Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime Investigator

Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime Investigator
- South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU)

Hours
- Full Time but Part-time hours will be considered.

Permanent

SWROCU Northern Hub, Bristol, near BS34 6PY

Please note that the location of the role will have an impact on the terms and conditions. If you have any concerns about your ability to regularly travel to this location using your own transport, then please speak to the hiring manager before submitting an application.

If you are applying from one of the Regional Forces you will be seconded to SWROCU in line with the Joint Services Agreement and will remain on your home force terms and conditions and graded pay scale for the role. This recruitment platform is hosted by Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) is looking for a Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime Investigator keen to progress their career within the Regional Cyber Lab.

The Regional Cyber Lab is a multi-disciplinary team that works closely with partners and deals with the most serious types of cyber criminality affecting the South West region. Alongside these investigations, the team has a significant part to play in investigating cyber dependent crimes such as computer network intrusions, denials of service, ransomware extortion, malware development, supply, deployment and data theft/ breaches.

The role requires a dynamic and innovative investigator using cutting edge techniques and technology. There will be a need for you to display a sound forensic approach to investigations, and you’ll undertake live and dead box data recovery and network forensics to provide evidentially sound technical support to operations and investigations into the most serious incidents of computer network-based crimes. You will need to be able to communicate your findings in both written and verbal form to the understanding of cyber-crime investigators and victims.

Technical skills in computer network analysis, mobile phone and device examination are important. There will be structured training course opportunities, but you will also be expected to keep up to date with current cyber-crime trends and technologies. An awareness of the threats posed by cyber-crime is also essential. The post holder must hold a full current driving licence. Some flexibility in the pattern of working may be required to meet special demands of the duties of the post.

SWROCU is a collaboration of police officers and police staff from the five South West regional forces. We’re part of a national network of nine ROCUs covering England and Wales.

We have more than 20 capabilities that staff and officers work into Pursue offenders, Protect and Prepare individuals and organisations, and Prevent people from engaging in serious and organised crime.

Our capabilities are here to advise, to assist, or to fully adopt investigations.

We work with local forces and national partners to target and disrupt criminals posing the greatest risk of Serious and Organised Criminality (SOC). This includes offenders involved in cyber threats, economic crime, drug conspiracies, modern slavery and human trafficking, and child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Police staff in one of our five regional forces can find out more about the work of this team and read first-hand accounts of people working at SWROCU at

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We’re looking for committed people with the right skillset – or ambition to develop that skillset – to join us.

What we can offer you–

• Flexible working– with many of our roles we can be flexible regarding working hours.
• Continuous professional development– we encourage and support career growth, giving you the opportunity of a flourishing career.
• Well-being support– we have many support mechanisms in place to assist in improving your personal health and wellbeing.

Skills, experience and qualifications required

Essential
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• The postholder will hold a degree or equivalent and be experienced in the specialist field of computer forensics or similar, together with a working knowledge of forensic based computer examination software packages.
• Strong written and verbal…