Work Schedule: Full Time
Salary: $60,805 – $100,736
Location: Washington, DC metropolitan area
The Directorate of Operations (DO) is a cadre of action- and results-oriented professionals who accept significant, demanding responsibilities and accountability for results. Paramilitary Operations Officers (PMOO) and Specialized Skills Officers (SSO) are distinct occupations in the DO, but together they play a unique role and provide unique capabilities in support of conventional and unconventional operations overseas.
Most DO officers, including PMOOs and SSOs, are hired at an entry level and train as they are expected to work--as one team. All DO officers begin their careers spending one to two years learning the foundations of clandestine operational tradecraft via classroom training, practical exercise, and on-the-job experience. PMOOs and SSOs must successfully complete foundational training as a DO Operations Officer.
In addition, PMOOs are required to successfully complete specialized training to prepare them for service in hazardous and austere environments overseas. SSOs transition into a career focused on operating and maintaining infrastructure necessary to facilitate and support missions conducted under CIA-unique authorities. SSOs serve primarily at CIA Headquarters, but have frequent opportunities for temporary duty travel and/or assignments abroad.
Minimum requirements include:
Important Notice: Friends, family, individuals, or organizations may be interested to learn that you are seeking employment with the CIA. Their interest, however, may not be benign or in your best interest. Once you reveal your interest you lose control of that information. We ask all applicants to exercise discretion and good judgment in disclosing your interest in a position with the CIA. You will receive further guidance on this topic as you proceed through your CIA employment processing.
Paramilitary Operations Officer/Specialized Skills Officer — Central Intelligence Agency
Salary: $60,805 – $100,736
Location: Washington, DC metropolitan area
The Directorate of Operations (DO) is a cadre of action- and results-oriented professionals who accept significant, demanding responsibilities and accountability for results. Paramilitary Operations Officers (PMOO) and Specialized Skills Officers (SSO) are distinct occupations in the DO, but together they play a unique role and provide unique capabilities in support of conventional and unconventional operations overseas.
Most DO officers, including PMOOs and SSOs, are hired at an entry level and train as they are expected to work--as one team. All DO officers begin their careers spending one to two years learning the foundations of clandestine operational tradecraft via classroom training, practical exercise, and on-the-job experience. PMOOs and SSOs must successfully complete foundational training as a DO Operations Officer.
In addition, PMOOs are required to successfully complete specialized training to prepare them for service in hazardous and austere environments overseas. SSOs transition into a career focused on operating and maintaining infrastructure necessary to facilitate and support missions conducted under CIA-unique authorities. SSOs serve primarily at CIA Headquarters, but have frequent opportunities for temporary duty travel and/or assignments abroad.
Minimum requirements include:
- US citizenship at the time of application (dual national US citizens are eligible)
- A four-year college/university degree from an accredited institution (applicants within one year of earning a four-year degree will be considered)
- Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
- Flexibility to adapt to changing work and training requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to make decisions to meet existing conditions and mission requirements rather than relying on preset assumptions and goals
- Military special operations or combat arms experience (ground, air or maritime)
- Served in combat leadership positions
- Willingness to serve in hazardous and austere environments overseas (previous foreign travel and foreign language is valued, but not required)
- Social communications, media, marketing, technology development, business, finance or legal
- Military aviation and military/merchant maritime industries, military psychological operations, and/or information operations
- Counterintelligence
Important Notice: Friends, family, individuals, or organizations may be interested to learn that you are seeking employment with the CIA. Their interest, however, may not be benign or in your best interest. Once you reveal your interest you lose control of that information. We ask all applicants to exercise discretion and good judgment in disclosing your interest in a position with the CIA. You will receive further guidance on this topic as you proceed through your CIA employment processing.
Paramilitary Operations Officer/Specialized Skills Officer — Central Intelligence Agency