The
U.S. Army is looking for a few good men and women.
The 780
th Military Intelligence Brigade, the Army’s cyber systems intelligence and security unit at Fort George G. Meade, in Anne Arundel County, has embarked on a civilian recruitment effort.
"The Army established this emerging mission," Gregory Platt, the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade's senior civilian advisor, says of cyber threats, "and we are fleshing out the staff."
Over the next three years, the Brigade is hiring a total of 400 employees, starting with about 100 new employees this fiscal year and another 70 to 75 new employees per year until fiscal year 2015. The civilian employees will join 800 active duty military personnel who will work for the Brigade.
Most of the civilian employees will work at Fort Meade but some will be assigned to Fort Gordon, Georgia, Platt says.
Prospective workers must be fully cleared for the positions. Platt says the jobs require technical and/or computer skills, especially those that apply to cyberspace operations like analytical skills and strategic planning.
“We specialize in operating systems and network topology,” he says. “We are looking for folks with experience and a desire to grow,” he says.
The salaries are competitive with private industry, and can be viewed on the U.S. Army web site, he says.
In 2010, the U.S. Army approved the creation of the 780
th Military Intelligence Brigade, the first of its kind, with help from the National ecurity Agency, Department of Defense and U.S. Cyber Command, Army and Congressional staff, the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command. In 2011, the Brigade was activated to support U.S. and Army Cyber Commands with their missions to provide a proactive cyber defense. The Brigade was officially activated in the fall.
Source: Gregory Platt, U.S. Army 780
th Military Intelligence Brigade
Writer: Barbara Pash