
Senior Security Investigator
Danbury, CTJob$85–147K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Senior Security Investigator conducts investigations into fraud, criminal activity, threats, and other security matters affecting Northwell Health. The role includes surveillance, evidence collection and cataloging, collaboration with law enforcement, and support for security and protection across the organization. It may also involve executive protection and transportation, emergency response, security training, and carrying a firearm as directed.
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Req Number 203326
Job Description
Participates in the planning, organizing and coordinating matters pertaining to the security and safety of the health system's entities, people, and property. Conducts and collaborates with confidential and sensitive investigations, including field surveillance, and collection and cataloging of evidence. Provides executive protection and transportation, as needed; participates in security training functions, as necessary.
Job Responsibility
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Conducts internal and external investigations for fraud or criminal activity against the company resulting in loss of assets, records or property.
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Investigates and addresses threats made against employees, patients and visitors.
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Investigations may include, but are not limited to Medicare fraud, financial crimes, internal thefts, identity theft, drug diversions, prescription fraud, or crimes against employees or organization guests.
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Performs surveillance of sites and suspects to obtain evidences, establish probable cause or link multiple suspects to probable fraud or criminal activity.
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Collaborates with local law enforcement on investigations.
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Collects and catalogs physical evidence maintaining chain of custody, when applicable; testifies in court, if necessary.
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Participates in the coordination of overall security and protection to people, facilities, and property in the organization.
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Performs field surveillance and assists with maintenance of security systems.
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Protects and transports Senior Leadership, as needed; may be called to assist in handling any organization emergency.
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Participates in security training functions, as necessary; carries a firearm, as directed.
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Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
Job Qualification
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Associate's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
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NYS Armed Security Guard license AND NYS Pistol Permit (in geographical area of employment and residence), required.OR NYS Private Investigator License AND NYS Pistol Permit (in geographical area of employment and residence), required.OR Active NYS Police Officer Certification, required.
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Minimum of five (5) years Armed Security Guard OR NYS Police Officer OR NYS Private Investigator experience (in good standing), required.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
The salary range for this position is $85090.00-$147220.00/year
It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
How this job compares
Set against the 588 open Investigator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$85–147K/yr
- US median$71–102K/yr314 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $116K, is 45% above the US median midpoint ($80K) — in the middle half of Investigator salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 588 open Investigator jobs across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- CGS Federal41 open
- MyFlorida28 open
- City of New York27 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Investigator postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (398 postings).
- Education
- 186 of the 588 open Investigator jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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