National Security Agency Looking for Digital Network Exploitation Analyst – Entry to Senior Level at Fort Meade, MD Full Time

Position Summary
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 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 computer science professionals!
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How To Apply – External
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Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule
Salary offers are based on candidates’ education level and years of experience relevant to the position and also take into account information provided by the hiring manager/organization regarding the work level for the position.

Salary Range: $74,682 – $164,102 (Entry – Senior)

On-the job training, Internal NSA courses, and external training will be made available based on the need and experience of the selectee.

Monday – Friday, with basic 8hr/day work requirements between 0600 and 1800 (flexible). Applicants should be aware that some of these jobs support 24/7 operations based on mission requirements and shift schedules may vary to include night shift.
Skills
The ideal candidate is someone with a desire for continual learning and strong problem-solving, analytic and interpersonal skills who is:

– flexible
– able to communicate effectively
– able to collaborate with others

Specialized skills and experience in one or more of the following is desired:

– Knowledge of network protocols (especially TCP/IP, VOIP, wireless protocols)
– Understanding of Internet
– Understanding of WAN and LAN
– Vulnerability analysis
– Programming experience (prefer one or more of the following: C, C++, Java, Assembly, Python)
Responsibilities
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.

Digital Network Exploitation Analysts employ computer science skills to perform discovery and target technology analysis of digital network and mobile communications.

Digital Network Exploitation Analysts are hired into positions directly supporting a technical mission office or an Agency Development Program. Both the Digital Network Exploitation Analyst (DNEA) Development Program (DDP) and the Intrusion Analyst Skill Development Program (IASDP) are 3 year programs that combine formal training (i.e., SIGINT, discovery/analysis, and advanced cyber security) and diverse work assignments.

As a Digital Network Exploitation Analyst at the NSA, responsibilities may include:

– conducting analysis of metadata
– conducting target analysis and research
– identifying target communications within the global network
– performing global network analysis and mapping
– using knowledge of customer requirements to analyze and process intelligence information
– performing exploitation and operations on target networks