Senior Incident Response Lead — Real-Time Forensics

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

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.