Senior Digital Forensics Specialist

1 week ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Police Digital Services Full time
Senior Digital Forensics Practitioner

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Digital Forensics Practitioner to join our team at Police Digital Service. As a key member of our digital forensics team, you will play a critical role in providing expert advice and guidance on digital forensic tools and methods, ensuring that our services are compliant with the highest standards of quality and integrity.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide digital forensic subject matter expertise, consultancy, and advice on digital forensic tools and methods, validation, and accreditation.
  • Design and deliver forensic tool validation activities for the digital forensic tools within our services portfolio, including tools from Cellebrite, Magnet, and MSAB.
  • Ensure that all validation activities are compliant with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and the Forensic Science Regulator's Codes of Practice.
  • Develop, iterate, and maintain validation documentation, including ground truth data (GTD) specifications and indices, risk assessments, validation plans, validation reports, and statements of completion.
  • Manage a database of GTD assets, including devices and extractions, ensuring that assets are up to date and active, securely stored, and facilitate the shipment of assets between PDS, police forces, and third parties as needed.
  • Support the population and refresh of GTD carried out by third-party suppliers.
  • Ensure that all validation materials are up to date and accessible in the validation library. Update and maintain the validation library SharePoint repositories.
  • Identify new and emerging digital forensic technologies for inclusion in the tool validation portfolio to best support policing accreditation efforts.
  • Identify and assess industry and technology trends, consumer behavior, and policing end-user requirements to determine the specification of GTD and devices required for validation.
  • Develop and manage relationships with third parties, police forces, and other stakeholders across the digital forensic landscape.
  • Quality assure the work of junior staff, including tender documentation, validation documentation, and validation library management.
  • Work closely with project managers to provide bi-weekly updates on activities, planning, timelines, and progress to completion.
  • Input into project management processes, such as RAID logs, project plans, and deliverables.
  • Liaise with other internal stakeholders, including DDaT, Cyber, and commercial teams, to ensure alignment across PDS.
  • Provide on-site training, development, leadership, and motivation to junior team members.
Requirements
  • In-depth knowledge of the capture, preservation, processing, and analysis of data from mobile phone devices.
  • Knowledge of the capture, preservation, processing, and analysis of data from mobile phone devices.
  • Understanding of how to generate, record, and refresh ground truth data on computer and mobile phone devices.
  • Strong knowledge of the requirements for accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ILAC G19, and the FSR Codes.
  • Understanding as an end-user of the functionality and limitations of commonly used digital forensic tools.
  • Attentive to detail.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Self-developer that demonstrates an ability to solve complex problems with well-thought-out innovative solutions.
  • Critical thinking skills and the ability to efficiently gather and process information are required for problem-solving and troubleshooting in response to stakeholder queries.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and professional demeanor.
  • Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and support the team's goals above individual goals.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while handling multiple tasks through to completion.
Benefits
  • 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service.
  • Holiday Purchase available.
  • Flexible working hours - core hours of 10 to 4, Monday to Friday (37hr week).
  • We care about your well-being - EAP offering not just welfare benefits but also retail discounts.
  • Plan for the future - excellent pension scheme and life assurance cover.
  • Put your mind at rest regarding your health - remote GP, mental health, and physiotherapy appointments via video consultation.
  • Family - Enhanced maternity and paternity pay along with a flexible return to work.
  • Community - one paid day off per year for volunteering.

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and will not discriminate on any grounds. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible span of experience. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates and people with disabilities.

This is a remote role.



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