Senior Digital Forensics Officer

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 422305

**Salary**:

- £47,650 - £51,450
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- Digital Forensics and Intelligence Service

**Type of role**:

- Analytical
Architecture and Data
Information Technology
Intelligence

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- London

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
If you are looking to develop and further your career and expertise within digital forensics this position offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the Digital Forensics and Intelligence Service (DFIS) at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

**About the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)**

The CMA is the UK’s world-leading government body established to make sure competition works in consumers’ favour and businesses treat their customers fairly. We drive market outcomes that benefits people, businesses, and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. Our work benefits millions of individual people, is high profile, continually evolving and intellectually stimulating with a regular presence in national media and of interest around the world.

**Job description**:
As the Senior Digital Forensics Officer,**you will join our Digital Forensics and Intelligence Services team, which supports investigations and projects carried out by the CMA in their aim to make markets work well for consumers, businesses and the economy. The team is building cutting-edge digital evidence handling capabilities and uses their technical expertise to facilitate the forensic collection, investigation, and analysis of digital material.

The professional collection and handling of digital material is a critical component in all of the enforcement work carried out by the CMA and you will ensure this is done to the highest standard, supporting positive outcomes that have a real impact on public life.

**Person specification**:
Essential:

- Experience of working within, or on behalf of, a law enforcement, regulatory agency or Digital Forensic team; specifically acting as the digital forensics lead in a dawn raid or similar site inspection. (Lead Criteria)
- Demonstrable competence in the use of Digital Forensic acquisition, analysis and review tools, for example, Cellebrite (suite of tools), GrayKey, FTK Imager, Paladin, Forensic Falcon Neo, Digital Collector, Inspector, X-Ways and Nuix Workstation to produce quality evidence in a timely and efficient manner. (Lead Criteria)
- Significant experience of making effective decisions within the Digital Forensic strand of large investigations; specifically in collecting electronically stored information and facilitating evidential review.
- Experience of case management with excellent communication skills in providing technical advice
- An ability to manage and support the development of others working within Digital Forensics.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Digital Forensics

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £47,650, Competition & Markets Authority contributes £13,804 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- 25 days leave (increasing to 30 days over five years), plus 8 public holidays and an additional day off for the King’s birthday. In addition, you’ll be able to access a wide range of other types of leave as and when you need it, including generous maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption options, as well as paid special leave for volunteering
- Season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, flu vaccinations and eye tests
- Access to the Civil Service Sports & Leisure, giving discounted gym membership, high street discounts, free access to UK wide attractions and a free Tastecard
- A range of wellbeing benefits, including an employee assistance programme, flexible working options and family friendly policies, regular networking events and professional learning opportunities at work

Like many other organisations, we operate a hybrid working model with a mix of office and home working. We believe this supports us to deliver our best work while allowing the flexibility to maintain balanced and healthy lives.

We are an accredited Disability Confident Employer and disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.

**Our Values**

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