Senior Incident Response Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud
Job in
Reston, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22090, USA
Listed on 2026-10-19
Listing for:
Forensic Focus
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-19
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Information Security & Data Protection, IT Consultant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
* ** Reston, VA
** Hybrid
· Senior
· Full-time###
The Role This consultant leads incident response engagements for clients facing complex security breaches, conducting host and network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage. Responsibilities include identifying attacker tools and techniques, building investigative methodologies, and delivering technical reports and executive briefings on findings.### Skills & Experience Requires five years of end-to-end incident response and forensic investigation experience across network, cloud, disk and memory forensics.
Preferred certifications include SANS GCFA, GCFE and GCIH, plus experience with CTFs, client-facing engagement leadership and mentoring junior consultants.### Who It Suits Ideal for experienced incident responders and forensic analysts comfortable leading client engagements, communicating with executives and legal counsel, and managing complex, high-profile breach investigations across diverse environments.
Typical advertised salary for Incident Response roles in United States:**$123,000–$179,000**(median $149,000 — from
159 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).Compare Incident Response salaries in United States →Certifications mentioned:
GCFA
· GCFE
· GCIH
· SANS — find training for these on theDFIR Training Finder.
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Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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