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170D Cyber Capability Developer Technician

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Overview

A Cyber Capability Developer Technician analyzes system vulnerabilities, researches products, and develops, documents, and implements software capabilities that operate through cyberspace and the electromagnetic spectrum. The technician leads and trains personnel and advises commanders at all levels on software capability development and implementation.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Analysis of system security vulnerabilities
  • Software implementation for cyberspace and electromagnetic operations
  • Product research and software capability documentation

Civilian Career Paths

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Software Developers

Developing, documenting, and implementing military software capabilities transfers directly to civilian software development.

How to prepare: Build a civilian portfolio project that demonstrates software requirements, implementation, testing, and documentation.

What the civilian work involves
  • Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
  • Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation.
  • Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • C
  • C++
  • Docker

Information Security Analysts

Military system vulnerability analysis provides a foundation for civilian security assessments and testing of protective measures.

How to prepare: Complete a lab-based security assessment and write a report connecting identified vulnerabilities to tested safeguards and remediation priorities.

What the civilian work involves
  • Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
  • Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Linux
  • Python

Training & Development

Choose credentials for your target role. COOL funding markers describe program listings, not a guarantee of eligibility or funding.

Getting Started

  • CompTIA Security+ · Funded

    Develop broader IT security foundations for a move from capability development into security analysis.

    For: Information Security Analysts

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (5 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 170D Cyber Capability Developer Technician

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 170D (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank warrant_officer, authority codeType warrant_officer

    Supports: Analysis of system security vulnerabilities, Software implementation for cyberspace and electromagnetic operations, Product research and software capability documentation, Software Developers (O*NET 15-1252.00), Information Security Analysts (O*NET 15-1212.00)

  2. O*NET: Software Developers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Software Developers (O*NET 15-1252.00)

  3. O*NET: Information Security Analysts

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Information Security Analysts (O*NET 15-1212.00)

  4. COOL credential mapping: CompTIA Security+

    [4] 170D cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: CompTIA Security+

  5. CompTIA Security+ exam details

    [5] Exam details, recommended experience

    Supports: CompTIA Security+

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