Senior Crime Analyst
San Leandro, CA - USA
Job Summary
Introduction
DESCRIPTION
- Providing security to the Consolidated Superior Courts
- Operating the Coroners Bureau
- Operating full-service criminalistics laboratory
- Performing Civil Process
- Operating a County Jail (Santa Rita)
- Operating the County Office of Emergency Services
- Providing patrol and investigative services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County
- Pursuant to contractual agreements providing patrol and investigative services to the City of Dublin Oakland International Airport Highland County Hospital Social Services and to the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
- Conducting a basic academy pursuant to Police Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) requirements. Sheriffs Academy website
- Providing Fish and Game enforcement
- Project Director of the Narcotics Task Force
- Serving as the Executive Director of the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Possession of a valid California drivers license is required.
- A Department of Justice Crime and Intelligence Analysis certificate from an accredited college or university is desirable.
- Must pass a thorough background investigation.
- Employees must be willing to be on call.
- Employees may be required to work evening night and rotating shifts including weekends and holidays during emergency or critical incident situations and may be called upon with short notice.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Microsoft Office Suite such as Excel PowerPoint or similar programs.
- Methods and techniques used in researching compiling sorting evaluating and analyzing statistical theoretical and factual criminal and offender information.
- Computer operations including proficiency in Windows Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping and other geographic information systems word processing spreadsheet statistical analysis and database applications.
- Basic principles and practices of employee supervision training and development.
- Distinction between crime patterns series and trends.
- California Penal Code and California Vehicle Code.
- Business English and statistical mathematics.
- Understand relevant legal and ethical considerations in intelligence and crime analysis.
- Multi-task and operate in a fast-paced dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities.
- Work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment and effectively interface with various stakeholders ranging from patrol detectives to command staff.
- Compose written reports demonstrating criminal trends and patterns that have developed.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing that includes making oral presentations.
- Analyze a variety of criminal information received from various sources and formulate theories regarding criminal trends patterns and perpetrators.
- Collect and evaluate criminal intelligence information to develop criteria to measure the reliability of such information.
- Read and interpret maps and other geographic information systems.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN
Deadline for Filing: | Tuesday June 9 2026 at 5:00 PM |
Review of Applications for Minimum Qualifications: | Monday June 22 2026 |
Supplemental Questionnaire Review for Best Qualified: | Thursday July 2 2026 |
Oral Interviews: | TBD |
Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda Countys Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. To qualify for a reasonable accommodation applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA FEHA and applicable statutes.
For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures please visit our website: County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many employee discount fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
- Medical HMO & PPO Plans
- Dental HMO & PPO Plans
- Vision or Vision Reimbursement
- Share the Savings
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- County Allowance Credit
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance Critical Illness Long-Term Care Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
- Employee Assistance Program
For your Financial Future
- Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)
For your Work/Life Balance
- 12 paid holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Vacation and sick leave accrual
- Vacation purchase program
- Management Paid Leave**
- Catastrophic Sick Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness Incentive Based Programs Gym Membership Discounts)
- Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks cell phone etc.)
- Child Care Resources
- 1stUnited Services Credit Union
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
**Employees in management-designated classifications may be entitled to management paid leave. Refer to the applicable MOU or Salary Ordinance for more information.
Conclusion
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @ @ and as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the My applications button on the Current Job Openings page and clicking on the link last notice sent for the respective recruitment.
Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Elaine Lemi Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services County of Alameda
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Alameda County has a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit competence performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other non-merit factors protected under federal state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace environment.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Just east of San Francisco Bay lies Alameda county. The county, which is governed by a five-member board of supervisors, includes the major cities of Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, and Livermore. Fifty county departments handle services like behavioral health care, emergency medical, ... View more