Cryptanalysis Cadet to Expert: CADP Development Program

Austincc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Security Agency (NSA) offers the Cryptanalysis Development Program (CADP) in Maryland, a three-year training track designed to produce professional cryptanalysts through tours, courses, and electives.

Participants perform data analysis, hypothesis testing, and software testing in a dynamic cryptanalytic environment, with duties ranging from analyzing data to drawing conclusions from test results.

Qualifications

• Cryptanalysts monitor and detect problems in data flow or collection to ensure collection quality.
• Analyze garbled intercepts using processing skills and techniques.
• Debug and test software programs.
• Work in a dynamic environment with duties that can include the following:

Responsibilities

• Analyzing data of various types
• Formulating questions and hypotheses about the data
• Testing hypotheses, usually via computer programs
• Drawing conclusions from test results

Skills

Cryptanalysis

Data analysis

Programming

Software debugging

Tools

Computer programs

Job description

The National Security Agency (NSA) offers the Cryptanalysis Development Program (CADP) in Maryland, a three-year training track designed to produce professional cryptanalysts through tours, courses, and electives.

Participants perform data analysis, hypothesis testing, and software testing in a dynamic cryptanalytic environment, with duties ranging from analyzing data to drawing conclusions from test results.