Qualifications for NSA employment depend on individual position requirements. All applicants must be U.S. citizens. You must also be eligible to obtain a high-level security clearance.

How To Apply - External If you would like to apply to a position that you learned about on campus, simply click on the "Apply Now" button at the bottom of this page.  Your skills and qualifications will be matched against all available openings.

Available Career Opportunities:
- Computer/Electrical Engineering
- Power/Civil/Mechanical Engineering
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Foreign Language
- Intelligence Analysis
- Information Assurance
- Business


Most jobs are located at our headquarters in Fort Meade, MD (halfway between Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC).

All positions in the National Security Agency are in the excepted service. In October 2009, NSA will transition to a pay-for-performance system utilizing a pay-band compensation structure under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS).

U.S. citizenship is required for all applicants. NSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations. All applicants for employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or status as a parent.