Senior Incident Response Security Consultant, Google Cloud, Mandiant

Forensic Focus; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Forensic Focus in the United States is seeking a Senior Incident Response Security Consultant specializing in Google Cloud/Mandiant engagements. You will lead end-to-end investigations, coordinate containment, and oversee crisis management across diverse environments.

You will perform host and network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage, mentor junior staff, and communicate findings to technical teams, executives, and clients, while travelling to client sites as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on incident response and DFIR experience.
• Experience with cloud forensics and on-prem/off-prem environments.
• Ability to communicate findings to technical teams, executives, and legal counsel.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end incident response engagements.
• Perform host and network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage.
• Support containment, remediation, and crisis management.
• Coordinate with clients and senior stakeholders.
• Mentor junior consultants and ensure quality deliverables.

Skills

Incident response

DFIR

Cloud forensics

Network forensics

Malware triage

Tools

X-Ways

TSK

Job description

# Senior Incident Response Security Consultant, Google Cloud, Mandiant*Google***Georgia**Hybrid · Senior · Full-time### The RoleThis senior consulting role centres on leading end-to-end incident response engagements for clients facing technically complex and high-profile cyber incidents. Day-to-day responsibilities include host and network forensics, log analysis, malware triage, threat hunting, and supporting containment, remediation, and crisis management activities across diverse environments.### Skills & ExperienceCandidates need at least five years of hands-on incident response and investigative experience spanning network forensics, cloud forensics, and disk or memory analysis. Familiarity with commercial and open-source forensic suites such as X-Ways and TSK is preferred, along with the ability to communicate findings clearly to technical teams, executives, and legal counsel.### Who It SuitsThis role suits an experienced DFIR professional who thrives in a fast-paced consulting environment, is comfortable travelling to client sites, and can confidently manage high-pressure investigations. Those with a background in enterprise security, threat hunting, or cloud environments will find the work particularly well matched to their skills.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 →Learn More/Apply