Digital Futures Academy – Junior Fraud Investigator

Are you curious about how data and technology can be used to tackle fraud?

In partnership with Government Digital Services, we’re offering you the opportunity to launch a career in fraud operations and financial crime prevention. This programme provides training and an accelerated route towards public-sector work, with the potential to progress into a career within the Civil Service as you build your experience.

Your Journey with Digital Futures

Training

Your journey begins with 8 weeks of free, full-time training at the Digital Futures Academy. You'll build practical skills in fraud operations, identity fraud detection, fraud triage and investigations, gaining the knowledge and confidence to identify fraud risks and make informed decisions.

Our award-winning training combines structured, role-specific learning with realistic fraud scenarios and challenges, helping you apply your skills and build confidence along the way.

Training modules:

• Technology Essentials

• Communicating with Data

• Investigative Analytics

Employment

• Fraud Operations

• SPL Essentials

• Consulting Skills

After successfully completing your training, you'll begin your role as a Digital Futures consultant, working as a Junior Fraud Investigator within the Government Digital Service in Whitechapel, London.

In your role, you'll implement what you learned in the Academy to:

• Investigate and triage fraud alerts, using live service data to identify suspicious activity

• Spot emerging fraud patterns and trends, helping the team understand new and evolving threats

• Use data to support your fraud investigations, working alongside experienced analysts on larger-scale pieces of work

• Help shape day-to-day fraud operations, prioritising work and ensuring important cases and workstreams stay on track.

Progression

As a Digital Futures employee, you'll join our community of consultants and will benefit from ongoing development, company events and pastoral support.

After approximately 18 months, you may be given the opportunity to become a permanent employee and progress to the role of Fraud Investigator within GDS, and to then further grow your career within the public sector.

What We’re Looking For

You don’t need previous experience in counter-fraud or financial crime. We’re looking for people with the potential, curiosity and determination to learn and build a career doing meaningful work that helps protect the digital services millions of people rely on every day.

We’re looking for people who:

• Stay curious and love learning new things

• Spot the details and recognise patterns in data

• Communicate clearly and work well with others

• Like to solve challenging problems

• Care about the impact of fraud and financial crime

• Take initiative and make things happen

• Adapt quickly when things change

• Work well independently and as part of a team

How to Apply

Our admissions process is designed to assess both your technical potential and the qualities needed to succeed in the Academy and beyond.

• Application form: Complete a straightforward application form on the Digital Futures website.

• Online Assessment: This three-part assessment includes a work-based simulation designed to give you opportunity to learn as you go, alongside written and maths challenges. We’ll use this to understand your current skills, problem-solving ability and potential to learn.

• Screening Interview: A two-way conversation where we’ll have a chance to get to know you and you to get to know us.

• Assessment Day: Come into our London office for a series of collaborative activities and individual assessments, giving you the chance to showcase your skills in-person, meet the team and get a feel for what it’s like to be a part of Digital Futures.

Key Programme Information

• Training: 8-weeks, full-time, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.

• Key dates: o Training begins on Monday 30th November 2026. o There will be a two-week break over the Christmas period from 21st December 2026 – 1st January 2027. Training will resume on Monday 4th January.

• Location: The training is delivered almost entirely remotely. Successful candidates will be deployed into roles with our client in Whitechapel, London. You must be willing and able to commute to London for your client deployment.

• Salary: £27,500 per annum plus benefits once deployed. Please note that the training period is unpaid.

Eligibility

To take part in the Digital Futures Academy, you must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK for the duration of the Academy and your employment with Digital Futures. You can evidence this through one of the following: UK Passport, EU Settled Status or Indefinite leave to remain.

Once you’ve signed your training contract and are preparing to start the Academy, you’ll complete

Digital Futures’ standard Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, covering your:

• Identity

• Nationality, immigration status and right to work

• Employment history

• Unspent criminal convictions

Before deployment, you will need to successfully complete the required Security Check (SC) vetting, as the role may involve access to or frequent use of sensitive or classified Government information.

Why Digital Futures?

Digital Futures is a mission-driven organisation, dedicated to creating opportunity and unlocking potential for people, organisations and society.

We believe talent shouldn’t be limited by where someone starts. That’s why we combine practical training, ongoing support and opportunities to help people build meaningful, lasting careers.

We’re also proud to be recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work and to have received a Princess Royal Training Award for our training programmes, recognising our commitment to creating opportunities and supporting people to build successful careers.