Intelligence Officer; Special Agent

Description

Intelligence Officer (Special Agent)

Full‑Time Permanent

Civil Service EMS Band 1

Salary: $68,856 – $94,560 annually, depending on qualifications

Location:

Federal Way, Spokane or Lacey Office

This position is required to be in office daily; remote work may be considered at the discretion of the supervisor.

Step into a challenging, rewarding opportunity you won’t want to miss. Application review will begin on February 27, 2026.

Washington State Gambling Commission is a state‑accredited, limited‑jurisdiction law‑enforcement agency whose mission is to protect the public by ensuring that gambling is legal and honest. We are the second oldest gambling agency in the country and the only statewide agency that licenses and regulates an estimated $3.5 billion gambling industry comprised of Tribal, commercial, and nonprofit businesses.

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• Collaborative and supportive work environment

• Conduct tactical, strategic, and financial crime analysis to support complex criminal investigations and intelligence operations.
• Develop and produce analytical and intelligence products that identify criminal patterns, trends, and networks to support investigative and enforcement actions.
• Perform financial analysis in support of criminal investigations, including the identification of illicit financial activity and associated criminal enterprises.
• Facilitate the sharing of crime and intelligence information among local, regional, state, tribal, and federal law‑enforcement and intelligence partners.
• Develop, maintain, and manage systems for the collection, review, evaluation, storage, organization, retrieval, and dissemination of information related to designated criminal activities.
• Ensure intelligence products and information systems comply with applicable laws, regulations, and security requirements.

• High school graduation, GED, or equivalent education.
• Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of hire.

• Travel overnight as necessary for off‑site work, meetings, and training.
• Work alone and in teams.
• Work evenings, weekends, hours other than 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and extra hours when necessary to meet work objectives and deadlines.
• Work indoors in a gambling environment, which may involve smoke‑filled and dirty areas, diverse populations, and intoxicated persons.
• Undergo and be able to pass an extensive background investigation, which includes a criminal records check, credit check, and fingerprinting.
• Undergo a post‑conditional offer drug screen.

• At least four years of professional work experience in criminal justice, criminology, sociology, or a related field.
• Experience in law enforcement, the military, or intelligence gathering.
• Experience reviewing complex criminal cases.
• Experience as a law‑enforcement analyst.
• IALEIA Basic Analyst Classification or Criminal Intelligence Certified Analyst (CICA).
• CAMS (Certified Anti‑Money Laundering Specialist).
• Work experience in complex criminal, financial, and/or digital/cyber/internet investigations.
• Work experience conducting complex investigations, including writing reports, interpreting, and applying complex policies, rules, and laws.
• Current Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
• Documented fluency in Vietnamese, Chinese, Cambodian, Korean, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish languages.

All employees are required to meet the Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment (Download PDF reader).

Below are the steps for applying to become an Intelligence Officer:

• Complete an online application on careers.wa.gov (“Apply” button at top of this announcement).
• Complete a Personal History Statement online through the Public Safety Testing (PST) website.

Please include a minimum of three professional references within your online application. Provide a phone number and email for each. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your performance,…