Senior Consultant, Cybersecurity

FTI Consulting•Washington, DC

1d•$109,000 - $164,500

About The Position

FTI Consulting is seeking a cybersecurity expert to support complex, global, and high-profile litigation, arbitration, and investigations. The role combines risk advisory, investigative, and disputes expertise to provide holistic client solutions. Work may draw on areas such as 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 Senior Consultant conducts cybersecurity engagements in a fast-paced, deadline-sensitive environment, manages consultants and investigative researchers, reports findings to sophisticated clients, and supports the development of service offerings and delivery methods. The role also leads threat-assessment methodology development, supervises incident analysis, and contributes to proposals. FTI Consulting offers coaching, mentoring, and support for ongoing professional development and career progression within its Cybersecurity team. Travel to FTI offices and client sites may be required. Applicants must already be authorized to work full-time in the United States; visa sponsorship is not provided.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Three or more years of experience conducting research at a corporate investigations firm or similar organization.
Ability to travel to FTI offices and client sites 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

Specialized experience in cyber incident response and cyber incident management.
Very good understanding of operating systems, file system fundamentals, and security controls, with in-depth familiarity with Windows, Linux, and Unix.
Understanding of data loss and data theft prevention concepts and technologies.
Understanding of eDiscovery and digital forensics concepts and technologies.
Threat modeling fundamentals and penetration testing skills.
Experience identifying red flags, validating sources, and judging the completeness and accuracy of open-source information.
Strategic planning skills and resourcefulness in developing investigative strategies and creative research solutions.
Experience identifying and managing subcontractor work, including negotiating budgets and deadlines.

Responsibilities

Conduct cybersecurity engagements in a fast-paced, deadline-sensitive environment.
Summarize engagement results accurately and concisely in written reports for law firms, financial institutions, and corporations.
Manage consultants on engagements involving teams of investigative researchers.
Provide oral reports to clients when appropriate.
Assist leadership in developing strategies to expand service offerings and improve the efficiency and consistency of service delivery.
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.
Develop investigative plans and strategies and creative solutions to research problems.
Identify and manage work performed by subcontractors, including negotiating budgets and deadlines.