21 Information Technology jobs

Forensic Analysts exploit captured digital media and/or investigate security incidents in order to derive useful intelligence and/or enable mitigation of network vulnerabilities. Forensic Analysts play a vital role at NSA by performing the following tasks involving computer networks owned by the Department of Defense and/or Intelligence Community agencies: - Exploiting, fusing, and using data and data sources - Collecting and analyzing intrusion artifacts (source code, malware, Trojans, system images) to determine mitigations for cybersecurity incidents - Leading investigations of potential cybersecurity incidents - Conducting post-incident analysis to determine root causes, monitor the effectiveness of mitigations, and reassess vulnerabilities to related threats - Coordinating assessment of current infrastructure to determine if there is potential for similar incidents within the infrastructure and, when necessary, manage actions to mitigate as a preventative measure NSA is...

The NSA must maintain and develop a highly talented and diverse workforce. The NSA/CSS Cryptanalysis Development Program (CADP) is designed to produce professional cryptanalysts through an intensive, structured program of formal training courses and diverse work assignments. The CADP is a three-year development program where participants complete five (5) tours of duty in cryptanalytic offices, attend seven (7) required courses, and choose at least three (3) elective courses. After completion, they are then placed in a technical mission office to use their cryptanalytic skills. Cryptanalysts at the NSA monitor and detect problems in data flow or collection to ensure collection quality. They analyze garbled intercepts by using processing skills and techniques, conduct analysis of signals and/or cryptographic data, and use that knowledge to diagnose and exploit encrypted material. They also debug and test software programs. The selected individual will work in a dynamic...

The National Security Agency is currently seeking highly motivated Project Managers (PMs) to join its Facilities Project Management Group in Maryland. The project manager will provide "cradle to grave" project management oversight for all related activities that support the completion of a specified project effort. The project manager will make quick decisions, work independently in a fast paced, challenging environment and be able to lead the project team through the project execution process. This will include, but not be limited to, scope development, design reviews, some construction inspection, coordination of systems and coordination of the installation of the communications systems, final walkout and acceptance of the project, and closing out the project. The PM shall have the total financial responsibility for all support activities and ensure that each respective activity maintains the schedule plan for each project effort. The PM will also maintain accurate...

The National Security Agency (NSA) currently has opportunities for highly motivated Industrial Control System (ICS) Specialists/Engineers to provide expertise in the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of new and renovated electrical and mechanical infrastructure. This position has two areas of focus, one within Design and Engineering (D&E) and the other with Operations and Maintenance (O&M). As an ICS Specialist/Engineer within D&E, you will work closely with multidisciplinary teams encompassing project managers, stakeholders, and contractors throughout the entirety of the project life-cycle, including close coordination with O&M. You will also be responsible for the development and review of designs, specifications, technical reports, and cost estimates for power monitoring and control of electrical and mechanical infrastructure, energy management monitoring, and ICS cybersecurity. As an ICS Specialist/Engineer within O&M, you will work...

At NSA Data Science is a broad field, and a team effort, spanning all the expertise needed to derive value from data. As a Data Scientist specializing in AI Human Factors, you will design, monitor, and improve human-machine teaming to keep NSA at the cutting edge of intelligence gathering and reporting, with all the high-functioning supporting processes that it requires. Responsibilities include: - Contributing to organizational strategies for identifying and managing the risks of deploying AI applications for developers and end-users, especially pertaining to user experience and human factors - Leading or contributing to a team of designers, fostering best practices in process and methodology, and delivering against mission key performance indicators and needs - Leading or contributing to UX efforts within your cross-functional team, including design sprints, ideation sessions, strategy, planning, participating in delivery and presenting effectively to stakeholders - Using...

NSA stays at the forefront of Cybersecurity. Backed by a talented cadre of capabilities development specialists, NSA operates innovative solutions to gather foreign Intelligence via Computer Network Exploitation. Analysts will receive expert and specialized training on state of the art tools and capabilities. A full career track that covers beginner to expert development paths awaits those that wish to join NSA's mission. Additionally, there are opportunities to receive specialized pay at specific milestones. As an Exploitation Analyst you will: - Analyze all-source data to evaluate foreign target opportunities - Understand and evaluate foreign target network - Develop strategies against those foreign target networks - Partner with operators to conduct operations against foreign networks - Inform defensive cyber operations through intelligence collection - Work with a diverse team across the Intelligence Community to satisfy critical questions from policy makers, our military...

