Digital Forensic Technician - Audio
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Job Title: Digital Forensic Technician – Audio
Salary: £33,498 - £38,195 plus £2,623 location allowance. You will receive £33,498 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £38,195 will be via incremental progression.
Location: Lambeth
Use your skills in sound to keep our city safe.
London is one of the world’s most exciting, diverse cities. And policing it isn’t easy. It takes a huge number of people, from all kinds of backgrounds, with a wide range of skills and experience. Our Forensic Services function is at the forefront of Metropolitan Police (MPS) investigations, delivering a range of technical and scientific expertise to help solve crimes.
We’re now looking for a Digital Forensic Technician to work at our Audio Laboratory and maximise the forensic potential of any audio evidence we acquire.
This evidence will come from a range of recording types and devices, so we’re looking for someone with detailed theoretical and practical knowledge of both digital and analogue systems. This will be backed up by a degree, or demonstrable experience, in a relevant technical subject.
We need someone who can explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience, handle competing demands, and stay completely focussed under pressure. Naturally, you’ll be interested in and know all about emerging audio technologies and trends, including the impact they could have on our work.
This is an excellent opportunity to use your audio skills to fight crime – in a stimulating, innovative and professional environment.
To apply, please visit our website and download a role specific information pack. Applications will be via a detailed CV and online application form.
Completed applications must be returned by 10th January 2020.
We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations
Essential Criteria:
- A degree in a relevant technical discipline and/ or significant relevant experience (must be evidenced)
- Detailed theoretical and practical knowledge of digital and analogue audio recording and processing systems
- Ability to communicate technical concepts, verbally and in writing, to a non-technical audience
- Knowledge of and interest in emerging technologies, trends and how they impact forensic audio considerations
- Ability to work under pressure to tight timescales and handle competing demands without compromising attention to detail
Desirable Criteria:
- Knowledge of forensic audio techniques and their application including methods of acquisition/recovery, conversion, processing and analysis
- Understanding of the principles of evidence handling, forensic quality standards and the presentation of evidence at court
- Demonstrable knowledge of video and computer forensics techniques & their practicalapplication
- Computer programming skills
Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.
As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.
Read our full disability confidence statement.
This opportunity is closed to applications.