Careers

Over the course of your career as a support officer, you will have the opportunity to serve in a variety of locations and an assortment of positions. You will be invited to enhance your skills either by carrying out progressively more challenging duties within an area of specialization, or by building on your experience and contacts to coordinate support activities across the board for your particular audience. 

Support officers generally serve alongside their customers, rotating to a new office or location every few years in line with their interests and increased experience. Career opportunities for Directorate of Support officers are reflective of the complex array of duties and support requirements that exist across the Agency and the Intelligence Community.

Training Resources

The Agency is committed to providing its employees with all the appropriate skills needed to carry out their current jobs as well as to advance their careers within the Agency. Employees have access to a wide range of both internal courses and local academic offerings.

Building on several courses that introduce all new employees to the overall Agency environment and culture, the Hank Mahoney Support College (HMSC) was recently established to provide focused training for specialties in the support arena. As an initial step, several existing components which offer specialized training focused primarily on security, information technology and administrative skills were consolidated under the HMSC umbrella. HMSC leadership, in cooperation with a range of outside advisors, is working to expand the course offerings in line with the evolving challenges of support officers.