Investigator/forensic Analyst

The Ministry of the Solicitor General, Ontario Provincial Police, and the North West Region Command is seeking a qualified individual to join our Forensic Identification Services Unit. In this exciting, rewarding and challenging opportunity, you will provide specialized investigative support services to uniform members, Ontario municipal police services and government ministries dealing with investigations involving digital evidence. DF assists with the identification, preservation, recovery, and analysis of digital evidence acquired from electronic devices.

As mandated, Digital Forensic Analysts are required to provide investigative support services by identifying, collecting, preserving, analyzing, validating, reporting, and presenting digital evidence from electronic devices capable of storing and transmitting data.

**About Us**:
**The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is one of North America's largest deployed police services with more than 5,800 uniformed officers, 2,400 civilian employees and 830 Auxiliary officers. We provide essential services that ensure the safety and security of the people of the Province of Ontario. The OPP is a division of the Ministry of the Solicitor General, the largest operational ministry in the province with a presence in every community across Ontario. We are the largest police service in Ontario and the second largest in Canada.**

**The Forensic Identification Services (FIS) includes thirteen (13) deployed Forensic Identification Services units throughout the province and includes Forensic Identification Support Services (FISS) at OPP General Headquarters (GHQ). FIS co-ordinates all provincial forensic identification services including the Scenes of Crimes Officer (SOCO) program.**

**The OPP Values promote always doing the right things for the right reasons, by**:

- **Serving with PRIDE, PROFESSIONALISM and HONOUR.**:

- **Interacting with RESPECT, COMPASSION and FAIRNESS.**:

- **Leading with INTEGRITY, HONESTY and COURAGE.**

**OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism**: We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

Visit the **OPS Anti-Racism Policy** and the **OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint** pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's **Human Rights Code**. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

**What can I expect to do in this role?**: 1. Conduct digital forensic analysis of electronic devices as an investigative support service for specialized investigative units, detachments, and regions within the Ontario Provincial Police and for municipal services within the Province of Ontario.

2. Obtain Special Constable status and assist with the execution of Criminal Code Search Warrants. DF Analysts are required to deploy within the Province of Ontario to assist with identifying, collecting, preserving, analyzing, and documenting digital evidence on-scene.

3. Utilize digital forensic software, hardware, and techniques to acquire and analyze electronic devices capable of storing and transmitting data. The scope of forensic analysis of data includes, but is not limited to, video forensics, computer forensics, mobile forensics, vehicle forensics, cloud forensics, and any analysis of a device that constitutes a computer system as defined in section 342.1(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada.

4. Adhere to digital forensic best practices to ensure evidence continuity and forensic soundness.

5. Maintain forensic software, hardware, and general equipment assigned individually and shared collectively.

6. Conduct forensic acquisitions, cursory forensic analysis, create investigative review packages, and consult with investigators and Crown Attorneys as required.

7. Conduct comprehensive forensic analysis, prepare detailed forensic reports for court disclosure, testify and provide expert opinion for court proceedings.

9. Perform other duties, as assigned.

**How do I qualify?**:
**Mandatory**:

- Ability to pass an OPP background/ security investigation.
- Successfully complete the Digital Forensics Understudy Program and other mandatory OPP training as required.
- Valid Ontario Driver's Licence.
- Obtain Special Constable status.
- Ability to work on a regularly scheduled on-call basis.

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**:

- Knowledge of Federal and provincial statutes and case law relevant to acquiring and analyzing digital evidence, scope and limitations of search authorizations, and court disclosure requirements.
- Knowledge of electronic devices capable of storing and transmitting data, such as computer systems, mo