Consulting Associate​/Recovery Services (Forensic Services practice

Position: Consulting Associate/Recovery Services (Forensic Services practice)
About Charles River Associates
CRA is a leading global consulting firm that provides independent economic and financial analysis behind litigation matters, guides businesses through critical strategy and operational issues to become more profitable, and advises governments on the economic impact of policies and regulations. Our two main services - economic and management consulting - are delivered by practice groups that focus on specific areas of expertise or industries.

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.

Key Responsibilities

Execute digital forensic collection and analysis across Windows, Linux, virtualized (VMware, Hyper-V), and cloud (Azure, M365, Google Workspace) environments

Perform endpoint and identity containment using EDR platforms (Crowd Strike Falcon or equivalent), including real-time response, custom detection logic, and telemetry analysis

Lead technical recovery work streams in ransomware matters: domain controller rebuild and validation, tiered credential resets, hypervisor and backup restoration, and host checkout against defined gate criteria

Investigate business email compromise and wire fraud matters, including mail flow reconstruction, tenant log analysis, OAuth and enterprise application audits, and attacker infrastructure attribution

Analyze and remediate hybrid identity environments:
Active Directory, Entra , Entra Connect, Conditional Access, and privileged access configurations

Develop and maintain Power Shell, Graph SDK, and Python tooling for collection, containment, and recovery automation

Produce clear, defensible written work product: forensic reports, investigation timelines, containment playbooks, and client status communications

Support engagement scoping by contributing technical level-of-effort estimates grounded in environment evidence

Interface directly with client IT teams, counsel, and carrier representatives during active matters

Desired Qualifications

3-5 years of hands-on experience in incident response, digital forensics, or a closely related security engineering role

Demonstrated experience responding to ransomware, BEC, or intrusion matters in enterprise environments

Deep working knowledge of Active Directory and Entra , including attack paths (Kerberos abuse, shadow credentials, ADCS misconfigurations) and hardening controls

Proficiency with at least one enterprise EDR platform and its response tooling

Strong scripting ability in Power Shell;
Python a plus

Excellent written communication; able to produce report-quality prose without heavy editing

Ability to operate independently under incident conditions and manage competing priorities across concurrent matters

Preferred Qualifications

Industry certifications such as GCFA, GCIH, GNFA, GCFE, EnCE, CISSP, or equivalent

Experience with virtualization forensics (VMware vSAN, iSCSI, datastore-level acquisition) and backup platform recovery

Familiarity with Google Workspace forensics and administrative tooling

Experience working under legal privilege with outside counsel and cyber insurance carriers

Exposure to OT/ICS environments or regulated industries (healthcare, financial services)

Work Environment

Incident response work involves surge periods, including nights and weekends during active engagements.

Career Growth And Benefits

CRA's robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs, encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member. Beginning with research and analysis skill building, training continues with technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague. Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.

Work Location Flexibility
CRA creates a work environment that enables our colleagues to benefit from being together in the office to best deliver on our promise of career growth, mentorship and inclusivity. At the same time, we recognize that individuals realize a range of benefits when working from home periodically. We currently expect that individuals spend at least 3 to 4 days a week working in the office (which may include traveling to another CRA office or to client meetings), with specific days…