Team Lead, Digital Forensic Investigations at First Bank of Nigeria Limited

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria's largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Lead, Digital Forensic Investigations

Job Identification: 1109
Location: Lagos

Duties & Responsibilities

• Act on behalf of Head, Customers’ Complaint and Investigations in his absence.
• Organise the digital forensic investigation team to carry out investigation of reported incidents received from CRM/branches, departments and external parties (such as CBN, NIBSS, Law Enforcement Agents, other banks, Switches, etc.) requiring in -depth technical investigation.
• Supervise/lead all forensic, Fintech related and cryptocurrency investigation activities.
• Review investigation reports for legal proceedings or internal investigations before sending to management.
• Ensure investigations comply with legal and regulatory standards related to digital evidence handling and data privacy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including IT security, developers, compliance officers, legal, and law enforcement agencies during investigations to address audit findings and implement corrective actions.
• Identifying systems vulnerabilities leading to electronic fraud and other systems breaches
• Determine root causes of IT incidents, determine lessons, and escalate to Management and responsible stakeholders such as Information Technology, Internal Control and Enhancement Group, E-Business, Information Security Operations, Branch Services etc. for resolution in order to prevent losses.
• Continuous review of the investigation processes for improvement.
• Represent the Bank at meetings organized to mitigate fraud cases (such as: Nigeria e-fraud forum, InterSwitch, NIBSS etc)
• Represent the Bank at legal and regulatory proceedings.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends, regulations, and best practices in cryptocurrency and blockchain industries to enhance audit methodologies and procedures.
• Ensure legal and regulatory guidelines relating to digital forensic investigation and reporting are adhered to prevent penalties.
• Manage the relationship with external parties-legal and regulatory as it relates to digital forensic investigation fraud for optimal results.
• Recommend appropriate training needs based on identified skill gaps.
• Maintain records of digital forensic records.
• Render incident reports to regulators
• Maintain the security of all information entrusted to him.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum Education: First Degree (preferably Science or numerate), Higher degrees/professional certification in digital forensics (e.g., Certified Computer Examiner (CCE), Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE), GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE), CPA, CFE, CISA)

Experience:

• Minimum experience – 6 years with a minimum of 2 years in IT, digital forensics investigation, IT Audit, incident response, or cybersecurity investigations, etc.

Application Closing Date
26th September, 2024