Cybercrime Investigator - Leeds
hace 6 días
Leeds
About the job Job summary Discover what it's like to work in a compliance role that makes an impact. Could you help us shape a stronger, fairer future? Your next career move starts here. The team is located across HMRC's regional centres at Stratford in London, Manchester, Leeds and Nottingham. You will occasionally be required to attend these locations in addition to your home office location and may have to stay overnight. Due to the operational activity conducted by the team you will occasionally be required to work away from the office in the UK and overseas. The Cybercrime Team utilise a range of technical capabilities, Intelligence tools and investigative work to detect, mitigate and investigate the most significant attacks against HMRC's online services, our customers, and our data. Consisting of 3 strands working together to reduce cyber enabled harm to UK citizens, businesses and HMRC from organised criminal networks using technology to fraudulently access customers devices and online accounts. Strategy and Business Management This key area underpins and brings together the vision, purpose, and insights of the Cybercrime team. It ensures the ambition, strategic direction and priorities for the teams Strategy are set and actioned against HMRC's Strategy, the Risk Treatment Plan and Tactical priorities. Business Management fulfils a variety of roles and functions in support of the Senior Leadership Team and wider team, including, inbox/diary management, recruitment, change management, knowledge management, including training and corporate assurance. Technical Investigation The Technical Investigators use their specialist skills in Digital Forensics, online log data analysis, malware analysis and knowledge of cyberspace and cybercriminals' tactics working alongside investigators to identify and develop investigations from inception to producing technical evidence for court. They use this insight to enhance HMRCs capability to defend and investigate cybercrime attacks. Intelligence, Investigation & Operational Engagement This area of the team utilises a range of covert and sensitive intelligence, investigation capabilities and partnerships to detect cybercrime attacks and identify online criminal actors posing a threat to HMRC online services, our data and customers. They conduct criminal investigations where appropriate and act as HMRC's link into the Cybercrime Law Enforcement and Intelligence communities in the UK and with our key international partners. This is underpinned by specialist Dedicated Disclosure Teams. Job description As a Cybercrime Investigator, you will be involved in some of the most challenging yet rewarding work within law enforcement. You will be engaged with sensitive intelligence sources to identify online fraud and cybercrime threats to HMRC; identifying evidence gathering opportunities and planning interdictions. You will liaise with internal and external intelligence and investigation partners in response to threats they identify. This will include teams across HMRC, wider government and law enforcement partners both in the UK (police forces, ROCUs and the NCA) and internationally. You will use your investigative skills and cybercrime knowledge to support investigations and, at times, deploy operationally with HMRC and law enforcement partners to support interventions, which may include conducting searches of premises as well as preparing and conducting suspect interviews. The nature of these investigations requires dynamic collaboration in real time utilising a wide range of techniques in digital pursuit of those attacking our services, including: • Interrogation of departmental information systems;, • Analysis of transactional data on HMRC online services to identify lines of enquiry;, • Exploitation of Open Source and Digital investigation techniques;, • Analysis of financial intelligence and developing financial investigation strategies, including crypto-asset tracing;, • Analysis and exploitation of communications data to identify lines of enquiry;, • Obtaining a full range of surveillance and data acquisition authorities where appropriate;, • Experience of working in an operational intelligence or investigation environment., • Strong collaborative skills, with the ability to work dynamically and in real time with colleagues across digital, intelligence and forensic disciplines., • Analytical and critical thinking ability, enabling you to assess complex digital, financial and communications data to identify meaningful lines of enquiry., • Adaptability and curiosity, using a wide range of investigative techniques and adjusting approach as new information emerges., • Excellent problem‑solving skills, applying judgement and creativity to develop effective investigation and financial intelligence strategies, including in technically complex areas such as crypto‑assets., • Clear and confident communication skills, able to explain findings, develop investigative rationale and engage effectively with both internal stakeholders and external partners., • Professional empathy and resilience, particularly when supporting customers who have been victims of sophisticated cybercrime., • High levels of integrity and discretion, demonstrating sound judgement when handling sensitive information and operating within legal and ethical frameworks., • Effective organisational skills, managing multiple lines of enquiry, priorities and authorisation processes in a fast‑paced investigative environment, • Flexibility, motivation and a thirst for learning, • Experience of working with a range of stakeholders across and beyond own business area., • Ability to demonstrate an understanding of UK cybercrime threats, online criminal marketplaces and enabling cybercrime services, especially cash-out., • Familiarity with online fraud detection systems in government, financial or the retail sector, • Cybercrime foundation training up to advanced practitioner and Cybersecurity essentials training within the first 18 months., • Advanced OSINT (Open Source Intelligence)., • Seeing the Big Picture, • Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues' Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary., • Family friendly policies., • Personal support., • A name-blind CV including your job history, qualifications and previous experiences.