SBI Forensic Computer Agent

Duties

• Conduct investigations primarily involving computers, digital devices, and digital communications.
• Review and analyze tips that relate to potential child exploitation and child solicitation and conduct follow-up processes on these tips to further investigations.
• Identify suspects and their location using information obtained from IP addresses or other Internet routing information associated with their Internet activities, as well as determining the jurisdiction in which the crime occurred.
• Assist local, state and federal law enforcement officers in seizing and forensically examining computer systems and digital devices.
• Analyze computers and mobile devices for the evidence of a crime.
• Make arrest, prepare comprehensive and detailed reports, including supporting documents such as email header information, connection logs, and computer audit trails, and link the various documents together in a cohesive package which a prosecutor can follow and present to a jury.
• Responsible for the analysis of digital evidence and is required to present and defend the results of said analysis as an expert witness in court.

An SBI Agent must be able to accurately assess the potential consequences of alternative courses of action and select the one which is most acceptable. The employee in this position must be able to reach a decision quickly when faced with several alternate courses of action. The position requires that the employee be able to comprehend factual information and recall this information as it pertains to laws, statutes and codes. The SBI Agent must speak clearly and intelligently to individuals and groups, as well as over police radio and other electronic transmission equipment.

 Earn a Degree in Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Science, or Computer Forensics

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies
The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities listed below, along with the Minimum Education and Experience requirements, are REQUIRED to qualify for this position. To qualify for this position, applicants MUST document on the application that they possess ALL the following:

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• NC Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Certification. (*See Selective Criteria)
• Experience conducting criminal investigations involving computers and other digital devices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of state and federal laws involving computers and computer related crimes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of a variety of computer software programs, operating systems, computer networks and/or programming languages.
• Knowledge of computer security and experience involving extracting evidence that may be stored, hidden or encrypted.
• The ability to use firearms, tools and equipment involved in evidence collection and preservation effectively.
• The ability to establish and maintain favorable working relationships with other law enforcement agencies and officers.

Management prefers applicants with experience in Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigations and/or computer forensic experience.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of law enforcement experience that included having the power to arrest; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Necessary Special Qualifications: Applicant must have graduated from the SBI Academy or the next available SBI Academy after hiring and meet any other applicable North Carolina state statutory standards for law enforcement officers.
• Selective Criteria: Applicants must have current North Carolina Basic Law Enforcement Certification or meet any requirements for a training waiver with the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission asset forth in 12 NCAC 09B .0403.

Note: Out of state applicants MUST Submit proof of an equivalency check with the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission at the time of their applicant package review on July 31, 2025. Failure to do so may disqualify application

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