Digital Forensics Senior Associate

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’re committed to developing sharp, curious, enthusiastic people who want to think critically, solve complex problems, and achieve success. We invest in our people’s wellbeing, learning, and ideas every day.

THE ROLE

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 WhatsApp, 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.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We think candidates with the following qualifications and experience are likely to succeed as a 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; Windows forensics; iOS and Android forensics; Mac OS X forensics (preferable, not essential).
• Experience conducting forensic analysis and leading the technical investigation for cases including: Intellectual property theft; Fraud, embezzlement or other financial crime; Defamation and reputation damage; Employee misconduct; Insider trading; Bribery and corruption.
• Proven ability to deliver high‑quality findings from forensic analysis to board executives and legal counsel.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Excellent research and investigative skills.

The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment.

OUR BENEFITS

We offer thoughtful, balanced rewards and support to help our people do their best work and live their lives outside it, this includes but is not exhaustive of:

• 25 days holiday per year in addition to bank holidays (+1 day for every day of service up to a maximum of 30 days);
• Matching pension contribution up to 7% (up to a maximum of 14% combined), and financial education;
• Life Insurance 4X Annual salary.
• Parental Support: Fertility treatment leave – 5 days of leave per cycle of treatment per year; Maternity leave – 26 weeks of full pay followed by 13 weeks of half pay; Paternity leave – 6 weeks of full pay.
• Various Health and Medical Benefits including: Private dental and medical insurance (taxable benefit) for you and your family; Virtual GP for you and your family members that live in the same household; Various gym discounts for you and your partner; EAP programme for you and your immediate family; Free access to the world‑famous mindfulness app.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

We want to get to know you, and for you to get to know us, to see if we’d be a good fit. We are responsive and respectful of people’s time throughout our hiring process. We expect the interview process will consist of a two‑stage interview, followed by an in‑person meeting. To apply, send a CV and Cover Letter to this LinkedIn ad. Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf.