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Job Description:
As a Digital Forensics Consultant in our Digital Forensics practice, you will play a key role in conducting detailed forensic examinations, supporting evidence collection, and analysing electronic data in a forensically sound manner. This position requires clear communication of technical findings to internal and external stakeholders, legal teams, and clients through standard business communications, formal reports, and presentations. You will be working in one of our offices, including active participation in client engagements from start to finish, while ensuring evidence integrity and adherence to internal policies. The Digital Forensics Consultant is expected to contribute to team initiatives and pursue ongoing professional development through training, certifications, and networking. This is a dynamic position that blends hands-on forensic work with client interaction and continuous learning to support high-quality investigative outcomes.
Responsibilities include but not are not limited to:
- Evidence intake, management, and evidence return while maintaining the chain of custody
- Follow processes and procedures
- Provide ongoing support for MCTG Consulting’s Digital Forensic team
- Conduct forensic examinations on various digital devices, such as computers, mobile phones, tablets, and storage media, to identify, collect, and analyse relevant evidence.
- Utilize specialised forensic software and tools to extract, recover, and analyse digital evidence, including deleted files, internet history, emails, and social media activity.
- Document and maintain detailed records of all forensic procedures, techniques, and findings in accordance with established protocols and standards
- Assist in the preparation of comprehensive forensic reports and presentations summarizing findings and conclusions
- Provide timely responses to engagements leads
- Work concurrently on multiple ongoing engagement/projects.
- Assist in other related areas of the company as needed or required.
- Stay current with industry trends and new forensic tools and methodologies
- Complete annual raining and certification as required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity, or related field required
- Minimum of 2 years of experience conducting hands-on digital forensics investigations required.
- Effective communicator (both written and verbal)
- Detailed-oriented, thorough, and process-driven
- Able to focus on and perform routine tasks with a high degree of accuracy
- Highly organized and flexible
- Able to multitask and meet changing deadlines
- Must be able to complete projects with limited supervision.
- Capable of following forensically sound processes.
- Able to recognize and escalate potential issues
- Professional demeanour and motivated self-starter.
- Team player.
- Experience with collecting data from computers, mobile devices, and cloud sources.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience providing digital forensics to Law Firms, or Corporate Legal Departments
- One or more industry standard forensic certifications such as: Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE), Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE), EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE), AccesData Certifies Examiner (ACE), Certified Computer Examiner (CCE), or EC-Council, ISACA, (ISC)2, & GIAC related forensic certifications.
- Experience with computer networking, data security, and computer hardware.
- Experience with writing scripts in Python or other scripting language.
- We expect the candidate to uphold MCTG Consulting’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, Stewardship. These values define who we are.
Salary range (Johannesburg)
- R506 626 – R1 502 000
- A reasonable estimate of the current range in other jurisdictions is $63,000 – $120,000 per year
