Entry level intelligence analyst Jobs in Denver, CO

Salary : $57,708.00 - $92,340.00 Annually

Location : Denver, CO

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : RAA-CSP-8954 2 / 2025

Department : Department of Public Safety

Division : Colorado State Patrol

Opening Date : 02 / 20 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 6 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Mountain

FLSA : Determined by Position

Type of Announcement : This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address : I-25 and 58th Ave, Denver, CO

Hiring Pay Rate : Typical starting salary : $75,000-$78,000

FLSA Status : Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information : Lori Todacheene, HR Business Partner, [email protected], (303) 358-6495

Salary Note : Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

How To Apply : Please submit an online application for this position at https : / / www.governmentjobs.com / careers / colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Department Information

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

A n eligible list established with this recruitment may be used to fill other similar positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety in the next 12 months.

Our Mission -Engaged employees working together to safeguard lives and to provide diverse public safety services to local communities.

Our Vision -Creating safer and more resilient communities across Colorado.

Our Core Values - Unity, Honor, Service

CDPS commits to cultivating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive work environment. We ensure that we recruit, retain, and promote engaged employees. Our approach to diversity is simple - it's about embracing everyone! We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative. Our strength is our promise to be inclusive with intentional strategies to welcome and uplift our employees to thrive - while building a more equitable workplace. CDPS is an equal opportunity employer. See our

At CDPS we nurture a centric culture driven by our commitment of creating a safer Colorado, an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their own authentic self. We model a culture of collaboration, support and growth to our employees. Our culture has public service focus, and we strive to provide innovative solutions and services to our fellow Coloradans!

Careers with a purpose :

If you are passionate about public safety service, and are eager to dedicate your career to serving Coloradans, this is the organization you want to join!

We are committed to providing public safety services to our fellow Coloradans in their times of greater needs such as : safety on our roads, preparing and mitigating environmental disasters, disaster recovery, combating crime, school safety, and victim recovery.

You'll have the opportunity to challenge yourself and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career while making a difference in our community!

When you join CDPS, you are joining a team of exceptional individuals and together you will be inspired, motivated and supported to become the best you can be.

Unmatched Benefits :

We highly value work life balance and offer excellent work-life programs, training and enriching professional development opportunities and a wide range of benefits.

• Medical and dental options are available for permanent employees and their dependents. We also offer short and long-term disability coverage, and life insurance that includes legal resources and discounts.
• State contribution into Health Savings Account when enrolled in HDHP.
• Job protected medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the State of Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI).
• Paid medical leave benefits provided by the State of Colorado.
• Eligibility for hybrid or other flexible work arrangements based on the nature of the role.
• We offer unmatched retirement benefits including mandatory PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans. For information on mandatory employee salary deferral (in lieu of contribution to Social Security), visit Colorado PERA for details.
• CDPS provides generous time off including 11 paid holidays annually and accrued annual and sick leave and four annual wellness days.
• The Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP) is available in every region of the state. It is our effort to support the well-being of employees and the workplace. EAPs provide short-term counseling, referrals and resources, as well as training and organizational development services.
• Additional benefits offered include tuition reimbursement and reduced college tuition at CSU Global and DeVry University.
• Credit Union of Colorado membership eligibility.

To learn more about State of Colorado benefits, please visit State of Colorado benefits .

Description of Job

About the Work Unit

Colorado State Patrol's Smuggling, Trafficking, and Interdiction Section (STIS) addresses the issues of smuggling and trafficking in Colorado on our highways and in areas of our state where the potential of human trafficking exists. STIS focuses on criminal interdiction of smuggling humans, drugs, and all other contraband found on our highways. Working with local partners, the team uses its knowledge and training to reduce the amount of illegal drugs, weapons, and even fraudulent documents being brought into Colorado. They actively work to locate criminal organizations smuggling humans across the borders of Colorado as well as across the nation.

About the Job

This position exists to evaluate, interpret, and analyze criminal intelligence information related to criminal activity, which includes applying the principles and theories relating to criminal intelligence analysis and investigations. Develop and publish intelligence products to local, state, and federal agencies on criminal interdiction seizures on local state highways and interstates. Provide information to help identify possible suspects, their whereabouts, and criminal activity to STIS Troopers, K9 handlers, and other law enforcement personnel on a local, state, or federal level. Interpret policy pertaining to criminal intelligence and ensure policies are not violated. Compile, compare, evaluate, and synthesize data into intelligence products to assist in the development of operational, tactical, and strategic actions and or planning pertaining to CSP criminal interdiction seizures. Develops and maintains a criminal database to include data pertaining to goals, objectives, and measurables for reporting to RMHIDTA on all statewide criminal interdiction cases. Develops and maintains the Criminal Interdiction database for future prosecution on cases and tracks seizure load types and amounts. This position serves all CSP Troopers with investigative assistance with criminal cases when requested.

