AO Investigator New Zealand Police location Wellington. $87,401.00 - $92,919.00.

Company description New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes. We're working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business' and achieve long-term change.

About the role Cybercrime is the most rapidly growing crime type globally, causing significant harm to individuals and organisations across our policing districts. New Zealand Police are the lead agency in investigating cybercrime and need qualified people to join an expanding team. We are looking for high performing dynamic people to lead or support our cybercrime investigations.

This role involves working closely with police districts, other internal work groups, and a range of government and international law enforcement agencies. As an investigator in the Cybercrime Unit you will work as part of a team and be involved in a range of online investigations including ransomware, business email compromise, computer intrusions, darknet marketplaces, cryptocurrency cases and online threats.

You will have strong analytical and critical thinking skills, attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure. You may have previous investigative experience in other roles or knowledge in one or more relevant areas of cyber including Open-Source Intelligence gathering. Cryptocurrencies, Financial crime, DNS and web technologies, Digital forensics or cybersecurity tools.

If you are a motivated investigator with an enthusiasm in the online world, you will enjoy this varied and ever-changing role. You will bring an enthusiasm for technology and will be provided with on the job training to learn the skills required to perform this role.

Key accountabilities manage complex cybercrime investigations. Provide support and advice to districts across a range of online investigations topics. Build and maintain partnerships including government agencies and international law enforcement. Develop and deliver training to districts and other work groups.

What you'll bring Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

Must be able to obtain Top Secret government security clearance. Police Employees must be able to obtain and maintain the delegation of Authorised Officer. The position holder will need to complete training and achieve competency to hold the powers of an Authorised Officer warranted under S24(1)(a) of the Policing Act 2008.

To meet operational requirements (including in an emergency), the successful candidate may be required to work outside of normal operating hours. This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is "to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business".

We will ask you questions based on "How we will deliver Our Business - Core Competencies" and the appropriate role level, i.e. Individual Contributor. About us Our mission is to prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing. Our vision is to be the safest country. Our purpose is to ensure everybody can be safe and feel safe.

Working flexibly your wellbeing inside and outside of work is important to us. We're open to discussing flexible working options that work for both you and the business. Remuneration range upon appointment to the role will be $87,401.00 - $92,919.00.