As a Digital Forensic Engineer (DFE) for CIA, you will focus on the Agency''s toughest technology challenges and cyber threats. DFEs are energetic and enthusiastic computer or engineering professionals who enjoy tackling hard challenges, are excited to learn about the newest technologies as they emerge, and love it when no two days of work are ever the same.
A day in the life of a DFE can vary widely. DFEs use their in-depth knowledge about technology to forensically analyze data from sophisticated cyber attacks, create new methods of forensic analysis and recovery, and research new file formats, mobile devices, technologies, and storage devices. DFE's are expected to be able to analyze data in a way that maintains the integrity and objectivity of the forensics process, but DFEs are constantly tinkering, innovating, and problem solving to come up with new technical solutions to evolving digital challenges.
The CIA is the nation's premier agency for providing global intelligence in the ever-changing political, social, economic, technological, and military landscapes. Our mission is straightforward but critical: to protect America's national security. By collecting valuable foreign intelligence, conducting timely analysis, and executing covert actions, the CIA preempts threats and protects everything we hold dear. From data analysis to clandestine operations to cyber security, our efforts are innovative, impactful, collaborative and driven by our mission. At the CIA, you can use your exceptional talents on work that is at the heart of world-shaping events. This is a place where everything you are - and everything you do - matters. Join us and discover why using your abilities to help keep our nation safe means everything.
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