(2027 Bachelor's/Master's graduates) Cyber & Forensic Technology Consulting Analyst/Associate

The posting, as Charles River Associates wrote it

If your background is in Cybersecurity, Computer Science and Engineering, Digital Forensics, Management Information Systems, or Security Information Systems , learn more about CRA!

About Charles River Associates

Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, technical, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations and governments around the world. CRA advises clients on 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.

Practices seeking to hire candidates with this profile include (hiring locations listed):

• Forensic Services/Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics (Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Washington DC)
• Our team supports cyber due diligence, incident response, software/source code analysis, insurance claims, and security transformation.
• Forensic Services/E-Discovery (Boston, Chicago, New York)
• Our team partners with companies and their counsel to provide defensible eDiscovery solutions, including the preservation, collection, processing, review, analysis, and production of data from cloud-based and other repositories throughout the litigation and investigation lifecycle.

Learn more about our work by reviewing our Services and Industries on our website .

Position Overview

• Assist with security and privacy investigations in response to data security matters, which may include ongoing breaches and fraud;
• Engage in problem solving and forensic analysis of digital information using standard computer forensic and evidence handling techniques and tools;
• Apply investigative techniques, scientific reasoning, and digital forensic techniques against various systems to answer questions;
• Identify, research, and organize information to determine what a hacker did to a compromised system, whether data was stolen from a company asset, or what data to assess and provide in a litigation;
• Defensibly collect digital evidence and complete chain-of-custody documentation;
• Leverage your programming, model building, and database administration skills (including using Python, T-SQL, VBA, Excel, C#, and/or other programming languages and tools);
• Communicate with team members, clients, and other professionals to share investigative and analytical findings, and assist with the drafting of written reports to summarize procedures performed and findings;
• Work closely with business stakeholders and experts to develop new and innovative tools to support the evolving forensic landscape;
• Stay current with developments in digital forensics, software tools, e-discovery, and incident response.

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ays a week working in the office (which may include traveling to another CRA office or to client meetings), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team.

Responsible AI Use in Recruiting

We believe that recruiting is fundamentally a human process, and we are committed to a hiring process that is consistent, transparent, and people-focused. While AI and other technology-enabled tools help our team operate more efficiently, we strive to provide every candidate with a personalized, thoughtful, and high-touch experience. As CRA invests significant human effort to find qualified members for our teams, we expect candidates to invest corresponding human effort to learn about CRA, prepare thoughtful application materials, and engage with our interviewers. Read more about appropriate hiring manager, recruiting team, and candidate AI at CRA on our website .

Our Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Salary and other compensation

A good-faith estimate of the annual base salary range for this position is $92,500 – $100,000. Starting pay within this range may vary based on factors such as education level, experience, skills, geographic location, market conditions, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for additional bonus incentive compensation.

CRA offers a comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements, which may include: medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) retirement plan with employer match; life and disability insurance; paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays); paid parental leave; wellness programs and employee assistance resources; and commuter benefits.