About Charles River Associates

Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations and governments around the world. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its combination of industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis that provide clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.

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Position Overview

CRA’s Forensic Services practice supports companies’ commitment to integrity by assisting them and their counsel in independently responding to allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, and non-compliance. We are noted for deploying cross-trained teams of forensic professionals to assist our clients in gaining deeper insights and greater value more quickly. We provide accounting and forensic services as well as cybercrime investigation services.

As an experienced leader in the forensic & cyber investigations space, your responsibilities as an Associate Principal may include (but are not limited to):

Leading security and privacy investigations for CRA clients, in preparation of, and in response to, data security matters, which may include ongoing breach detection, threat analysis, incident response and malware analysis;
Performing forensic analysis of digital information using standard computer forensics and evidence handling techniques and computer forensics tools;
Serving as primary point of contact for clients with regard to all incident response activities including malicious code, unauthorized access, and inappropriate usage;
Supervising project team execution by leading quality assurance efforts and overseeing work product;
Improving the ability of the incident response team to react to incidents by evaluating and implementing new tools and processes;
Maintaining effective relationships with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to assist in criminal matters;
Creating, leading, and maintaining leveraged team environment that is positioned for continued success and expansion by actively recruiting and retaining employees, and managing team morale;
Participating in and leading business development efforts by building relationships with current and potential clients, drafting and presenting proposals, participating in pitches, and demonstrating firm capabilities to potential clients;
Providing technical assessment/audit and guidance to clients on the adequacy of cyber security controls in accordance with cybersecurity frameworks that are included in one or more of the following - NIST CSF 2.0, HIPAA, ISO 27001 and 27002, SOC2, NERC-CIP,
Assist with team recruiting and training efforts as needed;
Working at the direction of counsel on investigations.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field is preferred but can be waived with sufficient experience;
7-10+ years’ experience in cyber intrusion investigation, digital forensics or incident response analysis;
Ability to effectively lead teams, prioritize multiple projects and meet timely deadlines;
Experience in a hands-on technical role functioning as an testifying expert, incident responder, network forensic analyst or malware analyst;
Experience leading data analytics engagements and managing the execution of technology-based best practices;
Working knowledge of computer hardware components, operating systems, file systems, computer networks, e-mail systems, mobile devices, IT security or incident response;
Deep knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, design, traffic flow, protocols, sessions), operating systems (Windows / *nix) and web technologies;
Willing and able to travel for client projects.

To Apply

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