Specialist Digital Forensics Investigator
British Transport Police
- United Kingdom
- £36,530 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To conduct digital forensic examinations within the confines of ISO 17020 and 17025 and the Forensic Science Regulator's Codes of Practice, ensuring continuing compliance and competence.
- To ensure all digital forensic examinations are conducted in accordance with all extant relevant legislation.
- To conduct laboratory based and onsite examinations of exhibits to support investigations.
- To be competent and utilise a range of hardware and software to conduct investigations and subsequently produce evidential reports from seized digital evidence.
- To provide specialist advice and knowledge to colleagues, partners and other individuals and agencies to support the achievement of organisational objectives (at scene or in a laboratory.
- Educated to degree level in Digital Forensics or equivalent experience.
- Qualification or significant experience in the use of at least one form of mobile phone forensic software (Cellebrite/XRY/Aceso/Oxygen).
- Qualification or significant experience in the use of at least one form of computer forensic software (XWays / AXIOM).
- Experience of working within a pressured environment and successfully meeting organisational objectives.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with individuals / groups at all levels of technical knowledge both within and outside the police service.
- Ability to work within prescribed process and procedures but with the capacity to identify and implement areas of continuous improvement.
- Competent in the use of IT software including Office 365 including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook.
- Technically proficient background in digital forensics including (but not limited) to areas such as PC architecture (hardware/networking) and operating systems (Windows, OSX and Linux)
- Salary of £36,529.65 per annum, plus £3,033.56 London allowance, plus £3,957.00 Market supplement (non-contractual) per annum
- Yearly base salary increments (subject to satisfactory performance in previous PDR year)
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Family friendly policies including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave
- Bespoke benefits platform and access to Blue Light Card
- Development opportunities including fully funded apprenticeships
- Employee assistance programme and dedicated wellbeing hub
- Excellent Pension scheme