The National Security Agency is home to the most esteemed, reputable, and established in-house research organization in the U.S. Intelligence Community, employing visionary scientists with backgrounds in fields such as mathematics, physics, computer science and engineering. Our scientists push the boundaries of science and develop revolutionary ideas that provide our Nation with an overwhelming advantage over our adversaries, and we want you to be a part of our team. The NSA collaborates with leading companies, universities, and national laboratories to leverage work in overlapping disciplines and identify areas for investment that are critical to the success of our mission. Working together, we develop new ideas that have significant impacts, and we have fun doing it. We're looking for talented System and Software Architects who are technically skilled in framework design and implementation of complex software and hardware systems. Highly desired individuals will have fluency in...

From managing funding invested in workforce training to overseeing development of the most innovative and classified technologies, program managers maximize the impact of every dollar by guiding programs to succeed. Duties may include: - Establishing and managing cost, schedule and performance baselines for acquisition programs and has experience in tracking program milestones. - Implementing best practices and processes to track progress of services and development of capabilities in terms of defined cost, schedule, and performance outcomes. - Adjusting priorities and resource allocation based upon objective program performance data. - Providing data-driven metrics and analysis to support forward-looking decision-making. - Establishing governance processes for program and related reviews. - Overseeing testing that satisfies Department of Defense/Director of National Intelligence/Industry guidelines while demonstrating that an acceptable level of customer...

Are you a computer science or engineering professional? Are you interested in Cyber Security, reverse engineering? Do you enjoy CTFs? Is your idea of a good time building a robot from spare parts? Did you solve your Calculus homework using FPGAs? Are your Sunday mornings filled with bug bounty hunting? The National Security Agency is seeking highly motivated Computer Science and Engineering professionals to solve complex problems, test innovative approaches, and research new solutions to propel our mission. As a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) at NSA, your job will be to develop high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities targeting the hardest-to-reach adversarial networks in the world. In defense of our Nation, we conduct innovative research and produce hardware and software tools unlike anything in the world. By joining our team, you will apply and grow your expertise to create new ways to get critical information to our national decision makers. Whether it is...

What does a Software Engineer do at NSA? The answer changes daily, but always involves solving difficult problems and keeping pace with, or even establishing, the state of the art in software development and system security. The greatest variety of opportunity is in our Fort Meade, MD location, followed by San Antonio, TX, with more limited, but equally important needs in Aurora, CO and Fort Gordon, GA. Make an IMPACT! As a Software Engineer at NSA, the creativity of you and your team is essential to engineering and maintaining effective solutions for internal and Agency-supported customers around the world. Your efforts will drive global impacts that may include: saving lives of U.S. and ally soldiers; providing U.S. policy and decision makers with critical, timely intelligence; ensuring the continued safety of U.S. citizens and residents by thwarting foreign adversaries; and defending vital networks. Whether your focus is Counter-Terrorism, Cybersecurity, Foreign Intelligence,...

The professionals at the National Security Agency (NSA) have one common goal: to protect our nation. The mission requires a strong offense and a steadfast defense. The offense collects, processes and disseminates intelligence information derived from foreign signals for intelligence and counterintelligence purposes. The defense prevents adversaries from gaining access to sensitive classified national security information. On the offensive side of the NSA mission you will: - Execute computer network operations against foreign adversaries' information systems and networks - Use advanced software applications for network navigation, tactical forensic analysis, and collection of valuable intelligence information - Research and implement solution sets to influence and enhance network offensive posture. On the defensive side of the NSA mission, as part of the Red Team, you will: - Execute computer network operations against official US government organizations worldwide for the...

Project Director responsibilities may include: - Developing and overseeing project plans as well as day-to-day activities - Leading diverse blended teams of contractors and civilians - Understanding of or experience in managing Agile software development projects - Performing requirements management, resource management and quality assurance oversight - Developing and tracking schedules - Monitoring performance goals and mitigating risks - Leading/mentoring junior staff - Creating and sustaining a strong customer focus with key stakeholders - Collaborating with and building relationships with others to accomplish goals - Presenting project status and informational briefs to senior leadership Project Directors supply timely, accurate, and relevant information to assist senior leadership, customers, and/or management in making decisions. They contribute to the management of a project in technical, development, business, and operational functional organizations. The...

