District Attorney Senior Investigator/Investigator

Job Description:

District Attorney Senior Investigator/Investigator

Description

The Job

Join our team of District Attorney Investigators!


Medical, Dental, Visi on and a Gen erous County pension (vested after 5 years)

Reciprocity may be available for those hired into a safety position ( PC830.1 or PC830.2) with a California agency prior to 2013 without having 180 days break in service (Those hired after 2013 are eligible for current retirement benefits).

The Office of the District Attorney is recruiting for District Attorney Investigators and Senior Investigators who perform skilled criminal investigations, investigate violations of the law, gather and preserve evidence, and arrest offenders. In addition, investigators plan and conduct investigations to support prosecution of a wide variety of criminal and civil cases, including complex fraud and alleged corruption of governmental agencies.

The District Attorney Investigator is the trainee level in the series; incumbents work under immediate supervision while receiving training and acquiring the knowledge and skills required for promotion to the District Attorney Senior Investigato r level. Incumbents in the class of District Attorney Investigator are eligible for promotion to District Attorney Senior Investigator upon meeting the minimum requirements and receiving a satisfactory work progress report. Employees must qualify for promotion within 12 months or will be terminated .

Your application will be reviewed for both the DA Investigator and DA Senior Investigator positions and applicants will be placed on the list for highest level qualified. Please Note: Applicants who hold an official title of Detective, Investigator or Inspector will be considered for the Senior District Attorney Investigator.

Salary displayed is the beginning step for a DA Investigator with an Intermediate P.O.S.T and the ending salary is the top step for a Sr. DA Investigator with an Advanced P.O.S.T. See below for details.

Salary Information

Investigators are placed on a salary range based on P.O.S.T. certification per the Safety MOU.

(Salary increases contingent upon Property Related Revenue and/or statewide Realignment Sales Tax Collections performance)

District Attorney Investigator

$110,032.00-$140,816.00 annually with Intermediate P.O.S.T.
$114,940.80-$147,118.40 annually with Advanced P.O.S.T.


District Attorney Senior Investigator

$121,409.60-$155,438.40 annually with Intermediate P.O.S.T.
$126,838.40-$162,364.80 annually with Advanced P.O.S.T.

ABOUT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office represents the interests of the People in the criminal justice system, as mandated by California State law. Your District Attorney’s Office serves the residents of San Bernardino County by respecting and inspiring confidence in the rule of law, both inside and outside the Office; collaboratively ensuring justice with excellence, integrity, and compassion by transparently partnering with the public, law enforcement, and the judiciary; stewarding public resources to hold the guilty accountable, support victims of crime, and honoring the humanity of all involved in the criminal justice system; restoring a culture of service and accountability to the most powerful law office in the county whose singular mission will be to restore systems and people to provide equal justice for all.

EXCELLENT BENEFITS PACKAGE


To review job-specific benefits, refer to:

Summary of Benefits

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)


CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Background: A background investigation will be conducted, including a fingerprint check and drug screening; applicants must not have been convicted of a felony. Candidates must pass safety medical exam, psychological testing and a polygraph test. Candidates must meet and pass a minimum vision (both eyes) and hearing (both ears) test.

Peace Officer Status: Incumbents are full-time peace officers as defined in California Penal Code 830.1. As such, employees are required to be able to perform the same duties as a uniformed or plain clothes peace officer. These duties may include running, jumping, crawling, climbing, hand-to-hand combat, and other physical activities typically required of peace officers.

Physical Agility: Must pass a physical agility test as part of the background.

Assignment: Incumbents must be willing to work in any office across the County and may be assigned to various investigative areas. Investigative areas include but not limited to: major crime task forces, gang suppression units, trial preparation, child abduction, and various types of fraud including consumer, real estate, insurance fraud, elder abuse, public integrity crimes, environmental crimes, human trafficking and cold case murders.

Travel: A valid California Class C Driver License is required to carry out the essential job-related functions of this position.

Mandated Course: Within one (1) year of the date of hire incumbents are required to successfully complete a 40-hour California P.O.S.T. mandated course on investigation and trial preparation (at department expense) or may be terminated.

Reassignment: Incumbents are subject to reassignments to meet the department's diverse investigative needs.

Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Minimum Requirements

P.O.S.T. CERTIFICATE:

Both positions require an active CA Intermediate P.O.S.T. Certificate or higher. Copies of the highest level POST certificate must be submitted with your application.

EXPERIENCE : Candidates must meet one of the experience options listed below in addition to the required certificate:

District Attorney Investigator :
Five years of experience as a California Peace Officer (PC830.1 or PC830.2).

District Attorney Senior Investigator :
Option A: Five years of experience as a California Peace Officer (PC 830.1 or 830.2), which includes one year of experience as a California District Attorney Investigator.

Option B: Five year s of experience as a California Peace Officer (PC 830.1 or 830.2), which includes two years of criminal investigative experience (with a job title as detective, investigator, inspector), in a public governmental law enforcement agency AND which includes the performance of field investigations as the primary responsibility.

NOTE: You must list your official job title with your current or previous employer(s) on the application and supplemental application . Your official job title is what your employer's system will show. List each job and job title you held separately in the work experience section of the application, including those with the same employer.

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable on the principles and techniques of crime investigation, criminal law, including the rules of evidence, arrest, search and seizure, preparing search warrants, and the techniques of interviewing and interrogating witnesses and suspects. In addition, ideal candidates will have the ability to gather, preserve, analyze, and report evidence, communicate effectively in oral and written form, and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of the public and other law enforcement personnel.

Selection Process

Application Procedure : To be considered for this excellent opportunity, please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire by 5:00 pm, November 21, 2025 . Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaire.

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the application and supplemental questionnaire. It is to your advantage to be explicit in your responses on the application and supplemental questionnaire.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the posted filing deadline. Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note: if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.

If you require technical assistance, please refer HERE to review the Government Jobs online application guide , or contact their Toll-Free Applicant Support line at (855) 524-5627. Please note that Human Resources is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by the internet connection, computer or browser used to submit the application.

EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO ) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans’ Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouses or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans' Preference points . For details and instructions on how to request these points, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Policy .

Please click HERE for important Applicant Information and the County Employment Process .

Safety Unit

San Bernardino County offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of other voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.

Please review the appropriate Summary of Benefits * for more information

Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County’s Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Employee Benefits website for more detailed information.

*Retirement benefits subject to change.

Closing Date/Time: 11/21/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

Salary:

$110,032.00 - $162,364.80 Annually