CIA Technical Analyst

Work Schedule: Full Time
Salary: $37,640 – $121,967
Location: Washington, DC metropolitan area

Do you have an aptitude for solving challenging puzzles? Are you able to focus on technical details while maintaining a “big picture” perspective? Do you enjoy writing and briefing on the important results of your work? The Central Intelligence Agency's Directorate of Science and Technology is seeking candidates to serve as Technical Analysts and be part of a dynamic team that unites three disciplines—analysis, development and operations—to maximize our collection advantage.

As a Technical Analyst you will be a pivotal member of a mission that pioneers solutions that enable the DST to collect intelligence against our nation's highest priority threats in a global environment that is often hostile, fast-paced, and technologically savvy. We are looking for high-energy, intellectually curious individuals who thrive on tackling the most difficult all-source analytic efforts in support of cutting-edge operations using specialized, state-of-the-art tools and technologies. This work is increasingly complex and highly dynamic, affording the successful candidate considerable opportunity to address high-profile intelligence issues and apply the full-range of analytic tradecraft to sophisticated, challenging DST mission covering many regional areas including: the Middle East, East Asia, South Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as developing substantive expertise on terrorism, proliferation, cyber threats, narcotics trafficking and money laundering.

Technical Analyst positions involve research, critical thinking skills, as well as writing, and briefing both current and longer term intelligence studies to senior officials and to steer intelligence operations and exploit key data. Key to this work is being able to identify and assess the right entities and the right vulnerabilities and technology trends to enable new collection operations that answer critical intelligence issues. Doing it right requires strong analytic, research and investigative skills combined with ops sense and personal initiative and some technical expertise or aptitude. Opportunities exist for further professional development, overseas travel as well as domestic travel as well as assignments in other Agency offices. This position provides opportunities for some overseas travel as well as occasional stateside travel. Discretion is a must and the capability to work with highly sensitive intelligence is required. Advanced training will be provided in telecommunications systems and capabilities as well as analytical tools and methodologies.

Minimum requirements include a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent military experience) in a foreign area study, international relations, national security studies, engineering, computer science, physics, chemistry, mathematics, geography, or related disciplines. Strong academic credentials (or equivalent military experience) in network analysis, stateless organizations, geospatial analysis, signal processing, or intelligence analysis are a plus. For some specialties, a master's or advanced technical degree may be required. Candidates must also possess strong skills in written and oral English, demonstrate excellent analytic ability, solid interpersonal skills and the ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines. A GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale is required.