Senior Digital Forensics Consultant

S-RM is a global intelligence and cyber security consultancy. Since 2005, we have helped companies, governments and private individuals solve some of their most complex challenges. We are committed to developing sharp, curious, enthusiastic people who 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 the delivery of forensic investigations and play an important part in developing S-RM’s Digital Forensics team. The role requires in-depth technical expertise, client management and communication skills to deliver complex projects to multinational corporate and private clients.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Technical Expert and Project Management
  • Lead and manage complex forensic investigations from scoping through to delivery, including defining deliverables, methodologies, timelines, budgets and resource requirements.
  • Act as an expert witness in litigation, regulatory and dispute matters, including preparation of defensible, court-compliant expert reports and delivery of oral evidence where required.
  • Oversee and perform forensic preservation of digital evidence in accordance with best practice and recognised standards, maintaining chain of custody and contemporaneous record keeping.
  • Conduct and lead in-depth forensic analysis across a wide range of digital sources, including Windows and MacOS computers, iOS and Android mobile devices, enterprise and personal cloud platforms and proprietary applications.
• Client Management
  • Manage client relationships, including scoping engagements, setting expectations, communicating findings and presenting conclusions to board-level executives and legal counsel.
  • Deliver clear, concise, defensible findings through high-quality written reports and verbal briefings, including responding to questions from senior stakeholders.
• Training and Internal Development
  • Design and deliver internal and external training on forensic preservation, analysis techniques, investigative best practice and other investigations-related topics.
  • Mentor junior colleagues and uphold quality standards across the team.
  • Contribute to thought-leadership around forensic processes and procedures and support development and implementation of new technology and methodologies.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Experience & Background
  • A minimum of 8 years professional experience, ideally servicing private sector clients, in forensic and intelligence consulting or technical investigations.
  • A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited university. Relevant disciplines include any STEM or other analytical subjects.
  • Demonstrable experience managing cases and client relationships, including scoping cases, managing clients and delivering complex analysis under tight deadlines.
  • Experience supporting litigation, regulatory and/or internal investigations, including interaction with legal counsel and external senior stakeholders.
  • Experience writing complex reports including methodologies, technical findings and conclusions.
  • Ideally, experience acting as an expert witness including preparation of defensible court-compliant reports and presenting oral evidence in court.
• Technical and Investigative Capability
  • Deep understanding and experience of digital forensics techniques including forensic preservation methodologies, chain of custody and contemporaneous record keeping; Windows and MacOS forensic acquisition and analysis; iOS and Android forensic acquisition and analysis; third-party applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal; cloud hosted environments such as iCloud, Google and social media platforms.
  • Familiarity with digital forensics analysis tools including Cellebrite, Oxygen, AXIOM, X-Ways, FTK, etc.
  • Confidence in exercising professional judgment in complex, ambiguous, or high-pressure environments.
  • Experience conducting investigations involving enterprise cloud-hosted environments (e.g. Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, AWS).
  • Proven ability to lead the technical direction of a variety of investigations, including intellectual property theft; fraud and other financial crime; defamation and reputation damage; employee misconduct and workplace investigations; bribery and corruption; authenticity disputes.
• Communication Skills
  • Proven ability to deliver high-quality findings from forensic analysis to board executives and legal counsel.
  • Excellent written skills, including drafting comprehensive, defensible forensic reports suitable for legal matters.
  • Strong verbal communication skills, including presenting findings and responding to questions from senior stakeholders.
  • Experience mentoring or managing junior colleagues, reviewing deliverables and upholding quality standards.
  • Excellent research and investigative skills.

All candidates must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment. The role will be based in our London office. We have flexible and remote working arrangements available.

OUR BENEFITS

• 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: 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.