A job with Central Intelligence Agency in Washington, District of Columbia. It pays $74,584–$156,755 per year at grade GS-09. Applications close on Jan 31, 2027 — 92 days left.
- Working pattern
- On site
- Who can apply
- Competitive service, Excepted service, Open to the public
- Clearance
- Sensitive Compartmented Information
Main duties
- As a Directorate of Mission Systems (DMS) Data Engineer at CIA, you will transform and deliver high-priority datasets to enable exploitation and analysis for CIA's intelligence mission.
- Using computer programming and other capabilities, DMS Data Engineers develop processes to transform raw structured or unstructured data into useful, actionable information for critical mission systems.
- They design and build scalable data pipelines using commercial cloud, open source, and custom software solutions to process large datasets.
- DMS Data Engineers create automated data validation methods to load data into systems accurately and consistently.
Full details
About the role
Data Engineers in the Directorate of Mission Systems (DMS) solve critical data challenges by building data pipelines, transforming data, and delivering data to systems to advance CIA's mission.
What you will do
- As a Directorate of Mission Systems (DMS) Data Engineer at CIA, you will transform and deliver high-priority datasets to enable exploitation and analysis for CIA's intelligence mission.
- Using computer programming and other capabilities, DMS Data Engineers develop processes to transform raw structured or unstructured data into useful, actionable information for critical mission systems.
- They design and build scalable data pipelines using commercial cloud, open source, and custom software solutions to process large datasets.
- DMS Data Engineers create automated data validation methods to load data into systems accurately and consistently.
- Through partnerships with collectors, data scientists, and software engineers, DMS Data Engineers design how data will be integrated and stored for optimal effectiveness.
- DMS Data Engineers are curious and use their skills to identify problems and build solutions, applying updated expertise in areas such as ETL, workflow and container orchestration, database and search technologies, distributed computing, serverless design, and cloud solutions.
- DMS encourages and supports continual learning.
- Opportunities exist for continued professional development, to include advanced technical training.
- Travel opportunities may be available.
Education
Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields or related studies: Computer Science Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field Data Science or related quantitative field Information Science/Technology Forensics (Digital Forensics, Forensic Science, and Technology) Mathematics/Statistics At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale
How you will be evaluated
For more information, please visit: Data Engineer.
Documents you must provide
- For further information, please visit: Data Engineer.
What to expect next
After you express interest for up to four positions on cia.gov/careers, a CIA recruiter may contact you for further discussion if your qualifications meet our needs. See the MyLINK FAQs on our website for more information.
How to apply
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