Technical Research, Development, and Engineering Officers use their specialized expertise to create and manage technical solutions to meet Agency mission needs.
Summary
Technical Research, Development, and Engineering Officers use their specialized expertise to create and manage technical solutions to meet Agency mission needs.
Technical Research, Development, and Engineering (TRDE) Officers create technical solutions to CIA's unique challenges. They research, develop, and operate new technologies, leveraging skills and experience in project management, engineering, the physical and life sciences, hardware, software, computing, and data processing. They work with industry, national labs, universities, and partners throughout the U.S. Government to design, build, and operate technical solutions. By applying their knowledge and skills, they are able to meet a wide range of needs to support and fulfill CIA overall mission.
This position calls for a strong grasp of new and developing technologies, excellent communication skills with a variety of audiences, and strong leadership in using technology to make intelligence gathering and operations more effective.
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/cia-requirements/
Qualifications
Interested candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the US Constitution. Hiring decisions will not be based on race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.
Minimum Qualifications:
All Directorate of Science and Technology candidates are expected to be effective in a mission-focused environment by:
Displaying interpersonal and team-oriented skills to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams
Demonstrating an ability to think critically towards solving complex problems
Applying and improving technical aptitude
Demonstrating strong organizational and planning skills,
Demonstrating effective written and verbal communication and an ability to convey complex concepts to all audiences
Demonstrating integrity, judgment, initiative and creativity
In addition, TRDE Officers will have skills, experience, and interest in one or more of the following areas:
Strong project and program management principles, methods, and tools
Management of programmatic risks, resources, schedules
Systems engineering
Design, modeling, fabrication, and prototyping
Validation, verification, and testing
Drafting technical documentation to include system performance, training, operations, and maintenance
Signatures processing or analysis, to include principles and phenomena, theories, and concepts
Conducting or leading research programs
The latest trends in the industry and the future of technology and its applications to the intelligence mission
Manufacturing, especially in creating custom products
Working with metal, wood, plastics, textiles, make up, paper, machining, graphic design, printing, costume design, cosmetology, prosthetics, mold making, aesthetics, material science, industrial design, paper science
Software development/coding/scripting in contemporary programming languages (C/C++, Python, Rust, GO, JavaScript, C#, Java, SQL, etc.)
Design, development, testing, maintenance and/or governance of computers and associated hardware, software, networks, and / or data
Data ingestion, transformation, modeling, and processing (including bulk data sets)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (Al/ML)
Architecture design/development leveraging High Performance Computing (HPC), commercial cloud platforms, and application of Quantum technology
Traffic analysis, vulnerability assessment, exploitation methods, forensic analysis, and data recovery methods for digital networks and mobile devices
Common industry lab and analysis methods like polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA sequencing, microscopy, mass spectrometry, and next-generation sequencing (NGS)
Knowledge/Experience conducting experiments in a lab setting by conducting testing, data collection, and analysis
Computational methods, software, and bioinformatics tools to analyze large biological datasets to find patterns and develop strategies
Biotechnology trends and/or biosecurity and biodefense concepts
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear hazards and associated detection, monitoring, countermeasures, and defense strategies
Ability to meet the minimum requirements for CIA, including U.S. citizenship and background investigation
Desired Qualifications:
Advanced degree and/or professional technical experience in a relevant STEM discipline
Program or Project Management Certification
In some cases, a degree or certification and/or professional technical experience in a relevant an Arts or Trade discipline
Education
A Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant STEM discipline (e.g., engineering; computers, networks and data science; physics; chemistry; biology or other life science; math)
GPA of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (if less than X years relevant experience)
Additional information
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
This post is for viewing purposes only. To get started, please visit https://www.cia.gov/careers/, where you can read more about this position and express your interest in up to four jobs. Upon expressing your interest, you will be taken to MyLINK, which allows you to submit your resume and job rankings and provide basic information about yourself.
After you express interest for up to four positions on cia.gov/careers, a CIA recruiter may contact you for further discussion if your qualifications meet our needs. See the MyLINK FAQs on our website for more information.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
This post is for viewing purposes only. To get started, please visit https://www.cia.gov/careers/, where you can read more about this position and express your interest in up to four jobs. Upon expressing your interest, you will be taken to MyLINK, which allows you to submit your resume and job rankings and provide basic information about yourself.
After you express interest for up to four positions on cia.gov/careers, a CIA recruiter may contact you for further discussion if your qualifications meet our needs. See the MyLINK FAQs on our website for more information.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
