Digital Forensics Laboratory Team Leader

The Role

This position combines hands-on digital forensic examination work with day-to-day leadership of a laboratory team. The role involves assigning casework, monitoring analyst output for quality, managing workloads to meet deadlines, liaising with the case team, and maintaining ISO standards compliance and associated documentation.

Skills & Experience

Candidates should demonstrate proven experience in digital forensics examination alongside the ability to lead and develop a technical team. Familiarity with quality management frameworks, including ISO standards, is essential, as is competence in workload management systems and the delivery of staff training and competency assessments.

Who It Suits

This role suits an experienced digital forensics practitioner ready to step into a supervisory position. Someone who is comfortable balancing technical casework with people management responsibilities, including coaching analysts, conducting reviews, and driving team performance within a fast-paced, customer-focused forensic laboratory environment.