned:GREM · GCIH — find training for these on theDFIR Training Finder.Learn More/Apply