Job Title: Information Technology Professional

From information assurance to systems security, to administration and architectural planning, IT professionals provide the Intelligence Community with overall planning, management, operation and maintenance of our automated information systems. They  also:

·    Deliver crucial technology systems to produce and disseminate imagery, publications and other cutting-edge and Web-based intelligence products.

·    Initiate and assess systems capabilities to support specific intelligence requirements.

·    Evaluate technology that enhances our systems.

·    Develop technical standards and specifications.

·    Create and maintain computer based systems and applications programs.

IT professionals’ involvement in DIA’s projects is diverse - from producing handheld devices to developing large enterprise servers that collect and process huge volumes of data. Because IT professionals ensure system availability for thousands of users worldwide through some of the most advanced computer systems anywhere, their role can include deployment to more than 120 countries. There are also many career-related IT opportunities that do not involve travel, but the role of an IT professional always allows them to leverage emerging technologies in the realm of foreign military intelligence collection and production.

IT professionals work on a wide range of tasks including:

• TelecommunicationsTechnical Information Services
• Computer Science
• Information Technology Management
• Computer Engineering

Required Experience:  Three years and above directly related. Candidates must also have expertise in:

· IT principles, concepts and methods.

· Systems architecture.

· Infrastructure planning.

· Systems analysis.

· Design and management of networked systems.

· Data management and software applications.

· Worldwide telecommunications networks, local communications systems and Web technologies.

· System requirements for intelligence gathering, analyzing information technology resources and developing computer-based systems.

Required Education:  Baccalaureate degree along with specific course work in information technology and/or a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science,