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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # German Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Consultant - **Company:** Cypfer - **Location:** Utrecht, Netherlands - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Data Analysis, Cyber Security, Digital Forensics, RAID, Security Information and Event Management, Malware, Cyber Threat Analysis, Storage Technologies - **Published:** July 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.nl/details/5377954129 ## About the Role * Bilingual English and German * 2+ years of experience in digital forensics, incident response, or a similar role. * Knowledge of Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems. * Understanding of the functionality of EDR / EPP technologies. * Familiarity with forensic acquisition and analysis of physical and virtual systems. * Working knowledge of storage technologies such as RAID, NAS, SAN, Fiber Channel, iSCSI, and NFS. * Ability to analyze and interpret logs from various sources. * Ability to perform threat research and analyze current threats. * Understanding of business email compromise (BEC) cases and investigation techniques. * Participate in a rotating on-call schedule; ability to work on weekends and outside normal business hours as needed. * This role is remote but requires the ability to travel on short notice to a client site up to 50%. Must maintain flexibility to travel frequently within 24-48 hours' notice for deployments typically 1-2 weeks in duration. Business Responsibilities: * Maintain current knowledge of information security, incident response techniques, emerging threats, and tools. * Work independently and produce high-quality deliverables with minimal supervision. * Exhibit strong customer service and consulting skills. * Adhere to client and internal policies, procedures, and security practices. * Maintain detailed notes and draft updates and reports as required. * Remain calm, composed, and articulate in tough customer situations. * Exhibit excellent relationship management and communication skills. Preferred Skills: * Understand obfuscation techniques used to conceal malicious commands and traffic, and lateral movement strategies employed by threat actors. * Familiarity with exfiltration techniques used by threat actors. * Knowledge of SIEM and SOAR solutions. * Experience with e-discovery tools and methodologies. * Proficiency in collecting and analyzing data from mobile devices/cell phones. * Industry certifications such as MCFE, ENCE, ACE, GCFA, GCIH, GNFA, GCFE or similar are a plus. ## Description * Engage on behalf of CYPFER in incident response tasks, interacting with various insurance partners, legal counsel, incident response units, client executives, and technical teams. * Utilize standard tools and methodologies to collect forensic artifacts and images from affected systems. * Assist with Windows forensics and triage to assess compromise and investigations. * Familiarity with malware analysis tools and methodologies. * Apply mitigation strategies and concepts to remediate identified threats. * Analyze triage collections/artifacts for indicators of compromise (IOCs) and potentially malicious activity. * Review logs from host systems and appliances to identify suspicious activities. * Collect forensic disk and memory images from physical and virtual endpoints and servers. * Understanding of an incident lifecycle and cyber-kill-chain. * Correlate events and build timelines of events. * Maintain current knowledge on emerging threats and vulnerabilities. * Analyze files for IOCs using various techniques. ## Related Videos - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Enhancing Workload Security in Kubernetes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/356-enhancing-workload-security-in-kubernetes) - [Cyber Sleuth: Finding Hidden Connections in Cyber Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/893-cyber-sleuth-finding-hidden-connections-in-cyber-data) - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) - [Full Spectrum File Uploads](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/870-full-spectrum-file-uploads) ## Related Articles - [Finding Jobs in Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/375-finding-jobs-in-germany) - [Jobs in Germany for Americans](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/423-jobs-in-germany-for-americans) - [Finding IT & Technology English-speaking Jobs in Germany ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/446-finding-it-technology-english-speaking-jobs-in-germany) - [Data Analyst Salary Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/277-data-analyst-salary-germany) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [Where to Find German Tech Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/366-where-to-find-german-tech-jobs)