11 science jobs found

Responsibilities: As a Business Technologist, you will assist management (i.e., executives, managers, business analysts, and decision makers throughout the Agency) in a wide range of operational (day-to-day) and strategic business issues and actions to support decision-making by providing data, analytical tools and evaluation techniques/methods. Utilize state-of-the-art computer technologies to capture and model significant business processes and evaluate business practices. This work will be accomplished in coordination with teams of managers, data stewards, process partners, and customers to facilitate the delivery of the business intelligence necessary to guide the Agency toward strategic success. Use a variety of computer software tools including, but not limited to: Data Base Management Systems (DBMS), On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP), Data Mining, Report Generation, Data Transformation, and modeling. Well versed in utilizing performance measurement techniques, economic...

Responsibilities: NSA's Linguists, known as Multidisciplined Language Analysts (MDLAs), are expected to take an inclusive approach to problem solving and mission accomplishment by frequently engaging with partners, enablers, and customers across the Intelligence Community. Based on skill level and experience, NSA MDLAs are considered for either the Language Analysis Development Program (LADP) or direct hire into positions supporting an analytic mission office. LADP: The LADP, which lasts up to three years, is designed to provide an intensive, accelerated opportunity to acquire the unique technical skills and experience needed to successfully apply knowledge and analytic ability to the SIGINT mission and help MDLAs achieve core analytic competencies in accordance with the Cryptologic Training System Training Standard and the MDLA competencies framework. The program includes 4-5 operational tours in a variety of offices, interspersed with formal classroom and computer-based...

Responsibilities: In support of the National Security Agency mission, Operations Research analysts leverage analytic tools and techniques to facilitate data analysis, advanced analytic tool development, process improvement, and decision analysis. Further, Operations Research analysts support the mission by analyzing, developing, and applying mathematical/statistical or computational methods and lines of reasoning as problem-solving approaches in various studies and analyses. Operations Researchers at the Agency typically work multiple projects at any given time. In addition to supporting projects as a member of small project teams, they may lead small teams. They also assist leadership in defining new customer questions and determining the technical approaches. Analysts have the unique opportunity to hone expertise on a wide range of mathematical techniques as well as learn customer relationship development and project management basics. As an Operations Research analyst, you...

Responsibilities: With the ever-accelerating technological advances and growing system complexity, NSA needs Hardware Analysis & Design Engineers to design, develop, construct, analyze and evaluate electronic hardware and software processing components. These components are typically subsystems of communication, collection, processing or analysis systems. Hardware Analysis & Design Engineers utilize electrical, computer, mechanical, and materials engineering knowledge and skills to design, assemble, test, analyze and reverse engineer electronics hardware in support of the NSA mission. Hardware Analysis & Design Engineers are hired into positions supporting a broad range of specialized skills including Computer Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Communications/Telecommunications Engineering, and Applied Mathematics. The responsibilities of a Hardware Analysis & Design Engineer may include: -...

Responsibilities: NSA's Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program at Oahu, HI offers students exciting, impactful and professional work opportunities (with pay and benefits!) to grow their knowledge of the Intelligence Community and federal government while advancing NSA's two primary missions: 1) Collecting, analyzing, and producing foreign signals intelligence; and 2) Providing cybersecurity solutions and guidance to protect critical national infrastructure. This Co-op opportunity is open to students who are majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cyber Security (technical track) or pursuing a Chinese language focused major. Right from the start, you will be involved in real life projects and will have full use of NSA labs, equipment, and advanced technologies. These areas will offer you increasing challenges and satisfying learning experiences, since our mission demands that we work on the cutting edge of technology. The full listing of each...

