Senior Associate, Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR)

Job Requisition

POSITION TITLE: Senior Associate

PRACTICE/CORPORATE: Digital Forensics & Incident Response

LOCATION: TBD

REPORTS TO: Managing Director

FLSA: Exempt

DATE COMPLETED/REVISED: 06-2026

WHO IS PRESCIENT

Prescient is a tech-enabled digital intelligence investigation and risk advisory firm. Our team helps multinational corporations law firms investors and private clients mitigate risk and discover actionable intelligence using next generation technology and tradecraft. We operate at the intersection of cybersecurity corporate security disputes and intelligence and support clients around the world from offices in the United States and Europe.

POSITION SUMMARY

Prescient is seeking a dynamic new team member to help grow our Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) services. Prescient has built a world class DFIR capability over the past several years and is looking to hire a Senior Associate with experience from the public and/or private sector to build on our success and help us innovate.

Final title decisions will be made based on years of experience and candidate expertise.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

The team member will generally be responsible for:

• Leading and/or supporting investigations into cybersecurity incidents including ransomware data breaches and insider threats.
• Performing incident triage forensic analysis malware examination and log review to identify the root cause and scope of compromise.
• Conducting forensic imaging and analysis of endpoints servers cloud environments and mobile devices.
• Preserving and analyzing digital evidence in line with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Extracting correlating and interpreting data from multiple sources to reconstruct attack timelines.
• Documenting methodologies and findings to support potential litigation regulatory inquiries or internal reviews.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: Candidates will have approximately three (3) to five (5) years of experience in digital forensics incident response or a related field.

Technical Skills:

• Strong technical background in digital forensics tools (e.g. Magnet Axiom EnCase FTK Cellebrite XWays etc.) and incident response EDR and cybersecurity platforms as well as cloud-based environments (M365 G-Suite AWS etc.).
• Proficiency in handling a variety of operating systems (e.g. Linux Windows Mac iOS virtual machines etc.) and file systems (e.g. FAT NTFS EXT etc.). Must be familiar with digital evidence collection from a variety of sources.
• Proficiency in data and log file analysis and analytics tools such as SQL Python Tableau Splunk and Excel.

Leadership Abilities: Candidates must have exceptional communication analytical and interpersonal skills.

Certifications (Optional):

• Certified Computer Examiner (CCE)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
• Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE)
• Other relevant certifications in DFIR or cybersecurity.

Education (Optional): Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Information Technology Computer Science or a related field.

Prescientprovides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Please note this job requisition is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change.

Required Experience:

Senior IC