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Investigator

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This position is located at the Milpitas Investigations Office in Milpitas. This Limited Term position may be extended to 24 months and may become Permanent. This is a Peace Officer position subject to P.O.S.T. requirements. Performing in a law enforcement capacity, the incumbent; conducts highly confidential and complex criminal investigations pertaining to internal security, employee misconduct, document integrity, public funds, burglary of offices, tampering with official records and systems, and other special cases of a criminal nature; participates as a DMV law enforcement representative in multi-agency criminal investigations, and assignments involving Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Department of Homeland Security, and other law enforcement or allied agencies; provides direct criminal investigative testimony, witness, advisory and services to State and Federal courts, other law enforcement or allied agencies, and DMV legal staff; performs a full range of peace officer duties and responsibilities in the accomplishment of their assignments in accordance with the California Penal Code, section 830.3 such as effecting and assisting in arrests of criminal suspects, issuing misdemeanor and registration violation citations, serves and assists in search warrants; and performs other duties as required.

Applicants must pass a background investigation, and psychological and medical examinations in accordance with any State hiring restriction prior to hire. If you are interested in this position, you must submit to the address indicated below, the following:

  • Examination/Employment Application (STD. 678)
  • Pre-Employment Behavioral Standards Letter located at
  • College transcripts if using education as a means to meet the minimum qualifications

You will not be considered for this position if you fail to submit all required documents. For information on this position, please call the Hiring Unit Contact listed below.

This position will be filled as one year Limited-Term, Full Time if the selected candidate needs to complete the Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) requirements. Upon successful completion, the incumbent will be appointed as Permanent, Full Time. If the selected candidate has already met POST requirements through a basic academy, then they will be appointed Permanent, Full Time upon hire.

All eligible applicants may apply. A training and development assignment may be considered. SROA/Surplus candidates are encouraged to apply. The position(s) being advertised may be subject to allocation approval by the Human Resources Branch. Fingerprint/Criminal Record Clearance is required before hire. The Salary Range shown is the minimum and maximum for a full-time appointment. Moving and relocation expenses will not be reimbursed for this position.

To be considered for this job vacancy, applicants must indicate the Job Control/Code (JC) number and position number(s) in the "EXAMINATION(S) OR JOB TITLE(S) FOR WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING" box of the Examination/Employment Application (STD. 678), and submit all items listed under Required Application Documents below by the Final Filing Date. Employment history information must be submitted on the Examination/Employment Application (STD. 678); attaching a resume shall not be sufficient for the purposes of providing employment history. Failure to indicate required information on the STD. 678 or submit all items by the Final Filing Date may result in elimination from the recruitment process.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Vacancy posted 5 days ago
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