GuidePoint Security - Senior DFIR Consultant - Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)

• Client & Practice Contribution • Client Relationships: Foster client relationships by providing support, information, and guidance during engagements, serving as a credible technical voice. • Client Relationships: • Practice Evolution: Help the DFIR Practice adapt to a perpetually evolving service portfolio driven by emerging threats and diverse client needs. • Practice Evolution: • Growth Mindset: Maintain a strong desire to learn, adapt, and improve alongside a rapidly growing company; perform other duties as assigned. • Growth Mindset: • Engagement & Availability Expectations • The Senior Consultant is held to a high standard for availability, initiative, and ownership commensurate with a senior technical role. This includes: • Maintaining availability outside standard business hours during high-severity incident surges. • Participating in on-call rotation as appropriate for the role. • Proactively identifying and addressing gaps in engagement delivery, processes, or client communication. • Setting an example of professionalism, urgency, and ownership on every engagement. • Four (4+) years of hands-on experience performing incident response investigations. • Six (6+) combined years of IT and information security experience. • Demonstrated proficiency across core DFIR disciplines: host forensics, network traffic analysis, malware handling/triage, log review, and BEC analysis. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical findings to both technical and managerial audiences. • Creativity and adaptability to solve challenging and complex problems in a rapidly changing environment. • Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes. • Prior experience in a consulting or professional services role. • Experience with established DFIR methodology and process. • Experience with a variety of industry-related solutions including EDR, NDR, XDR, SIEM, FW, NGAV, Velociraptor, and others. • Proficiency with common programming and scripting languages including PowerShell, Python, Bash, Go, or similar. • Experience with enterprise cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Services, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and Azure. • Awareness of attacker techniques, advanced threat groups, and integration of threat intelligence into an investigation. • Relevant industry certifications such as, but not limited to, GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, GCIA, GDAT, GREM, or CISSP. • What Success Looks Like • You independently lead investigations end to end and deliver rigorous, high-quality analysis under pressure. • Your engagement deliverables are clear, accurate, and trusted by both technical and executive audiences. • You have improved at least one process, tool, or automation that makes DFIR engagements more efficient. • Clients recognize you as a credible, dependable technical resource during high-stakes incidents. • You operate with ownership and initiative—identifying problems, proposing solutions, and executing without being asked. • Up to 20% travel • Substantial movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for a minimum of 8 hours a day • Required to have close visual acuity to view computer terminal and/or extensive reading for a minimum of 8 hours a day • We use Greenhouse Software as our applicant tracking system and Zoom Scheduler for HR screen request scheduling. At times, your email may block our communication with you. Please be sure to check your SPAM folder so that you don't miss updates on your application. • Why GuidePoint?GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1,300 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers.