DIGITAL ANALYST

Requisition No: 844301 

Agency: Florida Gaming Control Commission

Working Title: DIGITAL ANALYST

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 41500709 

Salary:  $85,000 - $94,000 

Posting Closing Date: 01/23/2025 

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Florida Gaming Control Commission

Division of Gaming Enforcement

Digital Analyst

Position Number: 41500709

Hiring Salary: $85,000.00 - $94,000.00 Annually

Overview:

The Florida Gaming Control Commission (“Commission”) is a five-member commission.  Our mission is to preserve and protect the integrity of gaming activities through fair regulation, licensing, effective criminal investigation, and enforcement.

The Commission regulates legal gambling in the state, including licensed pari-mutuel wagering facilities, cardrooms, and slot machine gaming facilities.  In addition, through the Division of Gaming Enforcement, the Commission investigates criminal gambling activity and enforces the state’s criminal gambling laws.

The Division of Gaming Enforcement is a criminal justice agency comprised of sworn law enforcement officers and criminal intelligence analysts handling complex cases involving RICO, money laundering, and illegal gambling throughout the state.

Duties and Responsibilities:

This is work performing tasks that require a general knowledge of analytical practices and procedures related to criminal intelligence, as well as a working knowledge of digital, cyber, and information technology tools. Work involves collection, analysis, and presentation of data related to criminal activity investigated by the Division of Gaming Enforcement. The incumbent in this position utilizes analytical, cyber, and digital technology skills to uncover sophisticated or complex criminal activity with the goal of determining the structure, scope of operation, capabilities, and weaknesses of the criminal suspect or organization.

• Researches and recommends for acquisition the necessary hardware and software assets for use in technology-related investigations.
• Maintains, utilizes, and validates hardware and software used in technology-related investigations.
• Researches current and anticipated future technology advances to assess potential impact on the investigation of illegal gambling.
• Provides additional investigative leads discovered as a result of analysis of digital evidence and provides informal suggestions concerning the investigation based on an in-depth knowledge of the analyzed evidence.
• Assists in drafting subpoenas to ensure that pertinent records are identified. May accompany sworn personnel on search and seizures, after premises are secure.
• Participates in interviews conducted by sworn personnel of witnesses and subjects, regarding matters for which a detailed understanding of technology-related issues is necessary.
• Provides analysis of forensically recovered digital evidence for criminal investigations.
• Assists with the search and seizure of technology and digital evidence on crime scenes, search warrants, and during other criminal investigative activities.
• Extracts pertinent entries from records examined and prepares a concise summary of findings and necessary documents in various formats which would otherwise be highly complex in form, to include worksheets, schedules, memoranda, investigative reports, charts, or other presentation formats.
• Assembles and arranges evidence and work product for trial purposes, and prepares a variety of related reports, graphs, charts, and exhibits, and otherwise assists investigative personnel and prosecutors with grand jury and trial activities.
• Testifies, when required, before a statewide, state, or federal grand jury or trial jury and during other proceedings, as to information obtained, and/or analyzed and for chain-of-custody evidence.
• Works with outside law enforcement, prosecutorial agencies, FGCC Pari-mutuel Wagering staff, tribal criminal justice agencies, and non-criminal justice agencies on a regular basis. Maintains regular communication with these entities for the purpose of gathering and organizing information on current and developing activity in illegal gambling.
• Responsible for researching crime reporting data to ensure information received or disseminated is accurate and complies with state and federal requirements.
• Reviews, monitors, and researches criminal intelligence from various sources to identify activities, patterns, and techniques used to facilitate and conduct illegal gambling.
• Reviews, monitors, and researches criminal intelligence from various sources to compile information on suspects and businesses suspected of criminal activity related to illegal gambling.
• Uses digital and forensic tools to aid in the investigation of online sports betting and other illegal gambling activity, to establish connections between criminal activity and persons or organizations.
• Utilizes digital and forensic tools to retrieve and analyze evidence pertaining to digital transactions relating to online sports betting and other illegal gambling activity.
• Assists with development of covert identities to be used in online platforms, and maintains covert network for division use.
• Clearly and effectively communicates documented illegal activities and trends to supervisors and other commission personnel in spoken and written form.
• Maintains familiarity with legal issues surrounding the analytic process including privacy, confidentiality, civil rights, and civil liberties protections within the intelligence cycle and products, such as application of the 28 CFR Part 23 regulation and the handling of personally identifiable information (PII).
• Supports commission objectives by task analysis, work flow documentation, and application support to avoid or resolve programmatic, administrative, and operational issues and problems.
• Travel as required to provide investigative support.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the criminal justice system;
• Knowledge of the methods of data collection;
• Knowledge of and ability to create databases, flowcharts, graphical timelines, and spreadsheets;
• Comprehensive knowledge of fundamental computer operations, including hardware, software applications, and electronic communications;
• Familiarity with computer, mobile, digital, and cyber forensic tools;
• Ability to maintain knowledge of current technology trends and techniques;
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques;
• Ability to use writing skills to clearly and factually present complex and interrelated information in investigative reports;
• Sufficient oral communication and personal skills to be able to deal effectively with employees in other government agencies, businesses, and the courts;
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments;
• Ability to use deductive reasoning;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information;
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint);
• Working knowledge of Linux, Mac OS, Android OS, iOS, and Windows OS; and
• Ability to understand and apply applicable statutes, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, or Digital Forensics.
• GIAC, CompTIA, SANS, Cellebrite, or other industry-recognized certifications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Four (4) years of experience in computer crime or digital forensics; or
• A combination of four (4) years of experience in cybercrime, computer crime, cybersecurity, digital forensics, criminal intelligence, or crime analysis; and computer system analysis or computer information systems.

Where you will work:

• This position is physically located in Tallahassee, FL. There is no option for remote/telework.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The state offers a comprehensive compensation package for employees that features a highly competitive set of benefits including:

• Low premium health, dental, vision, life, and supplemental coverage options!
• Paid personal time that includes annual leave, sick leave, nine paid holidays, and one personal holiday!
• Paid administrative leave for mentoring, volunteering, voting, and more!
• Family planning support that includes adoption benefits and paid/unpaid leave options for family and medical responsibilities!
• Retirement plans that include employer contributions (For more information, visit www.myfrs.com)!
• Deferred compensation plans!
• FREE basic life insurance plus additional options for you, your spouse, and children!
• Flexible Spending Accounts!
• Tuition waivers!

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

• The Florida Gaming Control Commission has employment restrictions for all commission employees referenced in sections 16.713 and 16.715, Florida Statutes.
• This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening as a condition of employment, and participation in direct deposit. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) and/or State Issued Photo Identification to conduct this background check.

Applicants are required to apply online through the People First system by the closing date.  All required documentation must be received by the closing date of the advertisement.  If you have any questions regarding your application, you may call 1-877-562-7287.

Special Reminders:

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website:  http://www.sss.gov.

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS to see how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible, depending upon your retirement date.

We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Our agency participates in the E-Verify System, a federal government electronic database that allows employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

The Florida Gaming Control Commission is committed to increase recruitment and hiring of individuals with disabilities and improve employment outcomes.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.