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1st Lt. Steve Rogacki, Army

Steve says that as a cyber operations officer, he “hunt[s] for people who wish to do harm to the United States on the Internet.” 

Cyber Operations Officer, Army

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Cybersecurity Officers

Cyber Warfare Officers

Programmers and Developers

IT Managers

Signals Intelligence Officers

All-Source Intelligence Officers

Intelligence Officers

Human Intelligence Officers

Cyber operations officers oversee both offensive and defensive cyberspace operations in support of the full range of military programs. Offensive operations involve the application of computer capabilities to target the capabilities of enemies and hostile adversaries. Defensive operations involve protecting data, networks, net-centric capabilities and other designated systems. Some cyber operations officers focus on offensive or defensive operations, while others integrate the two to support military operations.

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Overview

Cyber Operations Officers

### Military Training
Officers typically enter the Military after they have completed a four-year college degree; enlisted service members can transition to officer positions through a variety of pathways and earn a degree while serving. Cyber operations officers may have an education in computer science or a related field. Like other officers, they complete a comprehensive training program covering responsibilities, military structure and etiquette, traditions, and leadership development. In addition, cyber operations officers receive specialized training, both on-the-job and in the classroom. Job-specific training content may include:
- Team leadership
- Analyzing information
- Preparing technical products
- Planning and systems employment for DoD information networks
- Defensive cyberspace operations
- Advanced communications architecture
- Project and contract management



#### Work Environment
Cyber operations officers work in offices or in command and control centers on land or aboard ships.

#### Helpful Attributes
- Good organizational and management skills
- Interest in cyberwarfare/security techniques and strategies
- Interest in technical work


#### Related Civilian Careers
- Computer Hardware Engineers
- Business Continuity Planners


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Cybersecurity officers are responsible for protecting military networks and the country against cyberattacks from enemy forces. Cybersecurity officers provide the Military with a source of expertise for the proper employment, support and defense of strategic and tactical information networks. They oversee information assurance programs and help protect our nation’s cyber capabilities.

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### Military Training
Officers typically enter the Military after they have completed a four-year college degree; enlisted service members can transition to officer positions through a variety of pathways and earn a degree while serving. Cybersecurity officers may have an education in computer science or a related field. Like other officers, they complete a comprehensive training program covering responsibilities, military structure and etiquette, traditions, and leadership development. In addition, cybersecurity officers receive specialized training, both on-the-job and in the classroom. Job-specific training content may include:
- Team leadership
- Analyzing information
- Preparing technical products
- Planning and systems employment for DoD information networks
- Defensive cyberspace operations
- Advanced communications architecture
- Project and contract management


#### Work Environment
Cybersecurity officers work in offices or in command and control centers on land or aboard ships.

#### Helpful Attributes
- Good organizational and management skills
- Interest in cyberwarfare/security techniques and strategies
- Interest in technical work

#### Related Civilian Careers
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Business Continuity Planners

Captain Shaelyn Layton, Army Reserve

Capt. Shaelyn Layton values part-time service as a cyberspecialist in the Army Reserve. 

Cyber Warfare Operator, Army Reserve

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Cyber warfare officers command crews in the use of cyberwarfare to target enemy or hostile adversary capabilities. They oversee mission planning, preparation and crew training to ensure operational readiness. Cyber warfare officers operate weapons systems and direct crews in using these systems.

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### Military Training
Officers typically enter the Military after they have completed a four-year college degree; enlisted service members can transition to officer positions through a variety of pathways and earn a degree while serving. Cyber warfare officers may have an education in computer science or a related field. Like other officers, they complete a comprehensive training program covering responsibilities, military structure and etiquette, traditions, and leadership development. In addition, cyber warfare officers receive specialized training, both on-the-job and in the classroom. Job-specific training content may include:
- Electronics theory, information technology, telecommunications, and supervisory and control systems
- Team leadership
- Analyzing information
- Preparing technical products
- Planning and systems employment for DoD information networks
- Defensive cyberspace operations
- Advanced communications architecture
- Project and contract management


#### Work Environment
Cyber warfare officers work in offices or in command and control centers on land or aboard ships.


#### Related Civilian Careers
- Business Continuity Planners

Cyber Warfare Engineer – CWE | Prevent Cyber Attacks in the U.S. Navy

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IT managers in the Military are responsible for developing, implementing and supporting both short- and long-term IT plans. They create and administer IT policies and procedures, and ensure the Military has the software and programs needed to complete its missions efficiently and effectively.

