Criminal Justice Information Auditor & Training Specialist

The A Central Computerized Enforcement Service System (ACCESS) Section provides Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) required user, Originating Agency Identifier (ORI) and device management, training, and performance auditing for all terminal agencies and users (criminal justice agencies, non-criminal justice agencies, and users that use the ACCESS system) within Washington state. Staff members act as subject matter experts for the Section providing education, audits, guidance and interpretation based on the federal standards.

They manage and validate certified users and agency ORI and devices ensuring appropriate usage and security for the terminal agencies and devices. This position supports the mission by managing the program standards of system security, personnel security, training certifications, performance auditing, and providing subject matter experts for our criminal justice and non-criminal justice users. It supports positive solutions for terminal agency compliance to the applicable federal standards.

This position interacts with state, city, county, federal, and tribal criminal justice and non-criminal justice agencies. This position provides the tools for user agencies to meet the requirements of their agreement with the WSP to use the ACCESS terminals and for NJCA access to CHRI. The standards are provided by the FBI. This position provides the audit, training, and user management to effectively use the terminals and NCJA agencies in compliance with the FBI standards.

The Justice Information Division (JID) is comprised of four Sections:
Collision Records Section, ACCESS Section, Identification and Background Section and Criminal History Records Section and supports the Washington State Patrol's mission to make a difference every day by enhancing the safety and security of our state through the accurate collection, maintenance, and dissemination of criminal justice information.

The Washington State Patrol is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives to foster an environment in which everyone is encouraged to be their authentic selves, communicate openly, and act with courage. The WSP is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring, training, and promotional practices through innovative recruitment and retention strategies.

• Conduct on-site and telephonic audits based on State and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) standards of criminal and non-criminal justice agencies to ensure state and federal compliance to standards.
• Prepare, conduct, report to agency executive management, and follow up on ACCESS business, non-criminal justice, and N-DEx audits.
• Audit against FBI/State standards related to the use of criminal justice information, submission of fingerprints to the state and FBI.
• Review criminal history logs and report to terminal agencies their compliance issues and ratio prior to their business audits.
• Conduct new agency informational audit and site security assessments.
• Ensure all user training records are properly recorded and maintained within the Nextest application.
• Research and work with agencies to verify they meet the requirements to be certified as a criminal justice agency and coordinate this effort with FBI legal staff.
• Attend as a committee member and subject matter expert, work groups for protection order forms changes, FBI NICS changes, and/or legislative changes upon request.
• Respond to customer requests via the ACCESS Email box, work orders, regular email, and telephone.
• Run and provide technical reports on system usage and records requests as requested.
• Research and provide interpretations for user agencies on topics related to ACCESS usage, including coordinating with the FBI legal staff, audit staff, state Attorney General, and/or other WSP staff.
• Review and provide feedback for manual changes, presentation edits, and contributes to other projects as needed.
• Provide testing for system changes and reports system defects or issues as needed.

NOTE: This is not a full-time telework position. Candidates must be able and willing to work in the office up to 50% of their work week and commute to Olympia. A hybrid work schedule can be discussed upon completion of the required training period.

Up to 50% travel may be required and is typically local or regional (in-state) to conduct onsite audits and/or training.

Duties require the use of standard office furniture and equipment (i.e. desk, filing cabinet, computer, printer, telephone, fax machine, copy machine etc.). Must be able to assemble and disassemble computer, projector, speaker sets, and/or microphones as needed. Must be able to lift and move equipment for classes (up to 50 lbs).

• Must possess a valid driver's license due to in-state travel required to complete job duties.
• Associates Degree OR two years' experience working in a records entry or dispatch position in a Washington state…