Skip to main content
AfterDuty
Register CV

Ex-Police Cyber Security & Digital Forensics Jobs in Australia

Cyber security, digital forensics and incident-response roles. DMIs, cybercrime investigators and digital forensics officers bring evidential discipline and investigative judgement that DFIR and security teams struggle to hire.

live matched jobs
3
employers hiring
3
newest role
5 days ago

  • Cyber Security Analyst

    Macquarie University · Sydney

    Full-time

    A$114,992 – A$124,676Estimated

    Your investigative discipline, evidence-handling skills, and experience managing incidents from initial report to resolution are directly applicable to cyber security incident response. Your ability to produce clear, structured reports and communicate complex findings to non-technical stakeholders mirrors the post-incident reporting and executive dashboards required here. However, the role demands significant technical expertise in SIEM, EDR, and penetration testing that most policing roles do not provide, so additional training would be necessary.

    Posted 5 days ago

  • Full-time

    Your experience in incident command, investigative methodology, and evidence handling directly supports the core incident response lifecycle. The ability to manage high-pressure situations, coordinate multi-agency responses, and conduct methodical root cause analysis mirrors the discipline you developed in policing. However, this role demands deep technical expertise in SIEM, EDR, and digital forensics tools that most ex-officers would need substantial retraining to acquire, making it a realistic but challenging transition for those with a cybercrime or digital forensics background.

    Posted 6 days ago

  • Full-time

    These roles are highly technical ICT positions — security engineering, cloud architecture, data science — that require specialist certifications and deep commercial experience. Your policing background in managing incidents or gathering digital evidence does not substitute for the hands-on engineering skills these jobs demand, and most ex-officers would need years of retraining to be competitive.

    Posted 6 days ago

The cyber security & digital forensics market across Australia right now

There are 3 live cyber security & digital forensics roles in Australia matched for police leavers right now, from Bureau Veritas, Macquarie University and PepsiCo.

Full-time 3 · newest role posted 5 days ago. This page updates as our job feeds refresh.

What cyber security & digital forensics employers are asking for

We score every advert against the competencies police leavers build in service. Across the 3 live cyber security & digital forensics roles on this page, employers are signalling for:

  • Incident command & response · 1 advert
  • Investigative casework · 1 advert

In 1 of the 3 adverts, the employer explicitly asks for this background by name — apply through us and a consultant puts your service record in front of them directly.