Senior Cryptoasset Investigation Specialist

The SFO is a unique law enforcement organisation which both investigates and prosecutes the top tier of fraud, bribery and corruption, and related money laundering offences. We bring the skills of our lawyers, investigators, accountants, analysts, and administrators together on every case from the outset and work closely with law enforcement and prosecution partners in the UK and overseas.

As a Senior Cryptoasset Investigation Specialist you will be responsible for tracing the flow of cryptoassets in complex fraud, bribery, corruption and money laundering investigations. You will act as a subject matter expert, giving guidance to investigative staff and providing insights and reporting into senior managers, Case Teams and the Criminal Justice System.

You will have responsibility for the management and delivery of cryptoasset investigations, providing clear and concise details of progress and findings. You will be required to produce witness statement as well as reports and updates to the Cryptoasset Lead in a timely manner, including presenting findings, developments and recommendations. Initially you will not have direct line management responsibilities, but this may be required as the team grows. You will be responsible for assigning and managing some investigative tasks to the wider Cryptoasset Cadre.

As a Senior Cryptoasset Investigation Specialist you will be responsible for:

• Producing high quality witness statements and attend Court to give evidence in relation to complex and technical cryptoasset investigations.
• Lead, support and guide Cryptoasset investigators, Case Team investigators and prosecutors with complex cryptoasset issues by sharing knowledge to help build capability and work in collaboration to resolve issues.
• Autonomously manage workflows to ensure that all cryptoasset investigations are prioritised according to wider office needs and processed in a reliable, cost effective and timely manner. Monitoring resources and making evidenced based recommendations to senior managers when additional resources are needed.
• Provide regular reports and updates to senior managers and other internal stakeholders, including presenting findings, developments and recommendations regarding cryptoasset investigations.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders on cryptoasset investigation related matters to provide creative, compliant solutions to technical and evidential issues and ensure these are within case deadlines.

For more information about the role and for a full list of key responsibilities, please see attached Job Pack.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Application stage

As part of the application process, you will be required to provide:

• A personal statement of no more than 500 words that explains how your skills and experience meet each of the essential and desirable experience criteria as listed in the job pack. The following criteria are lead criteria; they will be assessed first and candidates who do not meet the required standard will not have the remainder of their application considered. Sound general investigative knowledge and experience in the context of complex financial investigations, including being able to understand, interpret and explain complex data and findings relevant to the investigation
• Experience tracing cryptoassets in investigations, with industry standard tools.

Please note, desirable experience will only be taken into account if there is a large volume of applications and there is a need for further shortlisting for interview.

• A supporting CV outlining your job history and qualifications

Interview stage

Behaviours and experience criteria as outlined in the job pack will be tested at the interview and assessment stage.

Candidates invited to interview will also be required to complete an assessment.

Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates in the invite to interview.

Sift to take place from 22 October 2026.

Interviews are expected to take place from 03 November 2026.

All dates are indicative and subject to change.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. To be eligible you must meet the following residency requirements dependent of the level of security vetting required:

• SC: 5 years residency in the United Kingdom preceding this application.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.