Fusion Center Analyst

Introduction

\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAre you seeking career growth within the State of Connecticut? If so, consider this new and exciting opportunity!\r\n\r\n\r\nThe State of Connecticut, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) is currently seeking a Fusion Center Analyst�located in Middletown, CT.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU\r\n\r\n\r\n Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page!\r\n Professional growth and development opportunities.\r\n A healthy work/life balance to all employees.\r\n The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service. Click here for more information.\r\n\r\nPOSITION HIGHLIGHTS:\r\n\r\n\r\n This position is full-time, hybrid, 8:00am. – 4:30pm, 40 hours per week, scheduled Monday through Friday.\r\n The Fusion Center Analyst is responsible for independently performing a full range of tasks in the evaluation and analysis of criminal/terrorism information and intelligence.�\r\n The role of this incumbent will be to perform a variety of work activities involving intake, research, collection, analysis, dissemination, and documentation of homeland security and crime-related information including information which has a possible nexus to terrorist activity and/or represents potential threats to homeland security and public safety within the State of Connecticut and, by extension, the region and nation.\r\n\r\nABOUT THE CITC:\r\nThe Connecticut Intelligence Center’s Mission is: Enhance national security and the safety of Connecticut by synergizing information, analysis and intelligence to support our strategic partners.\r\n\r\nOur vision is a resilient and secure Connecticut achieved through collaboration, trust and shared intelligence.\r\n\r\nThe CTIC is the designated fusion center for the State of Connecticut and is one of 80 fusion centers in the country. Fusion centers were developed after September 11, 2001, in an effort to increase collaboration and information sharing between all levels of government. Fusion centers serve as the focal point for the receipt, analysis, and sharing of threat-related information between State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT), federal, and private sector entities. CTIC currently has representatives from the following organizations assigned to the unit which include, however, is not limited to:\r\n\r\n\r\n Department of Homeland Security (DHS)\r\n Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)\r\n Transportation Security Administration (TSA)\r\n High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA)\r\n Connecticut National Guard\r\n Connecticut Department of Correction\r\n Connecticut Judicial Branch\r\n Connecticut State Police\r\n Several Local Law Enforcement Agencies\r\n Fire/EMS\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nABOUT US�\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe DESPP is committed to protecting and improving the quality of life for all by providing a broad range of public safety services, training, regulatory guidance, and scientific services utilizing enforcement, prevention, education and state of the art science and technology. DESPP is structured on three key Strategic Pillars created by Commissioner Ronnell Higgins.\r\n\r\n\r\n1. Operational Efficiency, Efficacy and Excellence\r\n\r\n\r\n Making decisions through the thoughtful and informed use of data\r\n Challenging the 'that's the way it's always been done' construct—i.e., thinking outside the box as to how we can improve\r\n Constantly seeking better results\r\n\r\n\r\n2. Shared Fiscal Responsibility\r\n\r\n\r\n Recognizing our collective responsibility to steward the agency's resources\r\n Realigning planned budgetary actions to ensure that they are in taxpayers' interests\r\n Preparing together for potential budget stresses and fiscal challenges\r\n\r\n\r\n3. Ethics and Accountability\r\n\r\n\r\n Critically and constantly measuring our practices against our policies\r\n Performing quarterly performance evaluations agency-wide to measure success and flag areas needing improvement\r\n Regularly engaging external partners for feedback and assessments\r\n Opening our doors to Connecticut students and workers for apprenticeships, internships, and career pathways\r\n\r\n\r\nFor an inside look at what it's like to work as an employee for the State of Connecticut, please watch the video below!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Selection Plan

FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:�\r\nCheck out our Applicant Tips on How to Apply! Need more resources? Visit our Applicant Toolkit for additional support throughout the recruitment process.�\r\nBEFORE YOU APPLY:�\r\n\r\n Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified. �\r\n Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below.\r\n Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69, resumes are not accepted during the initial application process. As the recruitment process progresses, candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position. This documentation may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the request and discretion of the hiring agency.�\r\n Preferred Shift/Location: Select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.�\r\n Timely Submission: All application materials must be received by the job posting deadline. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State. �Late submissions are rarely accepted, with exceptions only for documented events that incapacitate individuals during the entire duration of the job posting. Request exceptions by emailing DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.�\r\n Salary Calculations: For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.�\r\n\r\n\r\n Note: The only way to apply to this posting is via the ‘Apply’ or ‘Apply Online’ buttons on the official State of Connecticut Online Employment Center job posting.\r\n\r\nAFTER YOU APPLY:�\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n Some email providers may experience delays or issues delivering messages. To avoid missing important updates—such as referral questionnaires or interview scheduling links—please check your Personal Status Board regularly.�\r\n For added convenience, you can also enable text (SMS) notifications. To do this, log in to your Personal Status Board and select “Update My Contact Information.”�\r\n Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire’s expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).���\r\n Prepare For An Interview: Interviews are limited to those whose experience and training are most aligned with the role. To prepare, review this helpful Interview Preparation Guide to make the best impression!�\r\n Stay connected! Log in daily to your JobAps Personal Status Board to track your status and check email (including spam/junk folders) for updates and tasks.��\r\n The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.��\r\n Note: This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State employees, available at www.ct.gov/ethics.\r\n This employer may participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I9 information to confirm work authorization.�\r\n \r\n \r\n DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION:\r\n \r\n Candidates selected for an interview must provide the following at the time of interview:�\r\n \r\n \r\n State Employees:\r\n \r\n \r\n Two (2) most recent performance evaluations\r\n Cover letter\r\n A copy of your unofficial transcript(s)\r\n \r\n \r\n Non-State Employees:\r\n \r\n \r\n Two (2) professional references contact information including name, email and phone number (at least one being a current and/or previous supervisor)\r\n Completed CT-HR-13\r\n Cover letter\r\n A copy of your unofficial transcript(s)\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Candidates who have been selected for employment with the Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection are subject to a detailed background investigation, including a fingerprint supported state and federal criminal history record check along with reference checks. Selection for employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of the background investigation. Any pending disciplinary history within the past 2 years and review of attendance records are also considered in this selection process.�\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Click here to complete the Criminal Convictions addendum (CT-HR-13). The CT-HR-13 can also be found on the DAS website by typing in 'CT-HR-13' into the 'Search Department of Administrative Services' search field.�\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n QUESTIONS? WE’RE HERE TO HELP:�\r\n Due to high volume, we are unable to confirm receipt or provide status updates directly. For recruitment updates, please check your Personal Status Board and review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions about the recruitment process, reach out to�Rachel Allsop at rachel.allsop@ct.gov.\r\n \r\n \r\n Join the State of Connecticut and take your next career step with confidence!\r\n \r\n

