Cyber and Forensic Technology Consulting Analyst/Associate Intern

Summary

Join Charles River Associates as a Summer Analyst/Associate Intern in the Forensic Services/Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics practice area, working on live client consulting projects and benefiting from professional development and wellness support programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s (non-MBA) degree candidates graduating December 2025/Summer 2026 with a relevant academic focus (Cybersecurity, Computer Science and Engineering, Digital Forensics, Management Information Systems, or Security Information Systems or related)
• Familiarity with several core skills: Strong understanding of computer operating systems, software, and hardware
• Ability to conduct detailed forensic investigations and analyses of computers, networks, mobile devices, and removable media
• Experience with conducting digital forensic analyses using commercial and open-source forensic tools, including file system forensics, memory analysis, and network analysis
• Experience with conducting static/dynamic malware analyses in a lab environment and threat hunting in a live environment
• Understanding of proper evidence handling procedures and chain-of-custody
• Experience with drafting technical and investigative reports and communicating technical findings
• Experience with utilizing automation tools and scripts to expedite analyses
• Understanding of incident handling procedures, including preparation, identification, containment, eradication and recovery-to-protect enterprise environments
• Understanding of common attack techniques used by an adversary on a victim network and how to leverage those techniques to stop further adversary activity
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership
• Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities
• Excellent time management and task prioritization skills
• Clear and demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events

Responsibilities

• Assist with security and privacy investigations in response to data security matters
• 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)
• Share investigative and analytical findings, and assist with the drafting of written reports to summarize procedures performed and findings
• Stay current with developments in digital forensics, e-discovery, and incident response

Benefits

• Professional development and wellness support programs
• Social events to connect you with peers and a collegial work environment
• Work location flexibility (3-4 days a week in the office, with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team)