TLT​/SDA Data Technical Analyst; PPM

This Special Duty Assignment/Term-Limited Temporary position is eligible for benefits and is expected to last approximately 9-12 months.

This posting is open to the public and to current King County employees. Candidates currently working in KCSO who are applying for this opportunity as a Special Duty Assignment must obtain approval from their chain of command. Please send the approval to Jessica Lussier sier.

This position follows a Monday
- Friday schedule, 8:00am - 4:30pm, with a possible option for a hybrid schedule after the training period and depending on unit need. The minimum onsite days in the office will be three days per week.

The Data Technical Analyst will report to the Crime Analysis Unit Supervisor and/or a Transit Police Captain and be assigned an area of responsibility. Duties include the following:

• Support research/data cleaning for crime and data analysis projects. This may include various data entry, collection, reporting, hands-on analysis.
• Research to identify data collection processes that need improvement and make recommendations.
• Support the production of products for crime analysis, intelligence analysis, business analysis, staffing/resource allocation, and budgeting. Support all members of CAU as they work to produce timely products in support of the agency mission and goals.
• Produce a weekly property crime report under supervision of a Crime and Intelligence Analyst, track crime series, and aid in creation/dissemination of crime bulletins.
• Support Analysts in the creation of the daily Violent Crime Survey report.
• Provide technical information and advice that requires interpretation of established policies, procedures and other sources (such as vendor use guides) to internal and/or external customers over the telephone, in writing and/or in person.
• Review data for data quality and integrity. For example, review the appropriate records management system for duplicates and missing information. Track the issues in a database and request fixes.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for a variety of software/systems used by analysts and investigators. Provide access, training, and triage support issues.
• Assist crime analysts in the creation of criminal montages.
• Serve as administrator for biweekly and monthly meetings for a software system. Research, track and present issues within technology systems used to collect data for analysis.
• Summarize and present findings to colleagues and police personnel.
• Work with various software applications (such as, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, ArcGIS, Power Point and SQL) to research, clean, analyze and display data.
• Search and obtain digital media in direct support of investigations.
• Integrate information from and for local, regional, national and international law enforcement agencies to support criminal investigations.
• Develop and maintain relationships with law enforcement, government agencies, criminal justice personnel, and community groups to obtain, provide, and/or provide crime-related data or information/skills.
• Attend operations briefings to discuss and update officers and investigators.
• May be required to testify in court.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

A two-year degree with emphasis on criminal justice, research, data science, or other related field AND a minimum of two years of professional experience in the field of criminal justice and/or experience in data analysis, project or case management. An equivalent combination of experience and education which provides the applicant with the skills, knowledge and abilities required to perform the work may be considered.

The most competitive candidates will have experience working with or at a police department or public safety agency.