SECONDMENT - Digital Crime Analyst

VACANCY NOTICE 961 

This vacancy announcement pertains to law enforcement and/or governmental officials within INTERPOL's member countries only.

Please read the Conditions of Secondment in force at INTERPOL (shared via the NCB) including the maximum duration of secondment.

Please be aware that your home Administration/Agency/Service/Government will be responsible for all of your salary/remuneration, social insurance, pension contributions, welfare benefits, family allowances, benefits during your assignment at INTERPOL as well as travel, removal expenses related to your arrival at and departure from INTERPOL, and any other related costs depending on your circumstances. It is requested that you obtain in writing, confirmation from your home Administration/Agency/Service/Government that it agrees with these CONDITIONS OF SECONDMENT. This confirmation letter should be forwarded to us THROUGH THE NCB.

INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 196 member states. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities, and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime. INTERPOL is now looking for a qualified candidate as a SECONDMENT - Digital Crime Analyst within the Organized & Emerging Crime which is part of the​​​​​​ Exec. Dir. Police Services.

Job title: SECONDMENT - Digital Crime Analyst
Reporting To: Head, Cyberspace and New Technologies Laboratory
Location: Lyon, France 
Duration (in months): 36.00 
Grade: 5 
Number of posts: 1
Security Clearance Level: Basic
Deadline for application: 20 May 2025

INTERPOL strives to achieve a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. To achieve our Diversity goals, we encourage applications from women and nationals of under/unrepresented member countries who are passionate about our mission. INTERPOL’s recruitment process is merit-based hence all hiring decisions are made considering the applicant’s qualifications and the needs of the Organization.

INTRODUCTION OF THE POST

The Digital Crime Analyst will work in two units and carry out assignments for both. Will take part in the delivery of innovation projects, building tools, proof of concepts, training, guidance and documenting policing using new and innovative technologies. Additionally, the Digital Crime Analyst will take part in progression, maintenance and delivery of services related to online child sexual exploitation.

PRIMARY DUTIES

DUTY 1 -Cyberspace
Support the Cyberspace and New Technologies Lab (CNTL) in delivering its projects and help design and establish new initiatives.
DUTY 2 -Cyberspace
Support CNTL in delivering guidance and training, including by designing training materials and manuals to support INTERPOL member countries in investigating complex and new criminal modus operandi facilitated by New Technologies.
DUTY 3 -Cyberspace
As required and approved by management, to support on ad-hoc operational requests by our member countries to exploit technologies in investigating cases.
DUTY 4 - CAC
Receive, log, sort, organize, triage, categorize and file child abuse material, as well as assist member countries in that task. Analyze child abuse to progress identification of the victims and offenders featured. Draft case referrals to relevant member countries. Conduct quality control on the ICSE database, assist users; participate in testing of new features.
DUTY 5 - CAC
Take part in developing, vetting, and QC of the baseline list, as well as analysis of ICCAM outputs.Take part in developing IWOL blocking of child sexual exploitation material, including carrying out investigations into self-detected and reported domains, cooperation with member countries for co-evaluation and quality control, compiling, dissemination, updates and backup of seized material and lists.
DUTY 6 - CAC
Will actively promote relevant INTERPOL tools and services and actively assist member countries with the implementation of existing and future INTERPOL tools and services. Specific attention will be given to insuring connectivity and usage of the seconding country – to ICSE and other CAC tools.
DUTY 7 - General
Perform any other duties as required by the line manager and/or CAC coordinator.

REQUIREMENTS

All candidates will be assessed on the under mentioned requirements

Please only include professional experience for which you can provide official proof of employment (i.e. pay-slip indicating your functional title, work certificates, etc.). You could be asked to provide copies of such documents prior to interviews/tests. Any discrepancies found between the information stated in any of your application documents and the evidence of employment provided, will be considered misrepresentation and may lead to your disqualification from this selection procedure. This is especially important for your current and previous functional titles (they need to be exactly the same as the one in your contractual agreement), exact dates of employment, description of responsibilities and achievements, reason(s) for leaving and part-time work.

Training/Education required

Bachelor of Science, technology domains or equivalent.

Experience required

• Minimum of 5 years of active police work, directly involved in investigating technologies used to facilitate crimes or as a source of evidence.
• Professional certifications in Digital Exploitation tools (Digital Forensics, Network Forensics, Case management, Blockchain analytics, Web scrapping, OSINT, etc.).

Languages

• Fluency in English is required (both in written and oral form).
• Working knowledge in Spanish, French or Arabic would be an additional asset.
• Any additional languages would be considered an asset.

Specific skills required

• Very high command of Operating Systems, Information networks and protocols.
• An appetite for new technologies literature and projects. Possibly proven via an experience in drafting papers (published academic papers) or by an active role in projects.
• Good understanding of the various techniques and frameworks in existence for the development of software tools and large systems (up-to TRL5 or 6).
• Expertise in the area of cyber threats, Darknet, cryptocurrencies or distributed ledgers technologies, anonymization techniques and technologies is highly desirable.
• Understanding of Neural Networks technologies and Machine Learning methodologies is desirable
• In-depth knowledge of at least one programming language would be desirable.
• Project management and work in project consortiums such as H2020 European Projects would be an asset.
• Experience in working or studying in an international environment would be desirable.