Insider Threat & Cyber Investigations Lead

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📍 United States
USD 154,000-192,000 per year
SENIOR
✅ Remote

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Security @ 4 SQL @ 4 Android @ 4 Reporting @ 4 iOS @ 4 macOS @ 4 Compliance @ 4

Details

The Insider Threat & Cyber Investigations Lead is responsible for conducting high-risk, complex insider threat investigations involving cybersecurity, financial misconduct, intellectual property theft, unauthorized modifications, engineering production abuse, and data exfiltration. This role focuses on investigating identified threats produced by the Information Security Engineering team or from other internal reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct technical investigations, guide OSINT research, perform subject interviews, evidence collection, data deletion, and asset retrieval, while ensuring adherence to employment law, corporate policies, and regulatory requirements.
  • Investigate identified insider threat cases escalated from the Information Security Engineering team, including:
    • Financial misconduct
    • Engineering production abuse (e.g., code manipulation, unauthorized system modifications, data sabotage)
    • Intellectual property theft & unauthorized data exfiltration
    • Legal escalations involving executive personnel.
  • Conduct structured investigative interviews with subjects and relevant stakeholders to validate findings and gather additional intelligence.
  • Collaborate/coordinate with engineering teams for the forensic collection of digital evidence from endpoints (Windows, macOS, Chrome OS), cloud storage, and mobile devices (iOS, Android).
  • Perform custom high-severity data deletions and secure asset retrieval in compliance with legal, regulatory, and corporate policies.

Requirements

  • 10-12 years of experience in insider threat investigations, security, digital forensics, or related industries.
  • Proven experience conducting high-risk, legally sensitive investigations involving corporate executives and critical business functions.
  • Strong expertise in Windows, MacOS, and Chrome OS forensic tools.
  • Experience in SQL-based forensic data correlation and behavioral anomaly analysis.
  • Strong employment legal and commercial legal acumen, with experience handling workplace investigations and regulatory compliance.

Benefits

  • Competitive base pay range of $154,000 — $192,000 USD.
  • Potential for bonuses, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
  • Commitment to inclusion and belonging with support for candidates with disabilities.