Senior Incident Response Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud
New York, NY
The Role
This senior consulting role centres on leading end-to-end incident response engagements for clients facing complex, high-profile breaches. Day-to-day work includes host and network forensics, log analysis, malware triage, threat hunting, and crisis management, alongside developing detailed reports for both technical teams and executive leadership.
Skills & Experience
Candidates need at least five years of hands-on incident response experience, including network and log forensic analysis, disk and memory forensics, and malware triage across one or more operating systems such as Linux. Cloud platform certifications are preferred, as is experience with CTF competitions or platforms like Hack the Box.
Who It Suits
This role suits an experienced DFIR professional who thrives in fast-paced, client-facing consulting environments and is comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels. Those with a passion for advanced threat investigation, nation-state-level adversaries, and up to 30% travel will find it particularly rewarding.
Typical advertised salary for Incident Response roles in United States: $125,000–$180,000 (median $150,000 — from 154 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).
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