Senior Analyst / Assistant Manager - Incident Response

About Us  

McGrathNicol is an independent professional services firm specialising in Cyber, Deals, Forensic, Performance, Restructuring, and Risk & Compliance. For more than 20 years, we have supported organisations to navigate critical moments, from growth and transformation through to financial stress and uncertainty, across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Guided by our values – Understanding, Commitment and Impact – we are client-focused, collaborative and committed to creating an environment where our people can do their best work and continue to grow their careers.    

The Opportunity  

McGrathNicol’s Technology & Cyber team supports clients through high‑pressure cyber incidents and investigations. You will support the delivery of digital forensics and incident response engagements by conducting incident triage activities, performing defensible evidence collection and analysis, contributing to containment/eradication support, and producing clear client-ready reporting. You will work as part of an incident team under the direction of a Senior team member, applying McGrathNicol’s quality, risk, and client service standards.  

Key Responsibilities  

• Support cyber incident response engagements, assisting with incident intake, triage, scoping and prioritisation in timecritical situations.  

• Perform and document defensible evidence handling, including preservation, collection and chainofcustody where required.  

• Assist with forensic acquisition and analysis across endpoints, servers and relevant cloud/SaaS data sources.  

• Analyse security telemetry and logs (e.g. EDR, SIEM, system logs) to identify indicators, reconstruct timelines and assess incident scope and impact.  

• Support clients with containment and eradication activities, providing practical, evidencebased guidance to technical teams.  

• Prepare clear, clientready deliverables, including incident updates, investigation summaries, timelines and recommendations.  

• Contribute to postincident reviews, lessons learned and recommendations to uplift detection, response processes and playbooks.  

• Develop and maintain repeatable investigation artefacts, including queries, scripts, templates and working papers.  

• Adhere to McGrathNicol quality, confidentiality and risk management requirements across all DFIR engagements.  

• Contribute to other Technology & Cyber engagements as required, including governance, risk and compliance (GRC) work, technology expert matters, cyber resilience uplift, or offensive security–related engagements, providing DFIR-informed input where relevant.  

• Actively contribute to the DFIR team, including knowledge sharing and supporting junior staff during engagements.  

About You  

• A technically capable cyber professional with experience supporting digital forensics and incident response engagements in complex environments.  

• Comfortable working under pressure and responding calmly and methodically during active cyber incidents.  

• Experienced in handling sensitive data and evidence, with a strong appreciation for accuracy, defensibility and documentation discipline.  

• Interested in developing a broad, wellrounded cyber skillset, with exposure to DFIR, governance and risk, and offensive or defensive security work.  

• Adaptable and open to contributing across different engagement types, recognising the value of crossdiscipline experience in a consulting environment.  

• Able to analyse technical information and translate findings into clear, structured clientready outputs.  

• Curious, analytical and keen to continuously develop your DFIR skillset, tools and techniques.  

• A collaborative team member with strong communication skills and a clientfocused mindset.  

• Holds a Bachelor degree in a STEM field or has equivalent demonstrated technical experience.  

Why Join Us?  

At McGrathNicol, you’ll thrive in an empowering environment where your expertise drives real impact. We offer a competitive annual bonus program, alongside exceptional training and career development opportunities. Our inclusive culture fosters growth through personalised mentorship. You’ll also benefit from comprehensive support such as 26 weeks parental leave, additional leave options, employee assistance, health and wellbeing programs, and opportunities for social and community engagement. Join us and be part of a team that values your contributions and supports your success.  

Interested?  

To apply for this exciting opportunity please click the ‘APPLY NOW’ button at the top of this page. If you would like further information, please contact our national HR team at HR@mcgrathnicol.com.