Senior Digital Forensic Specialist - Infrastructure

Vacancy Reference Number: 21337

Number of Vacancies: 1

Band: M

Part/Full Time: Full Time, 36 hours per week, Permanent contract.

Location: Lambeth, Building LAMBETH HQ.

Salary: The starting salary is £63,409, including allowances totalling £3,009 (£60,400 basic salary, £2,009 location allowance, £1,000 non‑pensionable allowance). The basic salary will increase annually until £65,886.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain the infrastructure that supports digital forensic workflows, including case management platforms, forensic processing environments, forensic support infrastructure and high‑capacity secure storage.
• Oversee the day‑to‑day operation of servers, storage systems, specialist forensic hardware and secure networks involved in evidence processing, in partnership with DDaT and suppliers.
• Ensure 24/7 availability and resilience of mission‑critical systems with robust backup and disaster recovery strategies.
• Implement and maintain cybersecurity measures to safeguard sensitive case data.
• Update and configure OPNsense firewall and network security settings.
• Act as the SME for data governance within Digital Forensics, ensuring appropriate management, movement, access, retention and disposal of digital forensic data across all platforms.
• Identify opportunities, technical capability gaps and provide problem‑solving capability and solution delivery.
• Deliver Digital Forensic technology plans in line with the organisation’s strategic direction.
• Manage finances, including preparing budgets and forecasts, exercising financial control of allocated funds and producing financial reports.
• Document and respond to critical systems business continuity plans.
• Be prepared to be on call and work outside normal office hours as required.
• Provide line management responsibilities.

Essential Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

• Significant relevant experience within digital forensics, computer science or information security, or a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a technology‑focused discipline.
• Strong background in digital forensics environments, with hands‑on experience managing specialist forensic infrastructure.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to convey complex technical issues to a variety of audiences.
• Very strong team leadership and management skills.
• Understanding of digital forensics software and review tools.
• Ability to manage resources in an area of high and increasing demand, while working within organisational and departmental budgets.
• Strong relationship skills and an agile approach to meeting operational demands.
• Strong technical knowledge and the ability to apply core principles to emerging challenges.
• Ability to manage demanding workloads.
• Knowledge of legislation, quality standards in digital forensics and relevant legal issues (CPIA, PACE, ICO, Human Rights Act).
• Working knowledge of relevant quality management systems (ISO 17025 or ISO 9001).

Required Language: English

Reports to: Senior eDiscovery, Applications and Infrastructure Lead

Disability Confident Statement: The Met is committed to an inclusive workforce and encourages applicants from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. Please include any required adjustments within your application.