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Senior Consultant, Digital Forensics & Incident Response - Cybersecurity
Senior Consultant, Digital Forensics & Incident Response - CybersecurityBDO Canada • Markham, York Region, CA
Senior Consultant, Digital Forensics & Incident Response - Cybersecurity

Senior Consultant, Digital Forensics & Incident Response - Cybersecurity

BDO Canada • Markham, York Region, CA
6 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Your Opportunity

BDO is seeking an experienced Digital Forensics & Incident Response professional to join our growing Cyber Security team. The successful candidate will bring deep investigative and forensic skills to defend our clients from sophisticated cyber-adversaries. If you’re passionate about forensic analysis, incident response, threat intelligence, and building next-generation capabilities, this is the opportunity for you. We support career growth, collaboration, and innovation across our team.

Responsibilities

  • Leading complex incident investigations and forensic engagements : endpoint, network, cloud-native environments, memory, disk, and log analysis.
  • Performing digital forensic examinations across multiple operating systems and devices using industry-standard tools (e.g., EDR / EDR-forensics, EnCase, Rekall, Wireshark, etc.).
  • Collecting, analyzing, and maintaining critical data sources including system logs, network traffic captures, EDR telemetry, threat intelligence feeds in order to support investigations and remediation.
  • Interpreting forensic artifacts, identify Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) and adversary Techniques, Tactics & Procedures (TTPs), and producing actionable intelligence.
  • Producing clear, professional incident investigation and forensic reports; translating technical findings into business-relevant recommendations for clients or internal stakeholders.
  • Contributing to and refining incident response, forensic and threat-hunting playbooks, processes and toolsets.
  • Collaborating with SOC, threat-hunting, engineering, and client teams; providing mentorship and training to more junior analysts.
  • Staying current with emerging threats, forensic methodologies, cloud / enterprise forensics, and the evolving DFIR toolset; driving innovation and continuous improvement across the team.

Experience And Education

  • Undergraduate degree or diploma in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Forensics or related discipline.
  • Minimum 3-5 years (or more, depending on seniority) experience in digital forensics, incident response or similar roles.
  • Demonstrated experience with EDR / XDR, SIEM, network / endpoint forensics, malware triage, memory / disk analysis.
  • Familiarity with forensic tools, methodologies, chain-of-custody, evidence handling.
  • Solid understanding of adversary TTPs, log analysis, threat intelligence, and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills—able to translate technical investigation into business / client-relevant findings.
  • Strong analytical mindset; critical thinker comfortable operating under incident response deadlines.
  • Prior consulting or client-facing forensic / IR experience.
  • Experience in cloud / virtual environments (Azure, AWS, GCP), and forensics in hybrid / cloud contexts.
  • Experience coding or scripting (e.g., Python), or query languages (KQL, SQL) for forensic data analysis.
  • Experience mentoring others or leading smaller forensic / IR teams.
  • Certification(s) Preferred

  • GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
  • GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE)
  • GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
  • GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)
  • GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM)
  • CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Responder (CCFR), or similar.
  • Certification(s) Secondary

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  • Cloud platform security certifications (Azure, AWS, etc.).
  • The expected range of compensation for this role is $84,000 - $128,000 annually.

    Why BDO?

    Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2026. This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.

    Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways :

  • We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.
  • We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.
  • We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.
  • Other Details

    Giving back adds up : Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

    Total rewards that matter : We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy. We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

    Everyone counts : We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

    Flexibility : All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place. Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients.

    Code of Conduct : Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public.

    BDO may use artificial intelligence enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process. While these tools assist our teams, our use of AI does not replace human decision making, and all employment-related outcomes are made by BDO personnel.

    More information on BDO Canada’s Privacy Policy can be found here : Privacy Policy | BDO Canada

    Ready to make your mark at BDO? Click “Apply now” to send your up-to-date resume to one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists.

    To explore other opportunities at BDO, check out our careers page.

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