Digital Forensic Investigator

Forensic Focus Limited; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 455,000 - 463,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Contracting Solutions, a division of ADvTECH Resourcing, is seeking a Senior Digital Forensic Investigator to perform end-to-end forensic examinations across endpoints, servers, mobile devices, cloud services and networks.

You will preserve evidence, manage chain-of-custody, conduct root-cause analyses and present findings to senior stakeholders, legal teams and courts in a regulated environment. This contract role requires 5–7 years of experience and a relevant degree.

Qualifications

• Five to seven years of digital forensics or cyber investigation experience.
• A relevant degree.
• Hands-on proficiency with the listed forensics tools.

Responsibilities

• Conduct end-to-end digital forensic examinations across endpoints, servers, mobile devices, M365, cloud platforms and network infrastructure.
• Preserve evidence and manage chain-of-custody; analyze user activity and artefacts.
• Present or testify on findings in legal and disciplinary proceedings.

Skills

Digital forensics

Cyber investigation

Evidence handling

Root cause analysis

Cloud forensics

eDiscovery

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

EnCase

FTK

Magnet AXIOM

Cellebrite

MSAB XRY

Microsoft Sentinel

Defender

Purview

Azure

Microsoft 365

AWS

Google Cloud Platform

eDiscovery tools

Job description

# Digital Forensic Investigator*Network Contracting Solutions -a division of ADvTECH Resourcing***Johannesburg**Onsite · Senior · Contract · ZAR 330.00/hr - ZAR 336.00/hr### The RoleThe investigator conducts end-to-end digital forensic examinations across a broad technology landscape including endpoints, servers, mobile devices, Microsoft 365, cloud platforms and network infrastructure. Responsibilities include evidence preservation, chain-of-custody management, forensic analysis of user activity and artefacts, root cause analysis, and presenting or testifying on findings in legal and disciplinary proceedings.### Skills & ExperienceCandidates require five to seven years of digital forensics or cyber investigation experience, a relevant degree, and hands-on proficiency with tools such as EnCase, FTK, Magnet AXIOM, Cellebrite, MSAB XRY, Microsoft Sentinel, Defender and Purview. Cloud forensics experience across Azure, Microsoft 365, AWS and Google Cloud Platform is essential, along with eDiscovery tool exposure.### Who It SuitsThis contract suits a seasoned forensic investigator comfortable working in complex, regulated environments and confident presenting technical findings to senior stakeholders, legal representatives and courts. Those experienced in fraud, cybercrime, insider threat and data breach investigations within corporate or government settings will thrive in this role.Compare Digital Forensics salaries in South Africa →Certifications mentioned:XRY — find training for these on theDFIR Training Finder.Learn More/Apply