Forensics Technology Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Job Description & Summary

• A career in our Investigations and Fact Finding practice, within Fraud, Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement (FIRE) services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients understand where they might have vulnerabilities and develop solutions to manage the risks involved. We prevent, respond to and remediate a wide range of business threats, risks and complex issues.
• Our team helps businesses detect and investigate fraudulent activities or irregularities within their organisation. As part of our team, you’ll help investigate issues such as corporate irregularities, whistleblower allegations, asset misappropriation, regulatory violations, patent and copyright infringement and financial reporting fraud

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As an Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
• Share and collaborate effectively with others.
• Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials I produce.
• Build and maintain an internal and external network.
• Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Main purpose of the role

• Support internal investigation teams and clients with digital forensics investigations;
•  Assist with ensuring that the procedures set out are adhered to on engagements;
•  Follow guidance from managers on engagements;
•  Become familiar with digital forensics engagements and be able to execute steps under the
• guidance of seniors.

Key Performance Areas

•  Have a strong technical background;
•  Develop and upskill on digital forensics techniques;
•  Drafting proposals/quotations;
•  Become familiar with risk management processes;
•  Assist with drafting internal and external reports; and
•  Provide support to seniors and managers on engagements.

Qualifications

•  B.Tech, BsC Computer Science, Bcom IT or other relevant qualifications.
•  Industry recognised certifications (EnCE, SANS etc) would be advantageous.

Experience

• 1 to 3 years experience;
•  Technical experience would be advantageous;
•  Cybersecurity experience would be an advantage; and
•  Consulting experience would be advantageous.

Key Competencies:

• The ability to draw insights from diverse data sets to aid investigations;
• Strong networking and general technical IT understanding;
• Basic scripting;
• Understanding chain of evidence and investigation processes
• Pro-active and committed to delivery
• Leadership skills
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Planning and organising ability
• Conflict management
• Analytical and solutions driven

Forensic Data Analyses

• Flexible and adaptable to change
•  Report writin

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