Latent Print Examiner
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Highlights:
- Are you an experienced latent print examiner who is looking for a new opportunity to work in a fastpaced high throughput environment that presents daily challenges to allow you to fully utilize your latent print examination experience as well as your multitasking ability Are you interested in applying these unique technical skills daily in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) Warfighter If so the Latent Print Examiner position on the Ideal Innovations Inc. Department of the Army Criminal Investigative Division (DACID) Examination Services Support (ESS) contract is the perfect position for you.
- Working within a unique 100 digital environment the Latent Print Examiners on the ESS contract work both independently and often as a team to work through individual latent print requests and/or routine casework.
- The ESS Latent Print Examiner position is unique because of the unique mission that it serves. Given that the operation is a 100 digital operation the ESS Latent Print Examiners play an important role in supporting DoD customers to search latent prints through DoD ABIS and often perform complex examinations on extremely fragmented friction ridge detail impressions. This requires experienced latent print examiners to transform and utilize previously learned nondigital comparison skills into a digital environment. The ESS Latent Print Examiners also are trained to perform facial and iris examinations in order to help serve on the ESS biometric operations as necessary.
- You will be working on the front lines performing latent print examinations comparisons and effecting identifications to help serve the DoD Warfighter and protect the United States of America.
- ESS Latent Print Examiner candidates will have the opportunity to hone their skills in using the Microsoft Office Suite and Windows through daytoday operational work. You will have the opportunity to hone Adobe Photoshop and FBI ULW skills to format and encode latent print images for searching purposes. The ESS Latent Print Examiner will receive unique training to become competent in performing facial and iris examinations.
Typical Day:
The DACID Biometric Operations Department (BOD) Examination Services section is a 100 digital operation. Therefore the typical day for a Latent Print Examiner consists of working on a Windows 10 computer performing latent print examinations and comparisons as part of completing internal DACID BOD and/or external customer requests and casework.
Tasks:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Examination of processed latent fingerprint and evaluation of their quality for entry into the DoD Enterprise ABIS and other Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS).
- Preparation of latent prints for entry into the ABIS/NGI through digital imaging techniques to enhance and maintain integrity of the images.
- Employ encoding strategies to prepare latent print search files for automated searches.
- Manually compare latent prints with candidate prints provided from ABIS/NGI to eliminate individuals or effect positive identifications.
- Utilize a case management/database portal system to properly document case notes and metrics as well as prepare reports to communicate results to the submitting customer.
- Monitor queue applications to resolve Unsolved Latent Matches (ULMs).
- Maintain digital Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs).
- Provide tenprint/facial/iris examination support as necessary to the ESS Biometric Examiner operation.
- Verification of all latent print identifications.
Required Qualifications:
- Education and Experience Requirements:
- Doctorate Masters or Bachelors degree and 6 years related work experience OR Associate degree and 8 years related work experience OR
- High School diploma and 10 years of related work experience.
- Must possess excellent/written communication and good decisionmaking skills be customer and detailoriented.
- Must be trained to competency as a latent print examiner. Possess AFIS experience.
- Intermediate level competency in Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office Suite programs (Word Excel and Outlook) is a necessity.
- Must be able to successfully pass proficiency testing prior to and periodically during employment with the company.
- Be willing to work shifts 1012 hours) based on a 24/7 365 days a year schedule to include nights.
- Must be willing to relocate or commute to the Clarksburg WV area.
Desired Qualifications:
- Current certification by the International Association for Identification (IAI) (Not required at the point of employment but must be successfully obtained within 1 year of eligibility).
- Experience using Universal Latent Workstation (ULW).
Physical Job Requirements: Meet the physical demands of working in a general office environment to include long hours working at a computer either sitting or standing.
Work Shift Flexibility:
- Be willing to work shifts 1012 hours) based on a 24/7 365 days a year schedule to include nights weekends and holidays.
- Candidates will have the option of working either 10 or 12hour days for an indefinite period of time depending on coverage requirements.
- Shift times are flexible and are up to the discretion of management based on the needs of the operation:
- Day: 5a5p 5a3p or 7a5p
- Afternoon: 1p1a 3p3a
- Evening: 5p5a 5p3a 7p5a
- Rotating or set shifts No rotation; primarily set shifts
Citizenship: US Citizenship is required.
Clearance:ability to obtain/maintain US Secret clearance required.
Location: Clarksburg WV
Apply: Online at Innovations Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or veteran status.
Ideal Innovations Inc. is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Employment Type
Full-Time