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in the evaluation and analysis of criminal/terrorism information and intelligence.\r\n

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

\r\n\r\n\r\n Performs duties and responsibilities related to intelligence sector assigned;\r\n Collects, integrates, evaluates, analyzes, and disseminates as appropriate intelligence data such as:\r\n \r\n the patterns, structure, trends and movement of any individual or group, business or partnership which directly relates to criminal/terrorist conduct or activity and for which there is reasonable suspicion;\r\n the state’s critical infrastructure systems and assets as they relate to the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), or similar plan and the National Critical Infrastructure Prioritization Program (NCIPP) or similar plan, including conducting and/or coordinating identification and security assessment of such infrastructure;\r\n cybersecurity intelligence information, including intelligence data of the federal intelligence cycle, network intrusion reports, including assessments to evaluate cyber security posture;\r\n creation, review and update of Geographic Information System points of systems and assets;\r\n \r\n \r\n Coordinates the exchange of interstate and intrastate information pertaining to criminal activity and criminal movement;\r\n Collects, rapidly analyzes, and disseminates as appropriate information on criminal activities to support law enforcement criminal investigations;\r\n Establishes links between crimes that include identification of criminal history and criminal relationships to aid in making connections between members of criminal organizations;\r\n Synthesizes input from multiple data streams to aid in criminal investigations;\r\n Uses deductive and inductive reasoning to formulate recommendations;\r\n Adheres to prevailing state and federal laws and policies regarding the handling of criminal offender record information and document classification markings including sensitive but unclassified and classified information;\r\n Derives criminal/terrorism related intelligence through blending, analyzing and evaluating relevant horizontal and vertical sources;\r\n Assists in developing and planning criminal/terrorism and intelligence data procedures;\r\n Assists with formulation and dissemination of intelligence data;\r\n Works with federal, state, municipal, military, tribal and private sector to obtain criminal/terrorism information and intelligence data;\r\n Tracks local, state, national and international trends;\r\n Collects, analyzes, and reports forensic and situational data associated with ballistic, DNA, or fingerprint system leads;\r\n Collates message traffic and other communications and alerts unit leadership of developments and or significant changes applicable to assigned area;\r\n Promotes the agency’s intelligence analysis units to relevant outside parties to encourage the exchange of criminal intelligence information between agencies;\r\n Prepares and makes presentations on intelligence data, developments and findings;\r\n Prepares comprehensive reports containing vetted intelligence data;\r\n Provides expert testimony on forensic analysis;\r\n Performs related duties as required.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

\r\n Knowledge of\r\n \r\n research methods and techniques;�\r\n the Criminal Intelligence systems operating policies; the Law Enforcement Analytic Standards;�\r\n national/international criminal/terrorism data systems and cycle;�\r\n state and federal constitutional and statutory privacy and civil liberties provisions;�\r\n \r\n \r\n Skills\r\n \r\n interpersonal skills;�\r\n oral and written communication skills;�\r\n \r\n \r\n Ability to\r\n \r\n analyze and forecast data;�\r\n understand and use computerized databases;�\r\n utilize federal database systems;�\r\n analyze data.\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Six (6) years of professional experience in the collection, integration, evaluation and analysis of criminal/terrorism information and/or intelligence.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

\r\n College training in may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.\r\n A Master's degree in Criminal Justice, Intelligence Management, Law Enforcement, Political Science, Forensic Science or closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.\r\n \r\n Successful completion of a Connecticut Careers Trainee program approved by the Department of Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience.\r\n\r\n

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

\r\n Experience collecting, analyzing, and disseminating intelligence data related to criminal conduct or activity including terrorism.\r\n Experience tracking and organizing data collection of trends associated with terrorist and other criminal activities.\r\n Experience using written and oral communication to prepare and facilitate multimedia presentations of analytical material including intelligence data and criminal activity findings.\r\n Proficiency with analytic tools, geographic information systems (GIS), intelligence databases (such as NCIC), and data visualization software (like Tableau or Power BI).\r\n Experience working independently, develop solutions to problems, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to meet the requirements of diverse customers and stakeholders.\r\n\r\n

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

\r\n For a CTIC or CSP position, must obtain a Department of Homeland Security Secret Security clearance within nine (9) months of appointment to class.\r\n Incumbent in this class must possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's License.\r\n \r\n\r\n

CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS

In addition to reference check and facts stated in application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made by the United States Department of Homeland Security and/or the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection before candidate is certified for appointment.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER\r\nThe State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.\r\n

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.\r\n