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Job details - Digital Forensic Investigator - HC622182
Location - University of Portsmouth
Salary - Scale SO2 - 38,754.00 - 40,893.00
Hours - 37 per week
Contract - Permanent
Closing date - Sunday 21st September 2025 @ 23:59 hrs
After 3 years of service, you will receive an extra 1500 a year.
After 5 years of service, you will receive an extra 3000 a year.
Do you want to make a difference in keeping Hampshire and the Isle of Wight safe?
As a Digital Forensic Investigator, your role will be the Forensic examination and retrieval of evidence and intelligence from digital devices and related media.
Your role on any day may include:

• To carry out forensic examinations of digital devices and media. Where applicable, secure and retrieve relevant data from those devices, in accordance with national and local guidelines. To be carried out by utilising proprietary and bespoke forensic hardware and software.

• Extract data using suitable applications for the Officer in the Case (OIC) to view. Be able to facilitate viewing of the data by the OIC and advise accordingly, so that the OIC may understand the evidential significance of what has been recovered and use that material to further his/her investigation and for presentation in court.

• Prepare reports and statements and have a working knowledge of the rules of evidence relating to seizure, preservation and admissibility. Advise CPS/Counsel in relation of digital evidence and if necessary present evidence in court in a clear and comprehensible manner.

• Provide technical advice and assistance to colleagues in relation to forensic examinations and advise and give guidance before/during/after interviews and the validity of answers provided by suspect. Assist OIC with finding potential weaknesses in statements.

All applicants must be aware that they will have to work with child abuse material on a frequent basis, both internal processes and external assessments will support your wellbeing in this area.
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Essential Qualifications
Essential: Educated to QCF Level 6 in Computer Studies OR BEng/ Bsc in related engineering or technical subject, such as software development, electronic engineering/ information systems OR work experience in a digital forensic subject deemed to have brought the postholder to a comparable level.
Essential Experience

• Work experience in digital forensics. e.g. in another law enforcement or private digital forensics lab
• Able to demonstrate a comprehensive investigative/analytical capability
• Experienced in the use of a wide range of operating systems, for example, Windows, Linux, MAC-OS, Android and/or iOS mobile devices.
• Experience of producing detailed technical reports.
• Comprehensive working knowledge of a wide variety of file systems.
• Desirable: Comprehensive working knowledge of digital forensic soft

How to apply
If this sounds like the role for you, please follow the online application link to apply at the top or bottom of this advert. You will be asked to enter personal details and complete our screening questions (this is standard across all our applications).
In addition, you will be asked to provide evidence against the following topics. These areas form part of our police competency and values framework.
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Please do take the time to follow the links to each of the above areas, to learn more about what we are looking for, and please then provide your answers on your application form, using specific examples to evidence how you have demonstrated the competency.
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About us
For further information about this role, or if you have any queries, please contact the Police Recruitment Team on police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk or on 02380 451611.
As an employer, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary also offers a wide range of benefits which include:

• An attractive contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Access to Hampshire Police Leisure and Sport (providing a range of family and sporting activities)
• Gym facilities at a number of our buildings

Access to retail and hospitality benefits via the Blue Light Card (
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.
The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting:
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