Digital Forensics Associate Corporate intelligence

Digital Forensics Associate, London

We are seeking an experienced, creative, and analytical Associate consultant to join our Digital Forensics practice in London.

Corporate Intelligence

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, driven individuals 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, client management and communication skills to effectively deliver complex projects to multinational corporate and private clients.

The key areas of responsibility will be:

Technical forensic acquisition and analysis

• Perform forensic preservation of digital evidence in accordance with best practice and recognised standards, maintaining chain of custody, and contemporaneous record keeping.
• Conduct in-depth forensic analysis across a wide range of digital sources; including but not limited to Windows and MacOS computers, iOS and Android mobile devices, enterprise and personal cloud platforms, and proprietory applications.

Client and project management

• Act as the lead on forensic investigations from scoping through to delivery, including defining deliverables, forensic methodologies, timelines, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Manage client relationships, including scoping engagements, setting expectations, communicating findings, and presenting conclusions to board-level executives and legal counsel.
• Deliver clear, concise, and defensible findings through high-quality written reports and verbal briefings, including responding to questions from senior stakeholders.

Additional responsibilities depending on experience may include:

• Research and testing:
  Conduct in-depth research and testing of new technologies, devices and platforms as part of investigations that are bespoke in nature and involve novel technologies.
• Practice development:
  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.
• Mentoring:
  Manage junior colleagues and uphold quality standards across the team.

Candidates with the following qualifications and experience are likely to succeed as an 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 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.

We’re looking for:

Experience and background

• A minimum of 3 years professional experience, ideally servicing private sector clients in forensic and intelligence consulting or technical investigations.
  • This requirement is a guide, ultimately we are looking for notable experience in this industry, please feel free to apply if you have close to, or significantly more experience than is listed.
• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited university. Relevant disciplines include any STEM or other analytical subjects.
• Demonstrable experience conducting forensic analysis and managing client communications, including scoping cases, updating 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…