Seconded National Expert in Cyber Intelligence Team, Digital Support Unit, Europol Cyber Crime Centre (EC3)

1. CIT provides support in the pre-processing, enrichment and analysis of large amounts of operational data as well as specialised support in the fields of cyber threat Intelligence and cryptocurrency analysis. CIT liaises with the cybersecurity community and coordinates EU LE Emergency Response Protocol against major cross-border cyber-attacks.
2. FST provides decryption and digital forensic services, takes part in research and development activities supporting investigations and operations and also provides document forensic services. 

Functions and duties:

The SNE will carry out the following main functions and duties:

• Facilitate the exchange of information, providing advice and operational support in the field of cybercrime;
• Assist law enforcement agencies during joint investigations and operations focussing on cybercrime;
• Produce reports based on the tasks assigned;
• Keep up-to-date with relevant developments in cybercrime and technology that may impact law enforcement environment;
• Participate in meetings, working groups and conferences and present results from the work developed by the team if and when required;
• Provide on-the-spot operational support to specific operational enquiries and events if and when required.

Eligibility criteria: 

• Be a member of a competent authority in the meaning of the Article 2a) of the Europol Regulation and enjoy full rights as a citizen of a Member State;
• Produce evidence of a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union and of a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union in accordance with the decision of the Management Board on the internal language arrangements of Europol as referred to in Article 64(2) of the Europol Regulation, with the understanding that the SNE will have to carry out his / her duties in a mainly English-speaking environment;
• Have at least three years of professional experience in the field of law enforcement which is relevant to the duties to be carried out during the secondment.

• Experience supporting cybercrime units, preferably of at least 2 years;
• Experience in monitoring, assessment and translation of communication in Russian in the field of cybercrime. 

• Experience working in a central cybercrime unit. 

Professional knowledge (essential):

• Knowledge of the law enforcement techniques and analysis methods applied to cybercrimes;
• Sound knowledge of internationally used cyber slang;
• Thorough knowledge of written and spoken Russian, in particular slang and cyber terminology;
• Ability to translate from Russian into English;
• Experience in drafting intelligence reports.

• Very good communication skills in English, both orally and in writing;
• Ability to draft clear and concise documents on complex matters for various audiences;

• Keen eye for detail with the ability to maintain standards of accuracy under pressure of tight deadlines;
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills;
• Competent user of Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and the internet.

• High degree of commitment and flexibility;
• High level of customer and service-orientation.

• Good administrative and organisational skills.

• Ability to work well under pressure, both independently and in a team;
• Very good interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively liaise with other departments, groups and teams as well as with external partners.

• Ability to work effectively in an international and multi-cultural environment.

Selection procedure

How to apply: