Innovation and Tech
At CIA, we’ve pioneered bold and innovative technologies for decades. Learn how our cutting edge solutions have helped solve America’s biggest intelligence challenges.
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Our Agency’s hiring needs are as dynamic as the ever-changing intelligence landscape.
Collection Management Officers drive the collection of foreign intelligence and manage the dialogue between U.S. intelligence consumers and the Directorate of Operations.
- Full time
- Starting salary: $67,122 - $102,166*
- *Higher starting salary possible depending on experience level
- Bachelor’s degree; no preferred major or program of study
- Foreign language bonus eligible
Directorate of Operations Language Officers use their foreign language skills, cultural experience, and expertise to support clandestine operations.
- Full time
- Starting salary: $73,916 - $122,459*
- *Higher starting salary possible depending on experience level
- Bachelor’s degree; no preferred major or program of study
- Foreign language bonus eligible
Case Officers clandestinely spot, assess, develop, recruit, and handle non-U.S. citizens with access to foreign intelligence vital to U.S. foreign policy and national security decision-makers.
- Full Time
- Starting salary: $67,122 - $102,166*
- *Higher starting salary possible depending on experience level
- Bachelor's degree
- Foreign language bonus eligible
- Foreign travel is required
Paramilitary Operations Officers lead and manage Covert Action programs and collect foreign intelligence vital to national security policymakers.
- Full time
- Starting salary: $73,916 - $122,459*
- *Higher starting salary possible depending on experience level
- Bachelor's degree
- Foreign language bonus eligible
About Innovation and Tech
Are you interested in learning more about the technical wizards, scientists, and engineers that call CIA home? Curious how the Agency has tackled unique challenges with creative technical solutions, from World War II through today?
In this section, you’ll explore the inventions and technical marvels our officers have used throughout the decades. Whether it’s disappearing ink, shark repellent, or secretly lifting a wrecked Soviet submarine off of the ocean floor—there’s a story behind it.