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Senior Incident Response Consultant

Quorum Cyber

United States

Senior · Full-time

The Role

This role leads end-to-end incident response engagements, conducting advanced forensic analysis across Windows, Linux, macOS, and multi-cloud environments. Day-to-day responsibilities include investigating breaches, identifying threat actor TTPs, managing evidence handling, liaising with customer stakeholders, and contributing to AI-enabled IR workflow development alongside SOC and MDR teams.

Skills & Experience

Candidates should bring expertise in host, network, and memory forensics, log and network traffic analysis, and chain-of-custody standards. Strong knowledge of Microsoft security technologies and telemetry is essential. Experience interpreting malware behaviour, threat actor TTPs, and familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK are expected at this level.

Who It Suits

This role suits an experienced IR professional seeking a senior consulting position within a fast-growing, Microsoft-aligned security firm. Those who thrive in high-pressure investigations, enjoy customer-facing work, and want to shape IR service development across North America will find this a strong fit.

Typical advertised salary for Incident Response roles in United States: $123,000–$179,000 (median $149,000 — from 159 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).

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Listed: 22 Sep 2026