Job Description
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Duties
Essential Duties:
- Conducts thorough examinations of computer systems, components, and electronic data storage media;
- Preserves and copies the original media;
- Prevents the transference of viruses, destructive programs, and inadvertent writes to and from the original media;
- Uses forensic software applications to analyze electronic media;
- Physically disassembles and examines computers and related hardware components;
- Identifies evidence of computer crimes such as the theft and sabotage of data and unlawful access of data and systems;
- Collects, labels, secures and transports evidence from crime scenes;
- Prepares investigative reports documenting forensic examination procedures and results.
- Forms and articulates expert opinions based on analysis, provides expert testimony in depositions, trials and other proceedings;
- Assists in preparation of search and seizure warrants, court orders, and subpoenas;
- Maintains department information systems
- Provides expert testimony in court.
- Performs other work as required.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED equivalent,
AND - 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of college coursework, preferably in digital forensics, computer science, law enforcement, administration of justice, or a related field;
OR - Two (2) years of experience in digital forensics, computer systems analysis, and/or the operation, maintenance and repair of computer systems;
OR - An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the capabilities to perform the described duties.
- Possession of a valid California Class āCā driver's license.
- Must successfully pass a police background check.
Knowledge of:
- Federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and procedures relating to digital and physical evidence collection, preservation and analysis; and the methods/techniques utilized regarding such collection/preservation.
- Computer system hardware, software installation and troubleshooting;
- Principles and practices of electronic data storage, data encryption, and computer system security;
- Police terminology and relevant penal code sections;
- Uses and operations of commonly used law-enforcement databases,
- Rules of evidence and requirements for chain of custody
- Methods and techniques used to access, recover, review, validate, and preserve electronically stored data files in a forensically-sound manner;
- Principles and practices of computer programming;
- Organization and operation of law enforcement agencies.
Ability to:
- Examine and analyze computer hardware, software, and electronically stored data pertaining to law enforcement investigations;
- Identify, analyze and document evidence of computer crimes;
- Collect, transport, process, and secure evidentiary materials;
- Restore deleted files and access secured data;
- Find and extract electronically stored information to be used as evidence;
- Prepare and present reports of findings;
- Train and instruct others in computer crimes analysis;
- Prepare and maintain accurate records and files;
- Effectively communicate verbally and in writing;
- Exercise sound judgment in safeguarding/disseminating confidential or sensitive information;
- Work independently, manage workload and meet specific deadlines;
- Operate an office computer and a variety of word processing and software applications related to work;
- Maintain user accounts for department information systems
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within the department, other agencies and general public.
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