Senior Digital Forensic Investigator & Team Mentor

SNG GrantThornton; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

SNG Grant Thornton in South Africa is seeking a Senior Digital Forensic Specialist to lead investigations, acquire and analyse digital evidence, and deliver defensible findings for complex fraud and data breach cases.

You will mentor junior practitioners, review forensic work, and coordinate with legal teams, clients, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes.

This role requires extensive experience and a commitment to professional standards in forensic methodologies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security, Information Technology, or a related field.
• A postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline will be advantageous.
• 8+ years' experience in digital forensics, data analysis, IT audit, cyber investigations, incident response, or a related field.
• 3+ years' experience in a supervisory, team lead, or managerial capacity.
• Proven experience in end-to-end digital forensic investigations, from evidence acquisition through to analysis and reporting.
• Experience handling complex fraud, misconduct, cyber, data breach, litigation, and regulatory matters.
• Strong practical knowledge of forensic tools, evidence analysis, and multiple digital environments.
• Experience providing technical guidance, reviewing forensic work, and engaging with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple investigations and competing priorities while maintaining quality and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex digital forensic investigations from collection to reporting.
• Provide technical guidance and quality review of forensic work.
• Mentor junior team members and oversee assignments.
• Collaborate with investigators, legal teams, clients, and stakeholders.
• Develop timelines and manage deliverables to meet scope and quality.
• Ensure evidence handling complies with standards and chain-of-custody.
• Prepare defensible forensic findings for proceedings.

Skills

Digital forensics

Evidence handling

Supervisory experience

Incident response

Data analysis

Reporting

Stakeholder management

Mentorship

Attention to detail

Ethical standards

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Postgraduate qualification advantageous

Tools

Forensic tools

Job description

SNG Grant Thornton in South Africa is seeking a Senior Digital Forensic Specialist to lead investigations, acquire and analyse digital evidence, and deliver defensible findings for complex fraud and data breach cases.

You will mentor junior practitioners, review forensic work, and coordinate with legal teams, clients, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes.

This role requires extensive experience and a commitment to professional standards in forensic methodologies.