Senior Analyst - Forensics & Response (Cybersecurity)

Location: Washington, D.C.; fully in-person schedule up to 5 days a week

Base salary: $88,920–$176,400 annually

Company

hirify.global operates a data privacy and cybersecurity program focused on protecting U.S. user data, applications, algorithms, and the U.S. content ecosystem.

What you will do

• Lead digital forensic investigations and incident response across enterprise endpoints, servers, mobile devices, data platforms, internal systems, and cloud infrastructure.
• Identify, collect, image, and preserve physical and digital evidence while maintaining chain-of-custody protocols and legal standards.
• Analyze complex queries, data lineage, file-system artifacts, memory dumps, network traffic, and suspicious binaries to determine incident scope, root cause, and tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Write detailed forensic reports covering procedures, findings, timelines, root-cause analysis, and remediation recommendations.
• Support internal investigations, eDiscovery requests, audits, and coordination with legal teams or law enforcement.
• Maintain and upgrade digital forensics laboratory infrastructure, hardware, software, go-kits, and remote-acquisition equipment.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in digital forensics and incident response, cybersecurity engineering, or data analytics.
• Strong understanding of Windows, Linux, and macOS file systems, including NTFS, EXT4, and APFS, and related forensic artifacts.
• Hands-on experience with evidence handling, chain of custody, contemporaneous note-taking, and executive-level report writing.
• Ability to analyze complex SQL queries, data tasks, data lineage, and outputs for data residency and compliance issues.
• Moderate scripting proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell and exposure to OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in cybersecurity engineering, computer science, or digital forensics, equivalent industry experience, or relevant certifications such as GCIH, GCIA, GIME, GCFE, GCFA, or GREM.

Nice to have

• Experience with Apache Hive, ClickHouse, RDS, Redis, disassemblers, and debuggers.
• Experience responding to high-stakes incidents and working with engineers and technical operators.
• Experience in regulated environments with strict compliance requirements and evidence requests.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully in-person work supporting speed, alignment, and integrated execution.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance from day one, plus a 401(k) plan with company match.
• Paid parental leave, disability coverage, life insurance, and wellbeing benefits.
• 10 paid holidays, 10 paid sick days, and 17 days of paid personal time with increasing accrual by tenure.
• Potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses, incentives, and restricted stock units.