As a Technical Operations Officer for CIA, you will apply creative solutions to complex and often difficult technical and operational problems. Technical Operations Officers provide high-quality, timely, and professional services and technical support in a wide range of areas: analog, digital, and satellite communications; video and image enhancement; coding and decoding devices; and various aspects of computer technology.
Using specialized equipment, you will train others in equipment use, satisfy field operations requirements, prepare reports, familiarize non-technical people with technical capabilities, and conduct hands-on work while traveling worldwide. As a member of a multi-discipline team, you will utilize your creative problem-solving skills to find unconventional technical solutions to challenging on-going operational requirements in non-traditional environments. You may also find yourself in a work element where you are required to draw upon your skills in design and fabrication on a daily basis.
Opportunities may exist for foreign travel, technical and management training, and assignments in other offices within the CIA.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
You must be physically in the United States or one of its territories when you submit your resume via MyLINK.
You must be registered for the Selective Service, if applicable.
You must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years of age (dual-national US citizens are eligible).
You must be willing to move to the Washington, DC area.
You must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview, and a comprehensive background investigation.
For further requirements information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/how-we-hire/requirements/
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Experience in one or more of the following areas:
Additive manufacturing/Rapid prototyping
Analog design and circuits
Battery and power technology
CAD/CADD drafting and design technology
Digital signal processing design and programming
Electromagnetic fields, antennas, and propagation
Fabrication skills in a prototype environment project/program management
Graphic design and visual communication
Industrial design and fabrication
Network security and engineering
Programming (C, C , Internet, Windows 3.X/95/NT applications development, interrupt processing/service routines, device drivers, RS-232 communication applications)
Project/program management
Signal processing and analysis
System architecting
Systems engineering
Prototype design and fabrication
Audio design and circuits
Voice/data communications (satellite, RF, wireless, and telecommunications networks)
Self-starter attitude with initiative
Creativity
Strong interpersonal and communications skills
Ability to work independently and in a group
Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA , including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation
Desired Qualifications
Advanced degree
Education
Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields or related studies: