As Needed DFIR Consultant

FTI Consulting • Washington, DC

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About The Position

FTI Consulting is seeking an As Needed DFIR Consultant to support complex, global, and high-profile litigation, arbitration, and investigations. The role combines cybersecurity expertise with investigative and disputes work to deliver solutions for clients. Relevant areas of expertise include intelligence collection, incident response, insider threat analysis, network operations, emerging cyber policy, security operations, malware analysis, cloud security, digital forensics, penetration testing, and application testing.

The consultant will perform cybersecurity engagements in a fast-paced, deadline-sensitive environment and communicate findings to sophisticated clients, including law firms, financial institutions, and corporations. The position also contributes to service development, threat-identification methods, incident analysis, and proposal development. The role offers coaching, mentoring, and professional-development support within FTI’s cybersecurity team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Ability to travel to clients and FTI offices as needed.
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; visa sponsorship is not provided.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a Microsoft 365 environment.
• AWS or Azure security certification(s).
• Identity and Access Management experience.
• Networking experience.
• Specialized experience in cyber incident response and cyber incident management.

Responsibilities

• Perform cybersecurity engagements in a fast-paced, deadline-sensitive environment.
• Summarize engagement results accurately and concisely in written reports for clients.
• Manage consultants on engagements involving investigative research teams.
• Provide oral reports to clients when appropriate.
• Assist leadership in developing strategies to expand service offerings and improve service-delivery efficiency and consistency.
• Maintain current knowledge of industry trends, threats, methodologies, and core technologies to understand client needs and design technical solutions.
• Lead assessment of current threat-identification techniques and development of new methodologies and frameworks.
• Supervise incident-analysis results, applying analytical skills and cybersecurity knowledge.
• Lead modification and enhancement of proposals.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid leave.
• Family support.
• Financial protection benefits.
• Wellbeing resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level