Charles River Associates

Charles River Associates

Consulting Associate/Cybersecurity & Incident Response (Forensic Services practice)

Toronto, ON, Canada · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$140kDetected 175 days ago
PythonC#SQLData AnalysisCybersecurityPenetration TestingComplianceOutbound SalesFinancial AnalysisAccountingExcelTCP/IPHIPAAResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoring

About the role

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  • We provide accounting and forensic services as well as cybercrime investigation services.

Responsibilities

  • Providing expert digital forensic support for counsel and clients in support of data security incidents, such as data breaches or fraud;
  • Create custom analytic products based on conclusions and judgments derived from open and closed Intelligence sources and independent research;
  • Provide timely support for clients' incident response, hunting, threat intelligence teams by collecting relevant intelligence and/or performing unique research and providing analysis;
  • Perform technical analysis on malicious or suspicious artifacts (malicious executables and documents, packet captures, etc.);
  • Developing familiarity with data that serves as input to this analysis, including threat intelligence, logging data, as well as contextual clues;
  • Programming, model building, and database administration (Python, T-SQL, VBA, Excel, C#, among others);
  • Create Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) from analysis to strengthen incident response and threat intelligence efforts;
  • Participating in practice-building activities including recruiting and training;
  • Beginning with research and analysis skill building, training continues with technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague.

Requirements

  • Our two main services - economic and management consulting - are delivered by practice groups that focus on specific areas of expertise or industries.
  • We value knowledge of cybersecurity concepts, research experience, quantitative ability, exceptional written and oral communication skills, and a high level of initiative.
  • 3-5 years of experience in cyber intrusion investigation or incident response analysis
  • Strong understanding of computer operating systems, software and hardware
  • Experience with conducting digital forensic analysis using commercial and open source forensic tools.
  • Proficiency with Threat Intelligence Platforms and analyst software tools e.g. MISP, Maltego, etc.

Compensation

  • CRA's robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs, encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member.

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