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### Military Training
Officers typically enter the Military after they have completed a four-year college degree; enlisted service members can transition to officer positions through a variety of pathways and earn a degree while serving. Job training for IT managers primarily consists of classroom instruction and on-the-job learning in various training environments. Like other officers, they complete a comprehensive training program covering responsibilities, military structure and etiquette, traditions, and leadership development. Job-specific training content may include:
- Fiscal and contract management
- Assessment of computer equipment needs
- Computer systems development and project management


#### Work Environment
IT managers in the Military work in offices or at computer sites on military bases or aboard ships.


#### Helpful Attributes
- Good organizational and management skills
- Interest in planning and directing the work of others
- Interest in technical work

#### Related Civilian Careers
- Computer Hardware Engineers
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Management Analysts

Navy Information Professional Officer — IPO

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Intelligence officers who focus on signals intelligence oversee the collection and exploitation of electromagnetic signals, including communication and noncommunication signals. They manage personnel and technical equipment engaged in intercepting, decoding and analyzing communication traffic for content of possible intelligence value. These officers establish priorities of intercept missions for acquisition of desired data and coordinate the work to carry out those missions.

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### Military Training
Officers typically enter the Military after they have completed a four-year college degree; enlisted service members can transition to officer positions through a variety of pathways and earn a degree while serving. Job training for signals intelligence officers primarily consists of classroom instruction and on-the-job learning in various training environments. Like other officers, they complete a comprehensive training program covering responsibilities, military structure and etiquette, traditions, and leadership development. Job-specific training content may include:
- Air, ground and sea intelligence operations
- Photograph interpretation
- Use of surveillance equipment
- Reconnaissance equipment and weapons systems
- Target identification and operational patterns
- Analyzing communications information using technical references
- Preparing technical and tactical intelligence reports

#### Work Environment
Signals intelligence officers work in offices on land and aboard ships. They may work in the field on maneuvers and military exercises.


#### Helpful Attributes
- Ability to organize and manage activities
- Ability to work with abstract problems
- Interest in analyzing data and solving problems
- Knowledge of communications technology


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Intelligence officers who specialize in all-source intelligence ensure the fusion of information of all sources and intelligence disciplines into finished analytical products. They supervise and coordinate the planning, collection, evaluation, analysis, fusion, production and dissemination of imagery, signals, measurement, human and open-source intelligence data into cohesive products to support national defense.

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### Military Training
Officers typically enter the Military after they have completed a four-year college degree; enlisted service members can transition to officer positions through a variety of pathways and earn a degree while serving. Job training for all-source intelligence officers primarily consists of classroom instruction and on-the-job learning in various training environments. Like other officers, they complete a comprehensive training program covering responsibilities, military structure and etiquette, traditions, and leadership development. Job-specific training content may include:
- Air, ground and sea intelligence operations
- Photograph interpretation
- Use of surveillance equipment
- Reconnaissance equipment and weapons systems


#### Work Environment
All-source intelligence officers work in offices on land and aboard ships. They may work in the field on maneuvers and military exercises.


#### Helpful Attributes
- Ability to organize and manage activities
- Ability to work with abstract problems
- Interest in analyzing data and solving problems

#### Related Civilian Careers
- Computer and Information Systems Managers


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Intelligence officers provide a service that is crucial for our national defense. These officers develop and execute plans, policies and procedures that facilitate intelligence functions. They are experts on all intelligence disciplines and their application across the spectrum of military operations. Some intelligence officers specialize in one form of intelligence, such as imagery, signals or human intelligence.

