Digital Forensics & Insider Risk Analyst - Morgan Stanley

Key Responsibilities

• Direct and execute complex digital forensics investigations, from evidence collection to final reporting, ensuring chain‑of‑custody and confidentiality.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional security, legal, and compliance teams to assess insider risk, identify malicious activity, and recommend remediation.
• Develop and maintain forensic tooling and scripts (e.g., Python) to automate evidence acquisition, triage, and analysis across Windows and Linux environments.
• Perform malware analysis and reverse engineering to determine tactics, techniques, and procedures used by threat actors.
• Provide risk‑based recommendations and actionable insights to senior leadership, supporting regulatory reporting and audit readiness.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in digital forensics, incident response, or related cyber‑security roles.
• Proficiency with forensic tools (e.g., EnCase, FTK, X‑Way) and scripting languages, particularly Python.
• Strong understanding of insider risk frameworks, data privacy regulations, and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, SOX).
• Experience analyzing Windows and Linux artifacts, including memory, disk, and network evidence.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical findings to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.