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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Consultant - **Company:** Ransomware Recovery - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Data Analysis, Cyber Security, Digital Forensics, RAID, Network Forensics, Routing, Security Information and Event Management, Virtual Machines, Malware, Cyber Threat Analysis, Storage Technologies, Cybercrime - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840598573-senior-digital-forensics-and-incident-response-dfir-consultant ## About the Role * 5+ years of experience in digital forensics, incident response, or a similar role. * Strong knowledge of Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems. * Expertise in threat hunting, network forensics, and EDR / EPP technologies. * Skilled in forensic acquisition and analysis of physical and virtual systems. * Advanced understanding of networking, routing, and firewall operations. * Working knowledge of storage technologies such as RAID, NAS, SAN, Fiber Channel, iSCSI, and NFS. * Ability to analyze and interpret logs from various sources. * Familiarity with SIEM and SOAR solutions. * Ability to perform threat research and analyze current threats. * Understanding of business email compromise (BEC) cases and investigation techniques. Business Responsibilities * Fluent in English. * 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 * 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. * Perform Windows/Unix/Linux forensics and triage, and network forensics to assess compromise and investigations. * Skilled in 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. * Perform forensic analysis of physical systems, virtual machines, and network data. * Understanding of an incident lifecycle and cyber-kill-chain. * Familiarity with exfiltration techniques used by threat actors. * Correlate events and build timelines of events. * Maintain current knowledge on emerging threats and vulnerabilities. * Analyze files for IOCs using various techniques. * Conduct limited threat research based on IOCs collected during investigations. * Understand obfuscation techniques used to conceal malicious commands and traffic, and lateral movement strategies employed by threat actors. * Collaborate and share information within and across teams and communicate effectively with client managers and executives. * Write detailed reports and summarize findings clearly and concisely. * 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%. 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