Senior Threat & Forensics Investigator (Remote)

Cribl; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 128,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

401(k)

Equity

Job summary

Cribl is seeking a staff-level investigator to join a hybrid team handling insider threat investigations, digital/hardware forensics, and executive protection. You will lead complex cases, coordinate with HR and Legal, and brief executives with discretion.

Expect to work across forensic analyses, travel planning, and security program maturation, including incident documentation and cross-functional collaboration. A senior, high-trust role with international travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience across insider threat investigations, digital/hardware forensics, and physical/executive protection (or a combination demonstrating equivalent depth).
• Demonstrated experience serving as lead investigator on insider risk cases involving sensitive, high-stakes, or legally exposed matters.
• Working knowledge of employment law, HR investigation standards, and confidentiality requirements as they apply to internal investigations.
• Hands-on forensic skills with standard tooling (e.g., EnCase, FTK, Cellebrite, X-Ways) and hardware-level forensic techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead insider risk investigations from initial detection through closure, including scoping, evidence collection, interviews, findings, and remediation recommendations.
• Partner closely with HR, Legal, and Employee Relations to ensure investigations are conducted defensibly, confidentially, and in compliance with employment law and privacy requirements.
• Build and mature insider risk program components: detection use cases, escalation criteria, case management workflows, and cross-functional playbooks.
• Brief sensitive findings to senior stakeholders (Legal, HR, executive leadership) with appropriate discretion and documentation.

Skills

insider threat

digital forensics

hardware forensics

executive protection

forensic tooling

CFCE certification

travel risk intel

communication skills

Tools

EnCase

FTK

Cellebrite

X-Ways

Job description

Cribl is seeking a staff-level investigator to join a hybrid team handling insider threat investigations, digital/hardware forensics, and executive protection. You will lead complex cases, coordinate with HR and Legal, and brief executives with discretion.

Expect to work across forensic analyses, travel planning, and security program maturation, including incident documentation and cross-functional collaboration. A senior, high-trust role with international travel as needed.