Digital Forensic Analyst

My client, a leading Energy company, are looking for a Digital Forensic Analyst to join their international team and conduct end-to-end digital forensic investigations—acquiring, analysing, and preserving evidence—to support incident response and legal proceedings. Please note this will be a minimum 12-month contract, inside IR35.

Skills/Experience (required):

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on digital forensics experience (corporate or consulting).
• Proficiency with forensic suites (EnCase, FTK, X-Ways) and open-source tools (Volatility, Autopsy).
• Strong understanding of chain-of-custody principles and legal evidence handling.
• Experience preparing reports and providing expert testimony.
• Digital forensics certifications (e.g., GCFA, GCFE) preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify technical findings for non-technical audiences.
• Active participation in professional forensics associations is a plus. communication skills.

Responsibilities (will include, but not be limited to):

• Manage and prioritise multiple forensic casework assignments, ensuring adherence to SLAs.
• Acquire and preserve digital evidence using approved techniques, maintaining full chain-of-custody.
• Perform in-depth analysis of systems, networks, memory dumps, and ESI data sources.
• Document all findings in thorough, defensible technical reports suitable for internal stakeholders and external legal entities.
• Provide expert testimony or technical briefings as required.
• Test and validate new forensic tools and software upgrades to ensure operational readiness.
• Collaborate with incident response, legal, and compliance teams to address root causes and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Stay current on forensic methodologies through ongoing training and community engagement.

Please send your CV to cmiller@strategicstaff.com for immediate review.