Associate Principal​/Digital Forensics; Forensic Services practice

Position: Associate Principal/Digital Forensics (Forensic Services practice)
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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Job OverviewCRA’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 digital forensic investigations for CRA clients, primarily in preparation of, and in response to theft of trade secret investigation;

Leading teams or assigning resources to perform onsite data collection and/or triage of MacOS, iOS, Android, Windows and Linux devices;

Performing forensic analysis MacOS related artifacts such as plists, unified logs, FS Events, spotlight metadata, etc.;

Remediating data by securely removing it from multiple file systems and data platforms;

Conducting mobile device extractions (including full file system extractions) and associated forensic examinations to identify user actions including the deletion of text messages;

Use open-source and commercial tools to examine APFS, HFS+ FAT, NTFS, and other file systems.

Providing expert witness testimony, if needed;

Serving as primary point of contact for clients with regard to all engagement activities;

Supervising project team execution by leading quality assurance efforts and overseeing work product;

Identifying opportunities and implementing improvements to increase the abilities of the digital forensic team;

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;

Assist with team recruiting and training efforts as needed;

Working at the direction of counsel on investigations.

QualificationsA 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;

Training, certifications, or working experience investigating MacOS forensic artifacts such as plists, unified logs, FS Events, spotlight metadata, etc.

Deep knowledge of Mac OS, Windows, and Linux operating systems, and APFS, HFS+, FAT, and NTFS file systems.

Working knowledge of open-source and commercial forensic software products, particularly those focused on MacOS and iOS analysis.

Ability to effectively lead teams,…