S Investigator , Law and Public Safety

Opportunity

The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) is seeking to hire a full‑time position assigned to the Operations Bureau within the Intelligence and Operations Division.

We offer a generous benefit package for full‑time employees which includes vacation, personal and sick leave, 13 annual paid holidays, medical, dental and prescription plans, retirement plans, life insurance, flexible spending account plans, commuter Tax$ave program and professional development courses.

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This position will be an unclassified appointment, meaning it is at‑will and serves at the pleasure of the agency. In addition, this position will be designated as confidential meaning it is not union represented. Applicants must meet the minimum job requirements as specified below.

• Posting #: 26-07-S
• Issue Date:
  May 19, 2026
• Closing Date:
  June 2, 2026
• Salary: $68,049.63 – $96,532.47
• Location:
  
  Hamilton, New Jersey

Salary:
For newly hired individuals, the starting salary will normally be at the minimum of the salary range. For current state employees, salary will be a promotional calculation.

The mission of the Operations Bureau is to detect and deter terrorist plots, targeted violence, sabotage of critical infrastructure, and hostile intelligence activities against New Jersey. The Operations Bureau consists of three program areas: the Counter terrorism Unit, the Counterintelligence Unit and the Operations Unit. The selected candidate will be assigned to the Counterintelligence Unit.

The unit has two primary squads: the State Counterintelligence squad and the CITF (Counterintelligence Task Force) squad. The former is responsible for counterintelligence matters relevant to the State of New Jersey, closely coordinated with the FBI and other relevant agencies but focused on areas not typically addressed by other agencies. The CITF squad consists of Operations Bureau personnel assigned to FBI Newark or resident agencies of the Newark Field Office.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in counterintelligence or national security investigations; an advanced degree in international relations, security studies, criminal justice, or a related field; proficiency in foreign languages. Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Conduct investigative work supporting criminal investigations related to national security threats and critical infrastructure.
• Review and analyze documents in support of investigative work and prepare findings in a clear and concise manner.
• Research and investigate foreign influence activities, economic interference, disinformation campaigns, insider threats, domestic and non‑state actor threats.
• Prepare and provide defensive briefings on the national security threat landscape to state, county, and local partners.
• Provide international travel security briefings to state employees traveling internationally to protect sensitive information from foreign threats.
• Conduct extensive vetting of foreign delegations traveling to New Jersey.
• Interface and establish working relationships with representatives from partner agencies at the state and federal levels to enhance collaboration on issues of national security.
• Conduct due diligence on various engagement opportunities to assess risk factors and/or vulnerabilities focusing on exposing and preventing activities that could harm national security and critical infrastructure.
• Assist in the preparation of materials for grand jury presentation and/or criminal trial.

Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester‑hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.