DFIR Analyst
RemoteFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
SentinelOne is seeking a DFIR Analyst to conduct incident response, forensic analysis, and support for ransomware, business email compromise, identity compromise, and other incidents across endpoint, network, cloud, and SaaS environments.
Responsibilities
- Conduct EDR-driven incident response and vendor-agnostic forensic analysis spanning endpoint, network, cloud, and SaaS environments, including ransomware, business email compromise, identity compromise, and other common incident types.
- Acquire and preserve forensic evidence from endpoint, network, and cloud sources following standard chain-of-custody procedures; support case intake by gathering initial technical details to assess scope.
- Support malware and memory analysis tasks under the guidance of senior team members.
- Support incident containment actions and prepare security hardening recommendations; maintain thorough case documentation throughout each investigation.
- Contribute to customer-facing status updates and formal investigative reports, distilling complex technical findings for stakeholders.
- Follow standard operating procedures and escalate technical or logistical questions to the assigned Technical Lead or Engagement Manager as needed.
- Maintain awareness of emerging threats, attacker techniques, and evolving cybersecurity trends; contribute observed attacker techniques and indicators to the team's shared knowledge base.
- Be responsive to high-pressure triage and analysis during large-scale cybersecurity incidents, maintaining composure; participate in a rotating on-call schedule for weekends and holidays.
- Support handovers of investigations across regions as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical self-study.
- 2 or more years of hands-on experience in digital forensics, incident response, or threat hunting, ideally in a consulting or services delivery environment.
- Comfort analyzing Windows environments and forensic artifacts; foundational understanding of forensic methodologies, evidence handling, acquisition techniques, and chain-of-custody procedures.
Skills
Required:EDR/Forensic analysisForensic toolingEDR/XDR platformsNetworkingCommunication
Nice to have:Scripting/AutomationCloud platforms
Benefits
- Equity & Rewards: Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Time Off & Wellbeing: Competitive leave benefits, Gender-neutral parental leave
- Insurance & Financial Security: Medical and insurance benefits, Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Work Perks & Flexibility: Global home office allowance, Internet and mobile phone allowance, Flexible benefits allowance
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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