IT Forensics Examiner I

The County of Riverside's Law Offices of the Public Defender is seeking an IT Forensics Examiner I to support their office located in Riverside.

This position will also travel once a week to support the Indio Office.

The Forensics Examiners will be responsible for analyzing digital discovery from various agencies and preserving them in a format compatible with Defender Data (case management system) while keeping the integrity of the original source.

They will also be tasked with analyzing Cellebrite and other cell phone data dumps, interpreting reports for the attorneys, and creating and using secure virtual machines when handling digital discovery.

Additionally, the incumbents will handle Encase images, manage access to view the images, and manage permissions on file servers.

The department desires candidates with experience analyzing digital discovery, using case management systems such as Defender Data, and those who have experience working in a legal office.

Meet the Team!

It is the mission of the Law Offices of the Public Defender to provide the highest quality legal representation to any person unable to afford it for criminal, juvenile, or certain civil proceedings.

The Public Defender strives to preserve human dignity in all cases where citizens' liberties are at stake.

The Public Defender is dedicated to the principle that no citizen shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without competent, professional, and vigorous representation so that due process is implemented fairly, equitably, and without prejudice.

The Public Defender is headquartered in Riverside, with additional offices providing support to residents in Banning, Blythe, Murrieta, and Indio.

Who May Apply?

This recruitment is open to all applicants.• Acquire skill in designing and building computer(s) and peripheral devices to meet computer forensic requests; acquire skill in maintaining the functionality of assigned computers and peripheral equipment used to perform forensic duties.

• Assist in the preparation of statistical and operational logs, records, and reports; assist in maintaining computerized databases related to the assigned investigative activities.

• Review case files to locate alleged violations, determine evidentiary needs, and extract case file information useful to criminal and/or civil investigations.

• Identify, collect, organize, and analyze IT device-related evidence located at search warrant location(s); may participate in surveillance and undercover investigations; may load, transport and store evidence.

• Perform specialized IT forensic examinations of computers, servers, hard drives, and other digital devices (e.g., palm pilots, cell phones, digital cameras, and video recorders), and learn accepted digital forensic examination techniques in the collection, examination, evaluation, documentation, and storage of computer related evidence.

• Learn to analyze, isolate and organize data recovered from examination of device...