Digital Forensic R&D Engineer, Singapore

ISD confronts and addresses threats to Singapore’s internal security and stability. For over 70 years, ISD and its predecessor organisations have played a central role in countering threats such as those posed by foreign subversive elements, spies, racial and religious extremists, and terrorists. A fulfilling and rewarding career awaits those who want to join in ISD’s critical mission of keeping Singapore safe, secure and sovereign for all Singaporeans.

• Research, source and devise digital forensic acquisition methodologies and tools for various platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, MacOS as well as IoT Operating Systems.
• Understand operating systems, file structures and security design in the context of device access and data forensic extraction from the respective operating systems and devices under investigation.
• Be well‑versed with the various states of device to devise and advise users which forensic extraction method is the most appropriate to perform.
• Conduct forensic research on artefacts and Apps folder structure/content.
• Liaise with various experienced forensic teams on the ground to provide advice, guidance and direction in relation to digital forensic extraction and decoding.
• Collaborate with App development team to plan, test and rollout of App decoders and analysis tools that enable users to perform their investigation work.

• Self-driven, natural curiosity, autodidactic.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team setting.
• Relevant knowledge, experience or certifications in one or more of the following areas would be advantageous: knowledge of digital forensic tools available in the market; digital forensic certifications (past or present); working experience in Flash memory, file systems and internal database structure; experience with Android Studio/Java and/or XCode; knowledge of scripting language such as Python.
• Only Singaporeans need apply.