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### Military Training
Officers typically enter the Military after they have completed a four-year college degree; enlisted service members can transition to officer positions through a variety of pathways and earn a degree while serving. Job training for intelligence officers primarily consists of classroom instruction and on-the-job learning in various training environments. Like other officers, they complete a comprehensive training program covering responsibilities, military structure and etiquette, traditions, and leadership development. Job-specific training content may include:
- Air, ground and sea intelligence operations
- Photograph interpretation
- Use of surveillance equipment
- Reconnaissance equipment and weapons systems


#### Work Environment
Intelligence officers work in offices on land and aboard ships. They may work in the field on maneuvers and military exercises.


#### Helpful Attributes
- Ability to organize and manage activities
- Ability to work with abstract problems
- Interest in analyzing data
- Interest in solving problems


#### Related Civilian Careers
- Police Identification and Records Officers
- Supervisors of Police and Detectives
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

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Intelligence officers who specialize in HUMINT manage operations to obtain intelligence information using humans as both intelligence data sources and collectors. Human intelligence officers may also be responsible for overseeing psychological operations, which are designed to control, influence, predict and understand people and groups through communication and contact with these individuals. Intelligence officers who specialize in HUMINT have an expert level of knowledge about the history, culture, geography, and current politics and economics of the country or countries to which they are assigned.

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### Military Training
Officers typically enter the Military after they have completed a four-year college degree; enlisted service members can transition to officer positions through a variety of pathways and earn a degree while serving. Job training for human intelligence officers primarily consists of classroom instruction and on-the-job learning in various training environments. Like other officers, they complete a comprehensive training program covering responsibilities, military structure and etiquette, traditions, and leadership development. Job-specific training content may include:
- Air, ground and sea intelligence operations
- Photograph interpretation
- Use of surveillance equipment
- Reconnaissance equipment and weapons systems
- Screenings, debriefings and interrogations
- Preparing maps and charts
- Human intelligence analysis


#### Work Environment
Human intelligence officers work in offices on land and aboard ships. They may work in the field on maneuvers and military exercises.


#### Helpful Attributes
- Ability to organize and manage activities
- Ability to work with abstract problems
- Interest in analyzing data and solving problems
- Strong communication skills

#### Related Civilian Careers
- Interpreters and Translators
- Public Relations Specialists

Computer programmers and developers write, analyze, design and develop programs that are critical to warfighting capabilities and allow computer applications and software programs to function properly. From maintenance tracking programs to programs that organize and display intelligence data, they ensure the Military has the software and programs needed to complete missions efficiently and effectively. They work in offices or at computer sites on military bases or aboard ships.

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### Military Training
Officers typically enter the Military after they have completed a four-year college degree; enlisted service members can transition to officer positions through a variety of pathways and earn a degree while serving. Job training for programmers and developers primarily consists of classroom instruction and on-the-job learning in various training environments. Like other officers, they complete a comprehensive training program covering responsibilities, military structure and etiquette, traditions, and leadership development. Job-specific training content may include:
- Fiscal and contract management
- Assessment of computer equipment needs
- Computer systems development and project management

#### Work Environment
Programmers and developers in the Military work in offices or at computer sites on military bases or aboard ships.

#### Helpful Attributes
- Good organizational and management skills
- Ability to understand and apply math concepts
- Interest in technical work


#### Related Civilian Careers
- Statisticians
- Computer and Information Systems Managers


Programmers and Developers

Military Status

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Helpful Attributes

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Human Intelligence Officers

Cyber Operations Officers

Cybersecurity Officers

Cyber Warfare Officers

IT Managers

Signals Intelligence Officers

All-Source Intelligence Officers

Intelligence Officers

Human Intelligence Officers

Cyber Operations Officers

Cybersecurity Officers

Cyber Warfare Officers

IT Managers

Signals Intelligence Officers

All-Source Intelligence Officers

Intelligence Officers

Human Intelligence Officers

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