Senior Rackets Investigator

Job Description

Division/Unit: Investigation Bureau

Position Title: Senior Rackets Investigator

Civil Service Title: Senior Rackets Investigator

Salary Range: $79,519 - $83,382

Job Description:
The New York County District Attorney's Office (DANY) has an opening for a Senior Rackets Investigator in its Investigation Bureau.

In this position, under supervision, with some latitude for independent judgment and initiative, the Senior Investigator is responsible for conducting a wide variety of investigations.

This is a sworn police officer position.

The candidate must meet all qualifications to be certified as a police officer on the NYS DCJS Police registry.

This position requires you to have successfully completed police academy training in New York State, and you are required to pass a mandatory background check to carry a firearm.

Please note: we are looking for candidates that have investigative skills for investigating homicide cases.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:


* Conducting, managing, and updating ongoing criminal investigative caseloads with a focus on, but not limited to, unsolved homicides in DANY's Cold Case Project.


* Conducting investigations into bias incidents and homicide.


* Conducting and managing fieldwork, consisting of surveillance, quality assurance checks, and various undercover operations.


* Reviewing voluminous and complicated facts to ascertain their validity.


* Preparing extensive and comprehensive narrative reports.


* Providing protective details and witness transportation protection.


* Executing search warrants often leads to arrests.


* Work in an undercover capacity.


* Deploy, operate, and maintain both overt and covert electronic investigative equipment.


* Manage and monitor, at times, complex and lengthy investigations.


* Work with and oversee junior investigators when appropriate.


* Testifying at grand jury, criminal trials, and all other court proceedings.


* Performing background investigations on employees, contractors, and registrants.


* Ensure that background checks are sent out and received.


* Contact and interview witnesses and subjects.


* Perform field visits to businesses, communities, and other contacts.


* Gather information through collateral contacts, financial institutions, and other law enforcement agencies.

Use various City databases to perform background and information searches, such as: eJustice, IIS, IFCOM, Webcrims, Google, and various watchdog registries.


* Working on special projects and tasks as assigned by the Chief Investigator.


* Must be willing to work flexible hours.

In addition to the Minimum Qualification Requirements, candidates must possess the following:


* Firearms qualification required.


* Must possess a valid certificate of completion from a New York State Basic Course for Police Officers academy or must be eligible to attend and successfully complete ...