Digital Forensics Senior Associate Corporate intelligence

Lab Manager / Quality Manager / Analyst, London

We have a new and exciting role available within our Corporate Intelligence division in London.

S-RM is a global intelligence and cyber security consultancy. Since 2005, we’ve helped companies, governments and private individuals solve some of their most complex challenges.

We’ve been able to do this because of our outstanding people. We’re committed to developing sharp, curious, enthusiastic people who want to think critically, solve complex problems, and achieve success.

But we also know that work isn’t everything. It’s about the lives and careers it helps us build. We’re immensely proud of this culture and we invest in our people’s wellbeing, learning, and ideas every day.

We’re excited you’re thinking about joining us.

The successful candidate will lead on the delivery of forensic investigations as well as playing an important part in developing S-RM’s Digital Forensics team. They will bring in-depth technical expertise and project management skills to effectively deliver complex projects to multinational corporate and private clients.

The key areas of responsibility will be:

• Acting as an expert witness to support cases;
• Project management:
  Manage investigations by directing the research and analysis of analysts, reviewing output and ensuring the delivery of high-quality findings, analysis and reporting.
• Practice development:
  Contribute to thought‑leadership around forensic processes and procedures and support development and implementation of new technology and methodologies.
• Training:
  Deliver training on forensic preservation and analysis and other areas of expertise.
• Forensic preservation and analysis:
  Forensic evidence preservation from a range of digital sources.
• Conducting in-depth forensic analysis of evidence preserved from digital sources, including but not limited to: computers, mobile devices, email and personal cloud storage accounts such as iCloud, Google, and Dropbox; corporate cloud environments such as O365, AWS and Azure; third‑party chat applications such as Whats App, Signal, Skype and Telegram; and IOT devices such as gaming consoles and wearables.
• Research and testing:
  Conduct in-depth research and testing of new technologies, devices and platforms as part of investigations that are more bespoke in nature e.g. new wearable device or chat application.
• Develop and document processes for preserving and analysing evidence from new sources to ensure the team is kept up to date on the latest capabilities.
• Client and case management.

The role will be based at our London office, however, we offer flexible working options to support your wellbeing.

We think candidates with the following qualifications and experience are likely to succeed as an Senior Associate at S‑RM.

That said, if you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box—we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas and have some interest and capabilities in others.

We nurture a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion and we are dedicated to developing a workforce that displays a variety of talents, experiences and perspectives.

• Ideally a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited university. Relevant disciplines include any STEM or other analytical subjects. Exceptional candidates with relevant professional experience outside of these fields will be considered.
• Direct experience in client and case management.
• Experience acting as an expert witness.
• A minimum of 8 years professional experience servicing private sector clients in forensic and intelligence consulting, cyber incident response, or technical investigations.
• This requirement is a guide, ultimately we are looking for extensive experience in this industry, please feel free to apply if you have close to, or significantly more experience than is listed.
• Deep familiarity with digital forensics tools and techniques including but not limited to:
  • Forensic preservation methodologies including the ACPO guidelines, chain of custody, and record keeping.
  • iOS and Android forensics;
    Mac OS X…