Senior Associate/Cybersecurity Consultant Due Diligence Advisory (Forensic Services practice)

About Charles River Associates

CRA is a leading global consulting firm that provides independent economic and financial analysis behind litigation matters, guides businesses through critical strategy and operational issues to become more profitable, and advises governments on the economic impact of policies and regulations. Our two main services – economic and management consulting – are delivered by practice groups that focus on specific areas of expertise or industries. Click here to learn how CRA can help you launch your career.

Position Overview

CRA’s Forensic Services practice supports companies’ commitment to integrity by assisting them and their counsel in independently responding to allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, and non-compliance. We are noted for deploying cross-trained teams of forensic professionals to assist our clients in gaining deeper insights and greater value more quickly. We provide accounting and forensic services as well as cybercrime investigation services.

CRA is seeking a Cybersecurity Consultant (Assessments / Due Diligence / Advisory) to support client engagements focused on evaluating and managing cybersecurity risk. In this role, you will lead and participate in client-facing assessments, including interviews, workshops, and executive readouts, while operating with a high degree of independence and confidence.

You will be responsible for translating client discussions into clearly defined engagement scopes and Statements of Work (SOWs), aligning deliverables with frameworks such as the NIST CSF and transaction-specific objectives. This includes the ability to assess cybersecurity posture in transaction and investment contexts, distinguish material risks from broader program maturity gaps, and tailor findings to the needs of private equity, legal, and executive stakeholders. The role includes executing cyber due diligence and proactive security assessments through documentation review, stakeholder interviews, and control evaluation. The role may also support incident readiness reviews, tabletop exercises, and broader cyber resilience assessments to help clients evaluate preparedness, decision-making, and recovery capabilities before or after a cyber event. The role will also work closely with CRA’s incident response team to identify recurring risk themes and control gaps from active and recently closed matters, and help translate those observations into follow-on proactive engagements including gap assessments, tabletop exercises, resilience reviews, and broader security uplift efforts.

This position requires producing high-quality, client-ready reports that include prioritized findings, risk-based recommendations, and executive-level summaries. You will also support senior team members in proposal development and business development efforts, while bridging technical cybersecurity findings into clear business risk narratives for legal, private equity, and executive audiences. You will also contribute to the development of repeatable assessment methodologies, templates, and client-facing deliverables across CRA’s proactive cybersecurity service offerings.

The ideal candidate demonstrates a strong advisory mindset, the ability to independently manage client conversations, and the capability to connect multiple cybersecurity domains—including identity and access management, endpoint security, vulnerability management, backup and recovery, email security, and asset management—into a cohesive and defensible security program assessment. The ideal candidate should also be able to translate technical observations into clear business, legal, and transaction-oriented risk narratives for executive and client stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience:
• Client Presence & Communication:
• Scoping & Advisory Skills:
• Report Writing:
• Cybersecurity Frameworks: NIST Cybersecurity Framework (primary) Supporting frameworks such as CIS Benchmarks, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and HITRUST
• Technical & Domain Knowledge: Identity & Access Management (e.g., Active Directory, Entra ID) Endpoint security (e.g., EDR/MDR solutions such as CrowdStrike) Vulnerability management tools (e.g., Tenable, Qualys) Backup and recovery strategies (RTO/RPO, immutability) Email security (phishing protection, DMARC, MFA) Asset inventory, device management, and patch lifecycle practices Comfort reviewing supporting documentation such as security policies and standards, architecture diagrams, control evidence, recovery procedures, and technical configurations in order to assess design and operating effectiveness.
• Tooling Familiarity (Preferred):
• Additional Qualifications:
• Nice-to-Have:

To Apply

To be considered for a position in Canada, we require the following:

• Resume – please include current address, personal email and telephone number;

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Career Growth and Benefits

• CRA’s robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs, encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member. Beginning with research and analysis skill building, training continues with technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague. Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities.
• We offer a comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.

Work Location Flexibility

CRA creates a work environment that enables our colleagues to benefit from being together in the office to best deliver on our promise of career growth, mentorship and inclusivity. At the same time, we recognize that individuals realize a range of benefits when working from home periodically. We currently expect that individuals spend at least 3 to 4 days a week working in the office (which may include traveling to another CRA office or to client meetings), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team.

Our Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Salary and other compensation

A good-faith estimate of the annual base salary range for this position is CAD$140,000 – $190,000. Starting pay within this range may vary based on factors such as education level, experience, skills, geographic location, market conditions, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for additional bonus incentive compensation.

CRA offers a comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements, which may include: extended medical, dental, and vision insurance; ERP with employer contribution; TFSP; RESP; life and disability insurance; paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays); paid parental leave; wellness programs and employee assistance resources; and commuter benefits.