In support of a customer's mission, Information Technology (IT) Customer Liaisons incorporate the customer's process and technology needs into the enterprise mission planning and execution space. If you want to develop solutions and be a part of cutting edge innovations; join our team of experts! Help protect national security interests as part of the world's most advanced team of technical professionals! The responsibilities of an IT Customer Liaisons include: - Defining, interpreting, documenting, and prioritizing customers' technical requirements. - Preparing operational, functional, and technical requirement documentation. - Identifying opportunities to improve customers' capabilities by monitoring developments that indicate evolving customer technical needs and providing information about new and enhanced technical capabilities. - Providing timely and accurate customer-centric information regarding capabilities activities that may affect customer operations. - Creating...

The need to maintain our core Computer Science group is vital to provide the technical capabilities necessary to successfully execute NSA's mission. The increased complexity of supporting NSA's mission requires world class researchers, programmers, and developers who operate in teams in areas such as software engineering, information technology infrastructure, high performance computing, data science, architectures, computer security, and networking in order to design and develop advanced tools, techniques, and systems. Operational Computer Systems Analysts at the NSA play a vital role in providing computer support to achieve core NSA mission objectives by actively managing the functioning enterprise computer systems. As an Operational Computer Systems Analyst at NSA, responsibilities may include: - planning and coordinating the installation, testing, operating, troubleshooting, and maintenance of hardware and software systems - monitoring and maintaining computer system or...

Testing & Evaluation Specialists at the NSA develop unit and system tests to evaluate compliance with customer requirements. They also conduct testing and evaluate cyberspace operations capabilities and the effects of developed capabilities. They make recommendations based on results. Testing & Evaluation Specialists apply principles, methods, and tools for testing & evaluating computer or computer-related equipment/computing systems. They are responsible for installing, configuring, modifying, troubleshooting, repairing and/or replacing computer hardware, peripherals, and other equipment. NSA is in search of Computer Science professionals to solve complex problems, test innovative approaches and research new solutions to storing, manipulating, and presenting information. We are looking for you to apply your computer science expertise to projects that seek to create new standards for the transformation of information. If you want to develop technologies and tools and...

Software/Hardware Project Managers leverage their knowledge and experience in Agile software development and/or hardware systems architecture to deliver software and/or hardware products and services.To successfully deliver technical system within our environment, applicants must have a thorough understanding of the following: Agile software development lifecycle, requirement elicitation/assessment/tracking, system/software design, software development, system acquisition/assembly, testing, implementation, and deployment. They are responsible for identifying and tracking milestones, planning, allocating resources, and projecting and tracking costs and schedules throughout each lifecycle phase. They articulate vital project statuses to senior leadership, decision makers, and stakeholders in the form of briefings and written reports. Software/Hardware Project Managers play a vital role in guiding a team or multiple teams to complete the technical aspect of a scoped project by: 1....

At NSA Data Science is a broad field, and a team effort, spanning all the expertise needed to derive value from data. As a Data Scientist specializing in Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops) Engineering, you will help deploy and maintain ML systems that keep NSA at the cutting edge of intelligence gathering and reporting, with all the high-functioning support processes that it requires. Responsibilities include: - Implementing ML pipeline and workflows - Deploying, monitoring, and maintaining ML models in production systems - Deploying ML services and applications to secure cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM Cloud) - Building and deploying micro-services as part of ML/DSci applications - Building continuous integration and delivery pipelines for ML applications - Ensuring security and compliance of ML systems - Communicating with a team of data scientists, data engineers, and stakeholders; documenting the process Depending on the skill-sets currently in demand, newly...

At NSA Data Science is a broad field, and a team effort, spanning all the expertise needed to derive value from data. As a Data Scientist specializing in AI Engineering, you will help design and implement AI systems that keep NSA at the cutting edge of intelligence gathering and reporting, with all the high-functioning support processes that it requires. Responsibilities include: - Leading or contributing to cross-functional teams to develop and implement Al that can help solve some of our most challenging problems - Applying modern engineering techniques to develop decision support software prototypes - Proposing and executing novel, cutting-edge research in Al-enhanced decision systems - Testing and evaluating Al solutions against mission requirements and producing actionable recommendations Depending on the skill-sets currently in demand, newly hired AI Engineers may be assigned to a mission office, or alternatively enrolled in the three-year Data Science Development Program...