Join Police Digital Service as a Digital Forensics Validation Practitioner - 8 month FTC - £36-40K
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About Police Digital Service
To protect people from harm in our rapidly changing world, police services must not only keep up with technology and business changes but develop capabilities and ways of working that will enable them to adapt to and deal with the complexity of modern criminality.
Police Digital Service strives to be the go-to partner for technology developments and programmes across UK policing. Our team provides technical advice and delivers services to help policing and law enforcement organisations across the UK prioritise and focus on technology efforts.
Our vision is to support UK policing to keep people safe, get more from technology investments and make better use of public money, and were always on the lookout for great talent to help us achieve this.
Digital Forensics Validation Practitioner duties involve:
Have a thorough understanding of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and the Forensic Science Regulators Code of Practice and ensure all validation activities are completed in accordance.
Provide digital forensic subject matter expertise and advice on digital forensic tools and methods, validation.
Develop, iterate and maintain validation documentation, including but not limited to, ground truth data (GTD) specifications and indices, risk assessments, validation plans, validation reports and statements of completion.
Conduct validation activities with third parties to support the production of validation results and materials.
Develop and manage relationships with third parties, police forces, and other stakeholders across the digital forensic landscape.
Liaise with other internal stakeholders, including DDaT, Cyber and commercial teams to ensure alignment across PDS.
Work closely with project manager to provide updates as required on activities, planning, timelines, and delivery progress.
Input into project management processes such as RAID logs, project plans, and deliverables.
What you need to succeed in the role:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and professional demeanour.
Ability to manage time and prioritise tasks effectively.
Proficient in the capture, processing and analysis of data from mobile phone devices.
General understanding of computer and mobile device ground truth data.
High level of understanding of the requirements for accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ILAC G19 and the FSR Codes.
Attentive to detail.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Self-developer that demonstrates an ability to solve complex problems with well thought-out innovative solutions.
Our Values are:
We value People
We do the right thing
We are innovative
We are one Team
We are proud and passionate
Why Join us?
Balance is important and we want you to take time off to recharge - we offer 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service. Holiday Purchase also available
Flexible working hours - We trust you to do your job and we appreciate that life doesnt always fit around a 9 to 5 workday. We operate core hours of 10 to 4, Monday to Friday (37hr week)
We care about your well-being - we have an EAP that offers not just welfare benefits but also retail discounts
Plan for the future - we offer an excellent pension scheme and life assurance cover
Put your mind at rest regarding your health - offering remote GP, mental health and physiotherapy appointments via video consultation
Family - Enhanced maternity and paternity pay along with a flexible return to work
Community - one paid day off per year for volunteering
Diversity, equity and inclusion
We are committed to equal opportunities for all and will not discriminate on any grounds. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible span of experience. All applicants will be considered without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, nationality, neurodiversity or disability status.
Working Arrangements
This is a remote role.
All applicants must be eligible to undergo NPPV3 (Non Police Personnel Vetting Level 3 )and SC vetting clearances. Successful applicants will require NPPV3 clearance to have been cleared before starting with PDS.
Please note, we may choose to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications for this role so please endeavour to to complete your application as soon as possible
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