S Investigator , Law and Public Safety

Position: 26-04-S Investigator 4, Law and Public Safety
OPPORTUNITY

The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness is seeking to hire a full-time position assigned to the Mission Support Bureau within the Intelligence and Operations Division.

We offer a generous benefit package for our full-time employees which includes vacation, personal and sick leave as well as 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. For more information on careers at NJOHSP please visit:
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This position is in the unclassified service and applicants must meet the minimum job requirements specified below.

POSTING # 26-04-S

TITLE Investigator 4, Law and Public Safety

ISSUE DATE March 2, 2026

CLOSING DATE March 11, 2026

SALARY $80,755.57 - $*

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Mission Support Bureau manages New Jersey's statewide domestic extremists, foreign terrorist organizations, targeted violence, and hostile foreign intelligence threat intake and coordination process and maintains critical relationships with New Jersey's public and private-sector partners.

Under the supervision of the Misson Support Bureau Chief, the selected candidate will serve as the primary liaison to the 21 county counter-threat coordinators (CTCs) and 500+ municipal counter-threat coordinators (MCTCs) and regularly engage these partners on homeland security-related issues, including but not limited to counter-threats, cybersecurity, and counterintelligence. Job duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and coordinate the CTC and MCTC program for NJOHSP Mission Support Bureau.

• Provide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) and Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) briefings and participate in various speaking engagements as requested.

• Conduct outreach and regularly engage with CTCs and MCTCs and manage current information in State Asset Database.

• Provide timely dissemination of relevant trainings, threat briefs, etc. and identify new initiatives to enhance the capabilities of CTCs/MCTCs.

• Work closely with Intelligence and Analysis Bureau personnel on the oversight of the SAR collection process.

• Conduct investigative work related to homeland security, counter-threats, cybersecurity and counterintelligence and work closely with all Intelligence and Operations Division, to ensure seamless coordination and communication occurs between NJOHSP and the CTCs/MCTCs.

• Increase NJOHSP's customer base by seeking new partners for our contact database.

• Promote and participate in Mission Support Bureau projects that require preparation, assistance, or logistical support to fulfill the goals of NJOHSP.

REQUIREMENTS

NOTE: 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.

Eight (8) years of professional experience in the conduct of civil or criminal investigations related to compliance, enforcement, detection, and surveillance activity, including the preparation of investigative reports. OR

Eight (8) years of professional experience in the conduct of investigative administrative audits and/or regulatory examinations of records maintained by businesses and organizations. OR

Eight (8) years of professional experience in the conduct of investigations for the government, the military, consumer protection programs, public advocacy organizations, or the public interest. OR

Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and four (4) years of the above-mentioned professional experience. OR

Possession of a juris doctorate or a master's degree in Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Business Administration, Law, or a related field; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned professional experience.

NOTE: Completion of a supervised internship field placement of 300 hours in an undergraduate curriculum in…