Position Summary:
IT Engineers design and deploy a secure, global communications infrastructure that allows CIA officers to collaborate with each other and Intelligence Community and federal government partners.
Key Responsibilities:
As an IT Engineer for the CIA, you will specialize in the engineering, development, integration, and product evaluation services for the Agency’s worldwide workgroup platform. You will work in a collaborative environment, providing critical support to the overall Agency mission, and are responsible for designing and deploying a secure, global communications infrastructure that allows CIA officers to communicate and collaborate with each other and partners throughout the Intelligence Community (IC) and federal government. This includes participating in the design of enterprise desktop, engineering collaborative solutions (e-mail, team collaboration, web and video conferencing) for the Agency and the IC, and introducing state-of-the-art technologies into the corporate baseline.
The Agency’s network and application platforms leverage the best of industry and internally developed solutions to create an engineering environment that is both technically challenging and innovative. Opportunities to develop the most secure IT solutions from tactical platforms to high-speed optical networking are available.
Required Education & Experience:
- Knowledge of Agile development methods and framework
- Familiarity with cloud computing technologies
- You must be willing to move to the Washington, DC, area.
- You must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years of age (dual-national U.S. citizens are eligible).
- Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation
- You must apply online, while in the United States.
- Aptitude for working in a multi-disciplined, diverse, and technically challenging environment
- Experience with full software development lifecycle developing applications with database, search, and presentation layer technologies
- Ability to engage and collaborate across teams
- You must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview, and a comprehensive background investigation.
- At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale
- Familiarity with automated test tools and storage technologies
- Experience in systems engineering, computer and electrical engineering, software development, or network engineering experience with an emphasis on full lifecycle development, hardware and software analysis, platform and/or network development