Key Responsibilities

Intelligence Analysis

Evaluates, interprets, and analyzes criminal intelligence information related to criminal activity, which includes applying the principles and theories relating to criminal intelligence analysis and investigations. Develops and publishes intelligence products to local, state, and federal agencies on criminal interdiction seizures on local state highways and interstates. Provides information on and helps to identify possible suspects, their whereabouts, and criminal activity to STIS Troopers, K9 handlers, and other law enforcement personnel on a local, state, or federal level. Interprets policy pertaining to criminal intelligence and ensures policies are not violated. Compiles, compares, evaluates, and synthesizes data into intelligence products to assist in the development of operational, tactical, and strategic actions and or planning pertaining to CSP criminal interdiction seizures and auto theft. Researches, collects, interprets, and evaluates investigative reports related to criminal / intelligence gathering for the Colorado State Patrol, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Interpret and advise law enforcement personnel on local, state, and federal levels in the assessment and appropriate disposition of criminal activity, arrest, intelligence, and fugitive reports.

Criminal Database Administration

Develops and maintains a criminal database to include data pertaining to goals, objectives, and measurables for reporting to the STIS database for all statewide criminal interdiction seizures. Develops and maintains the Criminal Interdiction database for future prosecution on cases and tracks seizure load types and amounts. Completes audits of databases to ensure checks and balances. Ensures RMHIDTA forms are turned in utilizing the database checks and balances criteria. Develops, analyzes, interprets, and reports on data from cases filed for STIS and the Criminal Interdiction Branch (CIB). Authors a monthly bulletin. The CSP STIS CI Bulletin is distributed to all external partner agencies and all members of the Colorado State Patrol. Authors RMHIDTA monthly report. All other external agency requests for statistical data and the development of reports are taken on a case-by-case basis. Audits criminal database to ensure accuracy and intelligence reports to be housed in a secure place. Conducts tactical duties for STIS Troopers and K9s to include full law enforcement workups, cell phone analysis, charting, and obtaining information from law enforcement databases or leads on cases. Assists section in improving processes to promote efficiency with the development of custom databases housed in Google Docs shared drive for access by all section members for reporting. Ensures accuracy with reporting by auditing the section's databases monthly.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

NOTE : To be considered for this position, you must meet one of the following options for consideration.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A combination of related education and / or relevant full-time professional experience in data analysis and / or GIS mapping equal to six (6) years.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in criminal justice, computer science, criminology, statistics, business, GIS or other related field AND two years of professional experience in data analysis and / or GIS mapping.

SUBSTITUTIONS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

WORK ENVIRONMENT

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

APPEAL RIGHTS If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board / State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board / State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at. A standard appeal form is available at : . If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action : Colorado State Personnel Board / State Personnel Director, Attn : Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax : 303-866-5038. Phone : 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.

Supplemental Information

EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION STATEMENT The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, a medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

Colorado Department of Public Safety is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and / or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to

NOTIFICATIONS

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection / examination process will be via email. Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "[email protected]" addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and / or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.

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Describe how your academic and professional experience has prepared you to be successful as a Smuggling, Trafficking and Interdiction Section (STIS) Criminal Intelligence Analyst for the Colorado State Patrol?

Please describe your experience with and knowledge of applications such as Consolidated Lead Evaluation and Reporting (CLEAR), Transunion TLOxp, El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), LUMEN, and Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS).

Please describe your experience using databases such as the Colorado Crime Information Center (CCIC), National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and National Law Enforcement Tracking System (NLETS).

Please describe your experience using Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe.

Can you confirm that you possess a current Colorado driver's license?

Positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety require a comprehensive background examination including a fingerprint based criminal history check and polygraph. Are you willing to participate in this process as a condition of employment?

I understand that employees of the Colorado Department of Public Safety contribute to the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) retirement benefit plan and do not contribute to Social Security.

If you are a current or previous State of Colorado employee, please list your Employee Identification Number (EID), dates of employment, and classifications for all State of Colorado Departments or institutes of Higher Education for which you have worked. Your EID begins with 997 and is nine digits long. Please do not enter your Social Security Number. If you are not a current or previous State of Colorado employee, please state "N / A".

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