Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Investigations

The Trier Police Headquarters / Trier Criminal Investigation Directorate / Criminal Investigation Department 3 / Police Department 35 "Data Management / Financial Investigations" / Department "Analysis and Evaluation" is seeking to fill a permanent position at the earliest possible date in the Processing for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) - Investigations to be filled.

This is a full-time position, currently 39 hours / week. The position is suitable for part-time work. The activities are evaluated according to pay group 10 of the collective agreement for the public service of the federal states (TV-L) (gross € 3,928.42). Employees with a degree in information technology are classified in pay group 10 TV-L. Employees who have not completed a degree in information technology are initially classified in pay group 9b TV-L, depending on their personal qualifications. After several years of probation and attending comprehensive further training measures in this area, there are opportunities for further development up to pay group 10 TV-L.

Let us introduce ourselves:

Commissariat 35 is responsible for the entire maintenance of police data processing. This ranges from the recording of data necessary for the police service and compliance with quality standards to the observance of data protection screening deadlines. In addition to important information for day-to-day police operations and investigations, offender-oriented approaches are now also coordinated and analyses of criminal police phenomena or evidence are carried out.

Functional description:

• Independent implementation of cross-phenomenon Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) research and corresponding documentation through electronic backup to support police authorities within the Trier Police Headquarters
• Collaboration in the conceptual further development of operational and strategic Internet evaluation as well as the establishment and maintenance of supra-regional contacts
• Development and administration of software for carrying out operational and strategic internet investigations; use of suitable analysis and monitoring tools

Requirements profile:

Educational qualification:

• Completed university degree (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) in computer science or comparable IT-related degree programs or
• Completion of vocational training as an IT specialist (m/f/d) or comparable training and several years of corresponding professional experience

Further requirements:

• Good oral and written communication skills in German and English,
• good knowledge of open source intelligence (OSINT); networking in the OSINT community,
• Very good IT skills - confident handling of the necessary IT applications, in particular professional experience and specialist knowledge in the following areas Operating systems (especially Windows and Windows Server), programming languages (e.g. C++,C #, Python, Java) as well as of SQL and database systems (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle) and XML, databases and storage technologies,
• Experience in the use of analysis and monitoring tools as well as in dealing with search operators for search engines
• Willingness to participate in on-call duty and to work flexible hours depending on the situation,
• good comprehension, creativity and analytical thinking and judgment,
• high sense of responsibility and willingness to take responsibility,
• independent, careful and systematic way of working,
• Ability to work in a team and cooperate,
• Willingness to undergo further training, particularly in the area of the software to be used.

We therefore offer you:

• a secure, attractive, versatile and varied job in a dynamic, motivated and collegial team with an interesting job and an open and constructive working environment,
• Special annual payment,
• We value personal freedom of action in an appreciative, trusting working environment and provide opportunities for targeted, professional training and development,
• flexible, family-friendly working hours,
• 30 vacation days (with 5 working days / week),
• Possibility to participate in the job ticket scheme,
• company pension scheme,
• if applicable, bonuses for work performed outside regular working hours.

The state of Rhineland-Palatinate promotes the compatibility of work and family life. We enable flexible working hours as part of the existing flexitime agreement. We value personal freedom in an appreciative, trusting working environment and enable targeted professional training and development.

Trier Police Headquarters actively promotes equal opportunities for all employees. We therefore welcome applications from all people, regardless of their gender, cultural and social background, age, religion, ideology, disability or sexual orientation.

Experience, knowledge and skills acquired through family work or voluntary work will be taken into account when assessing qualifications in accordance with Section 8 (1) of the State Equal Opportunities Act.

Severely disabled people will be given preferential consideration if they are suitable.

We are particularly interested in receiving applications from women.

Applications are requested in writing by 03.04.2025 to the Trier Police Headquarters

Unit PV 3 (Personnel)

Salvianstrasse 954290 Trier.

or online (maximum 5 MB) via the website www.karriere.rlp.deto pptrier.pv3.bewerbungen@polizei.rlp.de .

As the application documents will not be returned for cost reasons, please only submit non-certified copies and do not use application folders / transparent films. We guarantee that the application documents will be destroyed in accordance with data protection regulations after the selection process has been completed.

The data protection declaration on the obligation to provide information in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can be found on the Rhineland-Palatinate Police website at

https://www.polizei.rlp.de/ueber/datenschutz /

Additional information:

Requirements for the applicant:

Advanced knowledge: Windows Server 2019 operating system, SQL database, Oracle database, Windows 7 operating system, Windows 8 operating system, Windows 10 operating system, Windows Server 2016 operating system, Windows Server 2022 operating system, Python programming language, C# programming language, Java programming language, C++ programming language, Windows 11 operating system.