KPMGCyber Forensic Consultant

About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Cyber Forensic candidates to join our Forensic Team in Risk Advisory practice. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in cyber incident response, digital forensics, and threat investigations, and will be responsible for supporting high-impact engagements involving cyber breaches, fraud investigations, and forensic analysis.

This role is ideal for professionals who thrive in fast-paced environments, are passionate about cyber defense, and want to work on complex, high-stakes cases across govt as well as private sector.


Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct end-to-end digital forensic investigations across endpoints, servers, cloud, and mobile devices.
  • Support cyber incident response engagements including containment, eradication, recovery, and root cause analysis.
  • Perform evidence acquisition, chain of custody documentation, and forensic imaging using industry-standard tools and Chain of custody procedures.
  • Analyze logs, memory dumps, and network traffic to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
  • Assist in malware analysis, reverse engineering, and threat actor profiling.
  • Prepare detailed technical reports and executive summaries for clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with legal, compliance, and IT teams during investigations.
  • Contribute to post-incident reviews, lessons learned, and improvement of incident response playbooks.
  • Previous experience with LEAs or any investigation agencies shall be preferred.


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Digital Forensics, or a related field from a reputed institute.
  • 2–5 years of relevant experience in cyber forensic and incident response.


Required Skills


  • Strong analytical, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with executive presence.
  • Ability to work independently and in a team situation under tight deadlines.
  • High attention to detail and integrity in handling sensitive data.
  • Willingness to travel at short notice in India and abroad and work in client-facing roles.

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Post Date
2025-08-18
Job Type
-
Employment type
Full-time
Category
Information Technology, Accounting/Auditing
Level
Mid-Senior
Country
India
Industry
IT Services , IT Consulting ,
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