Electronic Forensic Analyst Job Hastings area,Minnesota USA,IT/Tech

Posting Information

POSTING TYPE:
Open Competitive
DEPARTMENT:
Sheriff's Office
HOURS:

Full-time
SALARY RANGE: $73,515-$114,868 /year (Grade Level 108)
LOCATION:

Hastings Law Enforcement Center
UNION:
None
CLOSE DATE: 4:30 p.m. on 10/22/2026

Do you possess the skills to analyze advanced and specialized forensic evidence related to potential criminal activities? Are you capable of conducting searches on various equipment, including computer hard drives, cell phones, and other digital media? Can you perform forensic examinations on seized digital storage media systems and provide investigative and technical guidance regarding related digital evidence? Can you continuously analyze technology trends and integrate proven forensic investigation techniques and supporting technologies into your work?

In this position, you will join the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office as a key member of the Dakota County Electronic Crimes Task Force, collaborating closely with colleagues on a wide range of complex criminal investigations.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree. Preferred in Digital Forensics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
2 years of experience working in forensic technology involving computer forensics, electronic discovery and technical investigations.
An equivalent combination of education and experience to equal 6 years.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS BEYOND MINIMUM REQUIRED

Certified Forensic Computer Examiner certifications.
Understanding / experience in criminal law.
Experience with digital forensic software such as Cellebrite products, Magnet Forensic products, X-Ways Forensics, etc.

Pursuant to Dakota County Policy, this position is designated as Safety Sensitive. Safety-sensitive position means a position, including any supervisory or management position, in which impairment caused by drug, alcohol, or cannabis use would threaten the health and safety of any person as defined in Minnesota Statutes Section 181.950, subdivision 13.

These examples do not include all possible tasks in this work and do not limit the assignment of related tasks in any position of this classification. Regular attendance according to the position's management approved work schedule is required for all positions.

Job Duties

Performs a variety of specialized computer forensics and electronic discovery services from digital media including evidence preservation, forensic analysis, data recovery, tape recovery, electronic mail extraction, and database examination. Digital media includes a wide variety of electronic data storage and transfer devices including computers, laptops, cellular phones, PDA's and the images, spreadsheets and other types of files stored on these devices.

Maintains strict protocol guidelines for chain of custody and all the evidence to ensure integrity of each item of evidence is handled and analyzed according to meet legal practice requirements that includes: collecting, transporting, receiving, storing, labeling and preserving data collected for digital evidence on submittal for examination and analysis.

Determines the most appropriate method of protecting original evidence and recovering deleted, erased, hidden and encrypted digital evidence.

Evaluates scientific results of analysis to determine the validity and whether the information has forensic significance.

Provides technical guidance in evaluating and investigating cases where computer of related computer media has potential evidence.

Provides progress reports regarding investigations as well as detailed and technical report summaries of findings in written and verbal formats.

Interacts with investigators from law enforcement and IT department personnel to acquire information necessary to perform forensic examinations.…