Decryption & Digital Forensics Specialist

Europol; Den Haag; Hybrid; EUR 78,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthy work-life balance

Flexible working hours

Structured teleworking opportunities

Comprehensive annual leave

Maternity/ parental leave

Job summary

Europol is seeking a Specialist – Forensic Examiner (Decryption) to provide expert decryption and digital forensic services, operating the Decryption Platform, and liaising with EU bodies and international partners. The role involves organizing training, representing Europol at events, and developing new decryption methods.

Ideal candidates will have experience in digital forensics, large GPU clusters, Python programming, and cryptography fundamentals, with desirable familiarity with hashcat/JtR

Qualifications

• Experience in digital forensics and decryption.
• Experience with large-scale GPU clusters.
• Experience with workload distribution/parallel computing.
• Programming in Python (CUDA, OpenCL would be an advantage).
• Knowledge of cryptography fundamentals (encryption algorithms, key derivation).
• Experience with automation for digital forensics and wordlist building techniques.
• Baseline digital forensic techniques knowledge.
• Experience developing decryption software/plugins (hashcat, JtR) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert decryption and digital forensic services on-site when required.
• Operate Europol’s Decryption Platform and coordinate with ICT and DG JRC.
• Liaise with EU MS, EU bodies, third countries, and international organisations on decryption matters.
• Support unit projects by organizing meetings, training, and conferences.
• Represent Europol at digital forensic and security events across Europe and internationally.
• Perform technology foresight in decryption and digital forensics.
• Contribute to development of new decryption and forensic methods and tools.
• Draft and finalise reports, briefings, and strategic documents.

Skills

Digital forensics

Decryption

Python

GPU clusters

Parallel computing

Hashcat

JtR plugins

Tools

Hashcat

JtR

CUDA

OpenCL

Job description

Europol is seeking a Specialist – Forensic Examiner (Decryption) to provide expert decryption and digital forensic services, operating the Decryption Platform, and liaising with EU bodies and international partners. The role involves organizing training, representing Europol at events, and developing new decryption methods.

Ideal candidates will have experience in digital forensics, large GPU clusters, Python programming, and cryptography fundamentals, with desirable familiarity with hashcat/JtR