Senior Incident Response Consultant

# Senior Incident Response Consultant | $110,000 – $145,000
* Maestro Search
*** Tysons Corner, VA
** Onsite
· Senior
· Full-time · $/yr - $/yr###

The Role Leads forensic investigations spanning disk, memory, network, cloud and application evidence across ransomware, BEC, nation-state and insider cases. Directs client containment and recovery actions in real time, scopes engagements and produces reports suitable for boards, legal counsel and regulators.### Skills & Experience Requires three-plus years in incident response, ideally consultancy-side, with two or more GIAC certifications such as GCIH or GREM.

Expects proficiency with EDR tools, forensic suites including FTK and AXIOM, Active Directory internals, and scripting via Power Shell and Python.### Who It Suits Suits an experienced DFIR consultant comfortable owning complex, high-pressure investigations end-to-end and mentoring alongside senior and principal responders within a growing specialist practice.

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:

GREM
· GCIH — find training for these on theDFIR Training Finder.

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