2027 Summer Internship Program –Analysis– Redstone Arsenal; Huntsville, AL
Defense Intelligence Agency
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Posted: February 9, 2026 (2 days ago)
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STAFF OFFICER
Defense Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense
Location
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Salary
$107,510 - $139,764
per year
Type
Full Time
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Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This role as a Staff Officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency involves coordinating with teams, making smart decisions in tough situations, and building networks to support defense missions, including planning for military exercises and high-level events.
It's ideal for someone with strong communication skills and experience in intelligence or military operations who thrives in collaborative, high-stakes environments.
The position is based at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama and focuses on enhancing agency capabilities through strategy and protocol management.
Key Requirements
- Excellent oral and written communication skills for clear, concise responses to complex issues
- Strong decision-making abilities in complex situations, including anticipating best practices
- Ability to build and maintain diverse professional networks across the agency to resolve issues
- Experience collaborating with senior staff to develop strategies for specialized services
- Proven experience leading or facilitating protocol events, such as engagements with General Officers or Congressional Delegations
- Experience planning support for military exercises and crisis operations (highly desired)
- Background in providing scientific and technical intelligence analysis of foreign weapon systems (highly desired)
Full Job Description
We are committed to: Teamwork: Partnering at all levels and across organizational boundaries for mission accomplishment.
Integrity: Adherence to the highest legal and ethical principles in our responsibilities. Excellence: Unrivaled defense intelligence expertise.
Service: Putting the welfare of the Nation and commitment to our mission before oneself. ASSESSMENT FACTORS 1.
Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills to compose and deliver responses to complex questions in a clear, concise, and organized manner. 2.
.Applies decision making techniques in complex situations to include anticipating and recognizing best practices and choosing options to maximize benefits to the office, directorate, or Agency 3.
Continues to expand and maintain diverse professional working relationships to actively and effectively network across directorate and Agency functions; continually uses networks to resolve issues and problematic situations by sharing resources and lessons learned.
4. Collaborates with senior staff to identify and develop strategies to enhance specialized and/or functional services support capabilities to programs. 5.
Experience leading or facilitating protocol events such as engagements with General Officers, Congressional Delegations, etc.to programs. HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS 1.
Experience planning support to military exercises and crisis operations. 2.
Experience working with an organization to provide leading-edge scientific and technical intelligence analysis of foreign weapon systems Major Duties:
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