Job Description
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Duties
This position is responsible for performing a variety of professional, analytical, and technical work involving computer forensics.
- Performs acquisitions, examinations, and analysis on digital evidence.
- Consults with Attorneys, Court Investigators, and Police Officers on cases.
- Analyzes and presents reports on cell tower records of evidentiary value.
- Completes thorough reports and provides guidelines on digital evidence findings.
- Presents expert testimonies on digital evidence for criminal trials and proceedings.
- Assists Investigators with legal processes for acquiring targeted digital data.
- Creates copies of digital evidence for Investigators.
- Assists Police Officers and Investigators with technology related problems.
- Researches forensic tools, software, and programs to augment investigations.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of digital forensics practices and procedures.
- Knowledge of computer systems and programs, software, and technology devices.
- Knowledge of both the state of Georgia and City of Columbus, Georgia laws.
- Skill in analyzing data and report writing.
- Skill in the use of Microsoft Windows, Office Suite.
- Skill in operating standard office equipment.
- Skill in problem solving, decision making, and making recommendations.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
Minimum Educational and Training Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field is required.
- Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the diverse objectives and functions of computer forensics, usually interpreted to require two years of related experience.
- Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.
Physical Requirements
- Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
- Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
- Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
- Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
- Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
- Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
- Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
- Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
- Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
- Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
- Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
- Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
- Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
- Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
- Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
- Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
- Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
- Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
- Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
- Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
- The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table.
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