Cyber Forensics Specialist 12-month Fixed Term Contract

Requirements of the role

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

The Enforcement Intelligence & Specialist Services Directorate (EISS) sits at the heart of Enforcement & Market Oversight (EMO) and provides strategic and highly specialised central support to EMO and the wider FCA.

The Digital Forensics Unit (DFU) within EISS provide comprehensive digital evidence services to Enforcement and Market Oversight providing strategic forensic investigative techniques for the acquisition, preservation, recovery, and presentation of digital evidence.

The Forensic Science Regulator Act (2021) Code of Practice requires the regulation of forensic science activity (FSA), undertaken as part of criminal proceedings, to operate effective quality management process and procedures, meeting the requirements of the code. Compliance is demonstrated by having accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025. The Quality Management Team manage this accreditation process.

To fulfil the requirements for ISO17025 accreditation, the Quality Management Team is recruiting an individual to assist with the implementation and delivery of a quality management system.

What will you be doing?

Liaise with Investigation Case Teams, to provide strategic direction for digital forensic techniques in the recovery, processing and reporting of evidence

Taking responsibility for drafting (delegated or otherwise) of all forms of documents (including witness statements, the statutory notices, technical reports) and correspondence with subjects, their legal representatives and witnesses and taking responsibility for quality assurance on cases

Attending court to give evidence as required

Collection of digital evidence/material including desktops, laptops, storage media and mobile devices during onsite visits, including search warrants, carrying out detailed evidential analysis and making recommendations

Training and coaching colleagues when required and being a member of expert groups when appropriate

Meeting with external parties such as regulated firms or their legal representatives in relation to requests for information

Attend and contribute to knowledge sharing events and identify opportunities for knowledge sharing, including being a member of expert groups

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