Digital Forensics, Automation Engineering Director
FTI Consulting23 hours ago
Chicago, IL, USA +3 moreStaff+
Base Salary
$124k - $182k/yr
Responsibilities
- Scope project goals with stakeholders, define success metrics, and communicate insights clearly.
- Lead end-to-end machine learning and data science solutions for enterprise forensic technology clients.
- Design, develop, and deploy predictive models, statistical algorithms, and custom machine learning pipelines.
- Build reusable quantitative components, templates, and accelerators for scalable client delivery.
- Present technical findings and recommendations to C-suite stakeholders, law firm partners, and other non-technical audiences.
- Develop and deliver training programs on forensic automation and cognitive technologies.
- Manage people on fast-moving, high-profile client engagements.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience related to the Electronic Discovery Reference Model or related industries and services.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, or another quantitative or related field.
- Fluency in Python and hands-on experience creating customized solutions with advanced Python packages such as scikit-learn, PyTorch, and statsmodels.
- Experience with APIs and independently collecting, integrating, and analyzing data from AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Expertise navigating enterprise systems including M365, Google Workspace, and Slack.
- Hands-on experience developing, tuning, and validating machine learning models, including hyperparameter optimization, feature selection, cross-validation, error analysis, bias-variance tradeoff management, model interpretability, and robustness and performance monitoring.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to translate technical information for non-technical stakeholders.
- Client-facing consulting experience and experience managing people on high-profile engagements.
- Preferred: master's degree in a quantitative field, familiarity with EnCase, Axiom, Cellebrite, NUIX, Relativity, or Reveal, fluency in R, and deep expertise in machine learning algorithms and statistical modeling.
Benefits
- Professional development through on-the-job learning, self-guided courses, certifications, coaching, and tailored career programs.
- Dedicated coach and regular coaching sessions supporting professional growth.
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About FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting provides advisory services in corporate finance and restructuring, investigations and disputes, economic consulting, strategic communications, and technology, including cybersecurity and e-discovery, for corporations, law firms, financial institutions, and governments. The company earns fees for expert advice, turnaround management, litigation support, and risk and crisis response across global markets. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Washington, DC, it is publicly traded on the NYSE (ticker: FCN).