Technical Operations Officer

Duties

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
  • Fiber optics and cable communications
  • 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:
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer science
  • Engineering disciplines (Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Aerospace, Nuclear, etc.)
  • Material science
  • Mathematics/Statistics
  • Physics
• At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale