Investigations specialist jobs in California
33 open roles for investigators in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Charles River Associates, SpaceX, Headlands Research, Anthropic and Gusto have the most. 2 are remote and the median advertised salary is $162K.
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Skills asked for in investigations specialist roles in California
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- Investigations Manager - Global Security1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$180K - $220KCAMSEmployee relationsKYC
- Lead Paralegal, Litigation, Investigations, & EthicsOura · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, California$179K - $210KHybridLead and aboveContract managementLitigationeDiscovery
- Senior Insider Threat Investigator, Insider RiskCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$182K - $242KSeniorSIEMEDRDLP
- Senior Risk Investigator - Fraud Incident Management & Partner ResponseMercury · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote…$139K - $193KRemoteSeniorSQLRailsIncident response
- Employee Relations InvestigatorCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States · +1 more location$190K - $238K
- Young Investigator, FlexOlmoThe Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence · 🇺🇸Berkeley, CA—Machine LearningLLMPyTorch
- Investigator, National Prison ProjectACLU - National Office · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, Califor…—SpanishMicrosoft WordLitigation
- Insider Threat DirectorTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Colorado Springs, CO; Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA; Washing…$190K - $280KLead and aboveMachine LearningSecurity clearanceCISSP
- Critical Harms Investigations & Incident Management SpecialistRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$145K - $174KIncident responseProject management
- Insider Threat AnalystSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$85K - $110KSecurity clearanceThreat intelligenceSIEM
- Insider Risk AnalystSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$85K - $110KSecurity clearanceThreat intelligenceSIEM
- Insider Threat Program AnalystSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$85K - $110KSecurity clearanceThreat intelligenceSIEM
- Enhanced Due Diligence Investigations AnalystGusto · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco…—HybridCustomer onboardingEscalation managementKYC
- Fraud Investigations AnalystGusto · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco…—HybridCAMSFraud preventionRoot cause analysis
- Sr. Counsel, Compliance & InvestigationsPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, CA, US$159K - $327KRemoteSeniorEmployment lawLaw degreeBar admission
- Principal Investigator MD/DOHeadlands Research · 🇺🇸San Diego, California—Lead and aboveGCP
- Investigations AnalystSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$85K - $110KSecurity clearanceThreat intelligenceSIEM
- Sr. BSA/AML InvestigatorxAI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA$125K - $145KSeniorAML/KYCCAMSKYC
- Abuse InvestigatorStripe · 🇺🇸Seattle, San Francisco, New York City—PythonSQLSpark
- Sr Manager, Fraud Operations, Investigations, & Grey MarketsPlayStation Global · 🇺🇸United States, San Diego, CA$165K - $248KSenior
- Consulting Associate/Recovery Services (Forensic Services practice)Charles River Associates · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Da…$100K - $126KPythonAzureLinux
- Senior Associate/Recovery Services (Forensic Services practice)Charles River Associates · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Da…$130K - $152KSeniorCISSPCISMGIAC
- Sub-Investigator, NP/PAHeadlands Research · 🇺🇸San Diego, California—
- Senior Associate/Cybersecurity Consultant Due Diligence Advisory (Forensic Services practice)Charles River Associates · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Da…$130K - $152KSeniorAzureAWSPMP
- Security Investigations Program Lead (West)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$142K - $188KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceSensor fusion
- Physician Investigator Opportunities – Multiple Locations NationwideHeadlands Research · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Bellingham, Washin…—
- Technical CBRN-E Threat InvestigatorAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC$230K - $290KPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Technical Cyber Threat InvestigatorAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY…$230K - $290KPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Principal ML InvestigatorCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA—Lead and above.NETLLMReinforcement learning
- Associate/Cybersecurity & Incident Response (Forensic Services practice)Charles River Associates · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Da…$92K - $105KJuniorPythonSQLC#
- Senior Associate/Digital Forensics (Forensic Services practice)Charles River Associates · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Da…$130K - $152KSeniorLinuxTCP/IPWindows
- Associate Principal/Digital Forensics (Forensic Services practice)Charles River Associates · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Da…$140K - $170KLead and aboveLinuxTCP/IPWindows
Who is hiring for investigations specialist roles in California
Where investigations specialist roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States33
- 🇺🇸California33
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area20
- 🇺🇸New York, NY14
- 🇺🇸Washington, DC9
- 🇺🇸Texas7
- 🇺🇸Chicago, IL6
- 🇺🇸Boston, MA6
- 🇺🇸Dallas, TX6
- 🇺🇸Houston, TX6
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
Questions about investigations specialist jobs in California
- How many investigations specialist jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 33 open investigations specialist jobs in California at 20 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 1 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most investigations specialist jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Charles River Associates (6), SpaceX (4), Headlands Research (3), CHAOS Industries (2) and Gusto (2). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote investigations specialist jobs in California?
- 2 of the 33 open investigations specialist jobs in California (6%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do investigations specialist jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $162K, based on 24 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $135K and $212K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the investigations specialist jobs in California?
- 1 of the 33 open investigations specialist jobs in California (3%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 20 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 20 companies are hiring and 1 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing investigations specialist jobs in California?
- 6 of the 33 open investigations specialist jobs in California (18%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, LLM, PyTorch. Employers still list 33 such roles today at 20 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do investigations specialist jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Incident response (30%), Litigation (27%), Threat intelligence (27%), Security clearance (24%), SIEM (18%) of the 33 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Are investigations specialist jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 33 investigations specialist jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 20 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 1 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $162K. 2 (6%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for investigations specialist jobs in California?
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