Senior Specialist: Investigations ( Digital Fraud Investigations) at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Job Purpose

• To provide Digital Forensics expert advice and guidance with multiple cases, projects or programmes and lead complex Digital Forensic investigations when required.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Honors / Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8) in Digital Forensics, Computer Science, Information Security or related field AND 10-12 years’ experience in an in Digital Forensics, Computer Science, Information Security environment, of which 3– 4 years is at a management /Specialist level 

                                                                        OR

• Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Digital Forensics, Computer Science and Information Security AND 12-15 years’ experience Digital Forensics, Computer Science, Information Security of which 3– 4 years is at a management /Specialist level

Minimum Functional Requirements

• Experience in Digital Forensics, Computer Science and Information Security
• Specialised knowledge of digital forensics and its application in the criminal justice system of South Africa.
• Specialised knowledge in computer and mobile devices operating systems.
• Specialised knowledge of and experience with digital forensics packages such as Oxygen, Axiom, Forensic Toolkit, Encase, etc.
• Specialised analytical capabilities in the field of digital forensics across multiple disciplines such as Cloud Forensics, Mobile Forensics, Computer Forensics, Network Forensics etc.
• Specialised knowledge across the digital forensics process:
• Identification
• Acquisition
• Storage
• Analysis
• Reporting
• Testifying in criminal/civil courts and labour related disciplinary hearings
• Microsoft skills (Proficient in) Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Formulate and implement tactical investigation strategies and delivery plans relating to syndicate activity.
• Organise and prioritise different types of investigations in the region.
• Draw on own technical or professional knowledge and experience to identify and recommend organisational solutions to defined problems.
• Keep up to date with own area of expertise and develop technical/professional knowledge base in order to provide effective support and advice.
• Manage and or advice on the translation and application of policy in a specific functional area.
• Appears as a specialist witness in court and attend to court proceedings as and when required.
• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices
• Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
• Develop multiple practices in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks, supporting tactical development and excellence
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
• Influence and communicate across business areas to minimise resistance and ensure on-boarding of new thinking
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy development and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain
• Plan for value-added, continuous multiple practice and system improvement optimisation to deliver on objectives and to enhance tactical excellence.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; developing best practice solutions.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice areas and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
• Translate top-down policy, apply modification in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders

Governance

• Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies in own practice areas to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

People

• Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and leadership in area of expertise.
• Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
• Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice thought leadership in area of expertise.

Finance

• Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

• Develop & ensure implementation of own practices to build delivery excellence, encouraging others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
• Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
• Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

• Fairness and Transparency
• Analytical Thinking
• Accountability
• Conceptual Ability
• Attention to Detail
• Honesty and Integrity
• Trust
• Respect 
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Organisational Awareness
• Building Sustainability
• Drive for Results
• Expertise in Content

Technical competencies

• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Reporting
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Knowledge Management
• Information management
• Business Knowledge
• Efficiency improvement
• Quality Orientation
• Problem Solving and Judgement
• Planning and Organising
• Business Acumen
• Risk Identification
• Search and Seizure

Deadline:2nd September,2025