Digital Forensic Practitioner

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.

Enforcement & Market Oversight (EMO) is responsible for overseeing the FCA’s primary market functions, including market monitoring, investigating misconduct, and taking action against firms and individuals. The division employs a full range of criminal, civil, and administrative sanctions to ensure the integrity of financial services and hold firms and individuals accountable.

Our goal is to be a world-leading function, staffed by skilled professionals who focus on impactful cases, promoting ethical conduct and maintaining orderly, efficient markets. Within EMO, the Enforcement team conducts forensic investigations into suspected misconduct. Where necessary, the team pursues and remedies wrongdoing through various legal actions, including criminal prosecutions, penalties to deter misconduct, civil orders to safeguard consumers, and compensation to address the consequences of misconduct.

What will you be doing?

Undertaking digital forensic investigations on devices including desktops, laptops, storage media and mobile phones

Collection of digital evidence during offsite visits, including attending search warrants, triaging devices and making recommendations on digital evidence matters

Working closely with investigation case teams to provide the strategic direction for digital forensic techniques used in the recovery, processing and reporting of evidence

Building, maintaining and taking ownership of strong stakeholder relationships with colleagues across various business areas within the FCA and with external bodies

Preparing witness statements and technical reports for use in criminal and regulatory proceedings and attending court to give evidence as required

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