DCI Senior Investigator ICAC

Position: DCI Senior Investigator ICAC 2026-01068
Description and Functions

Open Until Filled

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

This position is for a non-sworn Senior Investigator in the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), under the direction of the Computer Crime Team Supervisor, to perform investigative functions with emphasis in investigations related to the processing and analysis of digital evidence, provide support and systems administration of the office IT infrastructure, and support the day-to-day investigative functions of the Wyoming DCI, the DCI Computer Crime Team and Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.

This is a grant-funded position funded through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program (OJJDP) ICAC Grant.

DCI provides employees with an opportunity to develop expertise while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

The State of Wyoming's total compensation package is excellent and includes:

* Paid annual and sick leave

* Paid holidays

* Retirement with employer contributions

* Deferred Compensation Plan with employer contributions

* Health insurance with an employer contribution toward premiums

* Insurance options for health, dental, life, vision, ambulance, and short and long-term disability

* Longevity pay

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Human Resource Contact:
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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed at the job level.

* Perform investigations in a non-sworn capacity.

* Perform computer forensic analysis by identifying, preserving, and analyzing data and technical items for evidence involving breaking encryption, recovering and analyzing files from hard drives, examining computers and data storage media, etc.

* Employ forensically sound methods to preserve digital evidence, including computer hard drives, flash media, solid-state drives, and cellular phones, process it, and interpret the results in a meaningful and presentable manner in court.

* Act as part of search warrant teams to search for, identify, and seize evidence according to established policies, procedures, and laws.

* Serve as a subject matter expert in performing onsite previews, processing live systems, wired networks, and wireless networks.

* Provide testimony as a qualified expert in the areas of computer forensics, digital media analysis, evidence seizure, and crime scene processing for computers, cellular phones, digital storage devices, wired networks, and wireless networks.

* Support and scale infrastructures of networks to meet the Computer Crime Team's needs pertaining to the maintenance and configuration of undercover and classroom networks and equipment such as firewalls, switches, and routers.

* Provide direct support, maintenance, and configuration of systems used for investigative de-confliction queries, geolocation of IP addresses, images and image hash queries, forensic analysis request services, and activity tracking as required by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Program for ICAC grant reporting.

* Manage such server technical aspects, including, but not limited to, DNS, DHCP, IP addressing, firewall configuration, remote access, core OS setup/configuration, backup/restore, security groups, trust relationships, user/group administration, admin delegation, security certificates, and web services.

* Provide direct support, operation, and maintenance of a lab that utilizes Windows desktop environments and requires maintenance of the software applications used in such environments.

* Maintain the training environment through system and software updates and maintenance of the wired and wireless network equipment.

* Operate as a liaison with the ICAC De-confliction System (IDS) operators and establish and maintain communication protocols between the Wyoming de-confliction system and IDS to naturally provide de-confliction services.

* Responsible for maintaining software and hardware licenses, facilitating repairs when needed, providing input and detailed specifications of the software and hardware to be used, and assisting the Computer Crimes team leader in establishing the budget for equipment, training, and software.

* Responsible for the maintenance of the mobile forensic laboratory, operating and maintaining the interview equipment, forensic equipment, internal wired and wireless network and equipment, undercover Internet connection via a cellular carrier, evidence storage equipment, printer/copier equipment, file server, and search warrant supplies.

* Operate highly specialized equipment for recovering data from damaged or secured cell phones.

Qualifications

PREFERENCES:

Preference will be given to candidates with computer forensics certifications, a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice or Computer Forensic related…