Director, Digital Forensics, Forensic Technology Services

Director, Digital Forensics, Forensic Technology Services

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Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results‑oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands‑on approach to solving our clients’ problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

A&M’s Forensic Technology Services is a recognized leading provider of forensic technology investigation support services. Our team is comprised of experienced digital forensics, eDiscovery, data science, cybersecurity and privacy professionals and experts who come from the world’s largest law firms, professional services firms, leading forensic technology firms, Fortune 500 corporations, and law enforcement/government agencies. Our team’s expertise spans electronic discovery and disclosure management, digital forensics, forensic data analytics, cyber risk and incident response, privacy, information governance and data compliance.

By combining operational expertise with legally defensible procedures and industry‑leading technology, A&M’s professionals deliver reliable, innovative solutions to meet each of our client’s unique needs and challenges. As a firm we are experiencing unprecedented growth and demand for our services and as a result we are expanding our high‑profile Forensic team.

Throughout all phases of the forensic data lifecycle, you will lead a team of consultants to enable our external clients and internal teams to leverage forensic data technologies to uncover and manage data‑based evidence and intelligence in contentious legal and regulatory situations.

• Participate in the full lifecycle of forensic data collection processing; including the identification, recovery, preparation, analysis, and preservation of digital data used in legal or regulatory situations.
• Lead a team of consultants, managing all aspects of onsite data collection.
• Participate in the collection, pre‑processing, capture and preparation of images and other forensic data artifacts in effort to prepare the data to analyze.
• Maintain data and documentation according to prescribed chain of custody protocol.
• Perform data extraction and conversion to migrate data to a review environment.
• Process and support images and data once in the review environment.
• Analyze artifacts to trace user activity (e.g., file manipulation, USB activity, browser history, chat analysis, cloud activity, cryptocurrency transactions, etc.).
• Plan and manage onsite data and evidence collection activities.
• Build relationships and reputation through excellent stakeholder management.
• Communicate technical processes and findings clearly and precisely to clients and colleagues, including writing reports on forensic data analysis to present to counsel and clients.

At A&M, you will have the opportunity to work with a supportive and diverse team of professionals who enjoy sharing their knowledge and depth of industry experience with others. A&M’s Forensic Technology team consists of senior forensic technologists, data analytics, cybersecurity and privacy experts, lawyers, and investigators from various backgrounds who bring and share their extensive expertise in conducting investigations, delivering expert witness reports, and providing forensic technology services.

• Minimum 8+ years’ experience in the field of digital forensics in a client‑facing, professional service setting
• Extensive experience with scoping and performing on‑site and remote forensic preservations of unstructured and structured data sources, especially endpoint, mobile, cloud‑based application, and social media data sources
• Extensive experience in forensic tool suites including…