The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations, and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.

The Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Collaborative Policing spearheads the Department's new youth strategies efforts, identifies opportunities for public and private partnerships, and closely collaborates with other city agencies toward the mission of public safety. To accomplish this mission, the unit is continuously developing non-enforcement options for uniformed and civilian members of service, designing creative and focused community-based strategies, and improving access to police services. In addition, DCCP develops targeted strategies and intiatives specifically aimed at reducing violent crimes such as the Gun Violence Strategies Partnership which is an unprecedented multi-agency law enforcement partnership to reduce gun violence in New York City. Law enforcement agencies share information and resources to try to keep the most violent gun offenders off the streets of New York and eradicate gun violence in the City of New York.


This class of position encompasses the performance of highly confidential, sensitive and complex investigative research as it relates to the recovery of digital evidence or pertinent data from a device in a manner that will maintain evidence that is forensically sound. The digital evidence will be used in identifying individuals and groups involved in criminal activities. The Investigative Analyst will perform mobile device extractions to support the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) Violent Crimes Unit and New York City Police Department to support the overall mission of reducing local gun and gang violence. Typical assignments include accessing, recovering, and analyzing digital evidence seized from mobile devices in a forensically sound manner pursuant to court ordered search warrants or voluntary consent. These devices include cell phones, smartphones, tablets, GPS units, wearables, and others. They typically contain extensive user information which grows daily due to their professional and personal use. Extraction of data can frequently help facilitate investigations and identify evidence that may be found in emails, texts, photos, location data, app data, and more. This evidence is critical for analysis and providing incontrovertible digital evidence when building a criminal case. Testify in court, as necessary. Court testimony typically relates to the incumbent's approach, methodology, analyses, conclusions, recommendations, and results of case-specific projects. Travel to meetings and conferences to gather and share information with partners.

Qualification Requirements (Assignment Level I Only)
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in forensic financial analysis, business, economics, finance, history, international studies, logistics, management, political science, psychology, public administration, sociology, statistics or a closely related field, and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience working in criminal intelligence investigations, international research, intelligence database monitoring and analysis, computer aided mapping or geographic information systems technology or a closely related field; or
2. A master's degree from an accredited college in one of the appropriate areas or closely related field as described in "1" above and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "1" above.
Qualification Requirements (Assignment Level II Only)
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in forensic financial analysis, business, economics, finance, history, international studies, logistics, management, political science, psychology, public administration, sociology, statistics or a closely related field, and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience working in criminal intelligence investigations, international research, intelligence database monitoring and analysis, computer aided mapping or geographic information systems technology or a closely related field; or
2. A master's degree from an accredited college in one of the appropriate areas or closely related field as described in "1" above and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "1" above."
Qualification Requirements (Assignment Level III Only)
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in forensic financial analysis, business, economics, finance, history, international studies, logistics, management, political science, psychology, public administration, sociology, statistics or a closely related field, and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience working in criminal intelligence investigations, international research, intelligence database monitoring and analysis, computer aided mapping or geographic information systems technology or a closely related field; or
2. A master's degree from an accredited college in one of the appropriate areas or closely related field as described in "1" above and two years of satisfactory fulltime professional experience as described in "1" above.

2 years' experience conducting forensic examinations of electronic devices for a law enforcement officer, testifying in grand jury or court, as well as the following certifications: Cellebrite Certified Mobile Examiner (CCME), Cellebrite Certified Operator (COO), Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyst (CCPA), Cellebrite Advanced Smartphone Analysis (CASA), and Magnet Certified Forensics Examiner (MCFE), GIAC Advanced Smartphone Forensics Certification (GASF), IACIS Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE), Giac Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE).

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.