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Investigator: Digital Forensics
Isilumko Staffing · Johannesburg
Job description
About the role
A leading financial services organisation is looking for an experienced Digital Forensics Investigator to lead complex investigations into fraud, cybercrime, insider threats and data breaches.
Key responsibilities
- Conduct digital forensic investigations across endpoints, servers, mobile devices, cloud, Microsoft 365 and network environments.
- Acquire, preserve, recover and analyse digital evidence while maintaining chain of custody.
- Analyse email, user activity, authentication logs, cloud audit logs and application artefacts.
- Perform endpoint, mobile, cloud, network, memory and malware forensics.
- Prepare forensic reports, affidavits, witness statements and evidential findings.
- Conduct root cause analysis and identify control weaknesses and emerging digital crime risks.
- Present findings to senior stakeholders, legal representatives and regulatory bodies as required.
Required profile
- Bachelor's degree in Digital Forensics, Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems or a related field.
- 5–7 years of experience in Digital Forensics, Incident Response, Cyber Investigations or a related discipline.
- Proven experience preparing evidential reports and presenting forensic findings.
- Strong understanding of digital evidence preservation and chain‑of‑custody principles.
Required skills
- Proficiency with EnCase, FTK, Magnet AXIOM, Cellebrite, MSAB XRY.
- Experience using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview, Azure, Microsoft 365.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.
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