Responsibilities: Computer Systems Architects at NSA use commercial and government-developed hardware, software, networking, and security products to: -Modernize IT architecture through analysis of research and introducing changes based on evolving project requirements -Integrate industry trends, emerging technologies and standards, and new vendor features -Collaborate with experts in technical and application teams to identify, evaluate, and recommend technical solutions to support project requirements - Produce compliance results for established project requirements and IT architecture -Define and analyze data requirements, mapping legacy data stores and formats to logical and physical data models -Propose standard ways for information transport between IT systems and stored within corporate knowledge databases -Perform architectural alignment of the enterprise logical data model and physical data models **Please upload a copy of your transcripts from all schools attended...

Responsibilities: NSA's Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program at Fort Meade, MD offers students exciting, impactful and professional work opportunities (with pay and benefits!) to grow their knowledge of the Intelligence Community and federal government while advancing NSA's two primary missions: 1) Collecting, analyzing, and producing foreign signals intelligence; and 2) Providing cybersecurity solutions and guidance to protect critical national infrastructure. This Co-op opportunity is open to students who are majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cyber Security (technical track), Data Science, Mathematics or Artificial Intelligence. Right from the start, you will be involved in real life projects and will have full use of NSA labs, equipment, and advanced technologies. These areas will offer you increasing challenges and satisfying learning experiences, since our mission demands that we work on the cutting edge of technology. The full...

Responsibilities: As a participant in the program, you will attend college full-time at an accredited institution of your choice within the United States and work at NSA for a minimum of 12 weeks each summer in positions related to your field of study. In return, participants are required to work at NSA in their area of study after graduation for a period equal to one and one-half times the length of their scholarship support. Participants who leave the program before fulfilling this service commitment will be required to repay the government for tuition and mandatory educational fees received through the program. Students accepted into the program must maintain: -A minimum 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale during the freshman year -A minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale each semester/quarter after the freshman year Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule: Salary:$35,749 annually (GG 2, Step 1) How To Apply - External: Applications will be accepted from September 1 through September 30....

Responsibilities: As a participant in the Stokes Educational Scholarship Program ' Language, you will attend college full-time at an accredited institution of your choice within the United States and work at NSA for a minimum of 12 weeks each summer in assignments related to your course of study in Chinese or Farsi language. In return, selected participants are required to work at NSA after college graduation in a foreign language position related to Chinese or Farsi for a period equal to one and one-half times the length of their scholarship support. Participants who leave NSA employment before fulfilling this service commitment will be required to repay the government for tuition and mandatory educational fees received through the program. Students accepted into the program must maintain: ' A minimum 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale during the freshman year ' A minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale each semester/quarter after the freshman year Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule: $35,749...

Responsibilities: NSA Research Scientists are actively expanding the boundaries of what can be accomplished with artificial intelligence, machine learning, human-machine teaming, software reverse engineering, vulnerability discovery, data science, novel architectures, cyber security, high performance computing, and computational linguistics. Our experts generalize mission problems, advance the scientific state-of-the-art to solve problems, and work with other NSA organizations to get solutions in front of mission users and decision-makers. Our researchers also have the opportunity to collaborate regularly with the scientific community, academia, industry, and other government laboratories; publish papers on unclassified aspects of our work in scientific journals and at conferences; transfer NSA technology to the marketplace through open source software releases and public-private partnerships; serve as faculty members at local universities; and participate in university and K-12...

Responsibilities: Your primary responsibilities will include engaging with internal stakeholders and customer organizations to serve as an Agency Representative. You will analyze technical problems to develop and implement test procedures, ensuring conformity with specifications and standards. Additionally, you will document processes, analyses, and results, and evaluate software and hardware tests to maintain high-quality standards. **Note: Please upload a copy of your transcripts from all schools attended into your Candidate Profile, prior to applying for this position. Unofficial transcripts are fine at this stage. Minimum qualifications for this position require a degree that demonstrates a concentration of computer science (CS) courses in foundational CS areas.** Skills: To excel in this role, it would be highly beneficial if you have advanced knowledge of computer virtualization, network engineering, and systems engineering principles, as well as proficiency in both...