Cryptologic Engagement Officer - Entry to Expert Level (Maryland) at National Security Agency
Fort Meade, MD
About the Job
Cryptologic Engagement Officers engage with internal and external stakeholders to deliver products; protect assets - for example: make procurements; influence policy; protect, develop and acquire human resources; develop partnerships; and share and receive knowledge
The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position
\n\nA degree in any field is acceptable
Military training must be at least 18 semester hours of coursework on serving as a liaison or in NSA mission areas.\n\nRelevant experience must include one or more of the following: an area directly related to NSA mission (for example, collection, intelligence, cryptology), NSA/IC/DoD mission support, NSA/IC/DoD inter-agency support, or NSA-relevant industry, academic, or governmental entities.\n\n\nENTRY/DEVELOPMENTAL\nEntry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 5 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or military training plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 1 year of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree and no experience
\n\nFULL PERFORMANCE\nEntry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 7 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience, or military training plus 5 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 1 years of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree and no experience
\n\nSENIOR\nEntry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 10 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience, or military training plus 8 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 4 years of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree plus 2 years of relevant experience
\n\nEXPERT\nEntry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 13 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 11 years of relevant experience, or military training plus 11 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 9 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 7 years of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree plus 5 years of relevant experience
Cryptologic Engagement Officers' responsibilities include:\n\n-\tDeveloping, nurturing, and/or negotiating relationships with the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), Industry and foreign partners.\n-\tOperating in a collaborative and responsive environment, maximizing dynamic partner capabilities.\n-\tAssessing stakeholder needs and identifying capabilities to address those needs.\n-\tProviding timely and effective support and information sharing within appropriate legal authorities.\n-\tIdentifying the internal and external politics that impact the work of the organization and responding accordingly
The ideal candidate is someone with a desire for continual learning and who possesses strong communication (oral and written), problem-solving, analytic, interpersonal skills, and is:\n-\tCustomer and results oriented.\n-\tAble to negotiate with and influence others
\n-\tAble to build relationships across the Agency and with external stakeholders, as appropriate.\n-\tAble to work effectively (independently and/or within teams) across functional areas in a collaborative environment.\n-\tAble to take action in highly complex situations.\n-\tDetail-oriented.\n-\tAble to manage multiple tasks with competing timelines and deliverables.\n-\tAble to identify, manage and resolve conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.\n-\tAccountable.\n-\tAdaptable.\n\nPreferred qualifications for one of the Cryptologic Engagement Officer focus areas include the following:\n-\t15+ years of experience in supporting national incident surges, threats to homeland and experience with IC representatives on input and review of national counterterrorism strategies and policies\n-\tSpecific knowledge of counterterrorism (CT) mission set and demonstration of National Security Council level engagements\n-\tAbility to navigate sensitive political and operational situations related to the CT mission\n-\tHistorical knowledge of CT mission area to enable navigation of nuances with key partners (both across the IC and foreign partners)
The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position
\n\nA degree in any field is acceptable
Military training must be at least 18 semester hours of coursework on serving as a liaison or in NSA mission areas.\n\nRelevant experience must include one or more of the following: an area directly related to NSA mission (for example, collection, intelligence, cryptology), NSA/IC/DoD mission support, NSA/IC/DoD inter-agency support, or NSA-relevant industry, academic, or governmental entities.\n\n\nENTRY/DEVELOPMENTAL\nEntry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 5 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or military training plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 1 year of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree and no experience
\n\nFULL PERFORMANCE\nEntry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 7 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience, or military training plus 5 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 1 years of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree and no experience
\n\nSENIOR\nEntry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 10 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience, or military training plus 8 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 4 years of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree plus 2 years of relevant experience
\n\nEXPERT\nEntry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 13 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 11 years of relevant experience, or military training plus 11 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 9 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 7 years of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree plus 5 years of relevant experience
Cryptologic Engagement Officers' responsibilities include:\n\n-\tDeveloping, nurturing, and/or negotiating relationships with the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), Industry and foreign partners.\n-\tOperating in a collaborative and responsive environment, maximizing dynamic partner capabilities.\n-\tAssessing stakeholder needs and identifying capabilities to address those needs.\n-\tProviding timely and effective support and information sharing within appropriate legal authorities.\n-\tIdentifying the internal and external politics that impact the work of the organization and responding accordingly
The ideal candidate is someone with a desire for continual learning and who possesses strong communication (oral and written), problem-solving, analytic, interpersonal skills, and is:\n-\tCustomer and results oriented.\n-\tAble to negotiate with and influence others
\n-\tAble to build relationships across the Agency and with external stakeholders, as appropriate.\n-\tAble to work effectively (independently and/or within teams) across functional areas in a collaborative environment.\n-\tAble to take action in highly complex situations.\n-\tDetail-oriented.\n-\tAble to manage multiple tasks with competing timelines and deliverables.\n-\tAble to identify, manage and resolve conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.\n-\tAccountable.\n-\tAdaptable.\n\nPreferred qualifications for one of the Cryptologic Engagement Officer focus areas include the following:\n-\t15+ years of experience in supporting national incident surges, threats to homeland and experience with IC representatives on input and review of national counterterrorism strategies and policies\n-\tSpecific knowledge of counterterrorism (CT) mission set and demonstration of National Security Council level engagements\n-\tAbility to navigate sensitive political and operational situations related to the CT mission\n-\tHistorical knowledge of CT mission area to enable navigation of nuances with key partners (both across the IC and foreign partners)
