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CAREER OVERVIEW
From technical exploitation to maritime research and space-related collection, officers in the Science and Technology Career Field design and deploy innovative technology in defense of the Nation. As an officer in this career field, you will apply scientific methods and technical tradecraft in support of our full-range intelligence operations — from planning and collection to exploitation and dissemination.

                            
CAREER SPECIFICS
 

The Science and Technology Career Field represents DIA’s agile and adaptive posture to respond effectively to a dynamic operational environment. Officers in this Career Field apply scientific methods and technical tradecraft across the full range of intelligence operations in support of global technical collection, exploitation and operations. They develop a broad understanding of the entire career field while developing a deep expertise in one of the following specialties: Research and Development, Technical Collections, Technical Exploitation, and Technical Operations.

DIA Open Source Intelligence Officers draw on a variety of information sources to satisfy information requirements and fill intelligence gaps. Collaborating across the Agency, the Intelligence Community, and with key foreign partners, you will develop the tactics, techniques and procedures necessary to extract knowledge and insights from complex datasets while controlling the capabilities and limitations of this growing discipline.