Eurofins Scientific is a leading international group of laboratories with over EUR 3.5 billion annual sales and nearly 40,000 employees with a network of 400 laboratories in over 40 countries.  Eurofins has a network of over 30sites in the UK and the Group provides an unparalleled range of over 100,000 reliable and validated analytical methods and support services to the pharmaceutical, food, environmental and consumer product industries, and to governments.

Eurofins Scientific acquired the forensic arm of LGC Group in October 2017 and Eurofins Forensic Services (EFS) was created as a discrete business within the Eurofins group. EFS employees nearly 700 staff across 7 sites in the UK and is the market leader for the provision of forensic services to the Police forces of England and Wales, as well as other commercial organisations and public sector bodies and is the largest private forensic service provider in Europe. All of our forensic analytical services are accredited to the ISO17025 international quality standard and are subject to regular review and scrutiny by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).

Digital Investigator / Forensics - Mobile Devices 

Job Purpose

To undertake operational tasks such as the analysis of a wide range of Mobile devices supplied for forensic examination. Produce written reports and statements relating to this work for possible presentation in court.

 Key Responsibilities

• Provide written estimates to both the prosecution and defence for the forensic examination of mobile equipment.
• Develop examination strategies on a case-by-case basis in order to prepare outline summaries of proposed work programmes to agreed costs
• Organise your own day to day casework activities in order to ensure that cases are carried out efficiently, to the required standards and cost, in accordance with good work practise and quality systems.
• To work in accordance with best scientific and commercial practice to deliver, often complex, mobile devices investigation related projects on time, within budget and to the appropriate quality
• Produce appropriate reports and delivery expert evidence on findings
• Review of colleagues reports / statements to ensure quality and maintain standards
• Handle exhibits in accordance with evidential rules and technological safeguards to ensure the integrity of each case
• Provide accurate and understandable briefing / customer presentations
• Liaise with customers in order to keep them abreast with progression of their cases
• Review and keep abreast of appropriate improvements in technology.
• Consider areas for improvement in the role or processes that will have a positive impact on quality and effectiveness

 Knowledge, experience and technical skills

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with recognised qualifications in computer science or computer forensic investigation.
• Proven track record in forensic mobile investigation. Demonstrating competence and expertise from initial imaging, analysis and giving evidence in Crown Court as an Expert.
• Good working knowledge of a wide range of  devices experience of working with the various forensic software tools available
• Experience of working in a forensic environment to the highest ethical standards
• Good understanding of the UK legislation
• Excellent report writing skills
• Excellent knowledge of court procedure and etiquette of an expert witness, disclosure and continuity

Person Specification

• Customer focus
• Able to Communicate effectively with the team and other stakeholders
• Proven ability of delivering results
• Takes accountability for actions
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to manage and prioritise a challenging workload
• Excellent attention to detail
• High level of commercial awareness
•  A degree of flexibility
• Impartiality

Security Vetting and Clearance

 The job-holder is responsible for obtaining and maintaining the appropriate levels of security clearance and adhering to the organisation’s security vetting policy and process in force at the time.