Agency-wide Requirements
All applicants must be:
- U.S. citizens (dual U.S. citizens also eligible)
- At least 18 years of age
- Willing to move to the Washington, DC area
- Able to complete security and medical evaluations
- Registered for the Selective Service
About the Job
As a Data Analyst Officer at CIA, you’ll utilize your knowledge of computer networking, digital forensics, hacking, and programming to evaluate and analyze digital and all source intelligence information to identify key adversaries and assess how they operate and interact in cyber environments. Using strong critical thinking skills and a variety of digital analytic and/or forensics tools and methods, you will extract valuable information from digital data and create a range of products that explain your findings to inform operations, drive collection, and support customers.
Data Analyst Officers triage, review, and identify items of intelligence and operational interest from technical collections and other datasets. You will leverage advanced methods to analyze data sets and create and refine capabilities to exploit large data sets quickly and accurately.
Data Analyst Officers also identify and prioritize intelligence gaps, determine the appropriate collection actions needed, and drive the collection process.
Data Analyst Officers work in the Washington Metro/Northern Virginia area. Some limited travel opportunities exist but are temporary in nature.
Who You’ll Work With
At the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), we recognize our Nation’s strength comes from the diversity of its people. People from a broad range of backgrounds and viewpoints work at CIA, and our diverse teams are the reason we can keep our country safe.
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What You’ll Get
Our benefits support every aspect of a working professional’s life, including health and wellness, time off, family, finances, and continuing education. Our programs include highly sought-after government health benefits, flexible schedules, sick leave, and childcare. In some cases, we also offer sign-on incentives and cover moving expenses if you relocate.
As a CIA employee, you’ll also get the satisfaction of knowing your work is part of something bigger than yourself. Our work is driven by one mission: to keep our Nation safe. Every day is an opportunity to enhance U.S. national security.
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Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields:
- Computer Science
- Computer Engineering
- Cyber or Information Security/Assurance
- Digital/Computer/Network Forensics
- Telecommunications
- At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale is preferred
- Programming/coding/scripting experience
- Critical thinking skills
- Analytic and research skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in multiple technical areas; including but not limited to:
- Network traffic analysis
- Operating system administration
- Network security
- Incident response
- Digital forensics
- Vulnerability and malware analysis
- Offensive security/penetration testing
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Strong curiosity and willingness to to take initiative
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work individually and on a team in a diverse, rapidly evolving digital environment
- Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation
Desired Qualifications
- Participation in offensive, defensive, or analytical “capture the flag” competitions
- Red, Blue, or Purple team experience
- Ability to successfully complete projects with large or incomplete data and provide solutions
- Familiarity with mobile device forensics
- Familiarity with malware Investigations or incident response cases
- Familiarity with databases. LevelDB, ELK, or Structured Query Language (SQL)
- Foreign language skills