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17B Cyber Electromagnetic Warfare Officer

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Overview

A Cyber Electromagnetic Warfare Officer leads, plans, integrates, and executes cyberspace and electromagnetic warfare operations at Army and other command echelons. The officer conducts electromagnetic attack, protection, and support, protects friendly personnel and systems, and identifies adversary electromagnetic vulnerabilities for future operations.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Adversary electromagnetic vulnerability detection and localization
  • Network and equipment protection against electromagnetic attack
  • Cyber and electromagnetic effects synchronization across domains

Civilian Career Paths

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Cybersecurity Operations Manager

Leading cyber units, allocating operational resources, and synchronizing cyber missions transfer to directing cybersecurity operations teams.

How to prepare: Build a sanitized case study showing how you set cyber mission priorities, allocated personnel, and coordinated execution, then use it to target cybersecurity operations management openings.

What the civilian work involves
  • Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
  • Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
  • Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Atlassian JIRA

Computer Network Support Specialists

Planning and executing operations to protect networks from cyber attack provides a foundation for security-focused network support.

How to prepare: Build a practice network and document exercises configuring access permissions, diagnosing connectivity problems, and investigating simulated security breaches.

What the civilian work involves
  • Configure security settings or access permissions for groups or individuals.
  • Analyze and report computer network security breaches or attempted breaches.
  • Identify the causes of networking problems, using diagnostic testing software and equipment.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Microsoft Windows Server

Training & Development

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

Getting Started

  • CompTIA Network+ · Funded

    Use Network+ preparation alongside hands-on network practice to support the move into civilian network support.

    For: Computer Network Support Specialists

  • CompTIA Security+ · Funded

    Develop the civilian IT security foundation relevant to security-focused network support and cybersecurity operations management.

    For: Cybersecurity Operations Manager, Computer Network Support Specialists

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (6 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 17B Cyber Electromagnetic Warfare Officer

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 17B (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank officer, authority codeType officer

    Supports: Adversary electromagnetic vulnerability detection and localization, Network and equipment protection against electromagnetic attack, Cyber and electromagnetic effects synchronization across domains, Cybersecurity Operations Manager (O*NET 11-3021.00), Computer Network Support Specialists (O*NET 15-1231.00)

  2. O*NET: Computer and Information Systems Managers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Cybersecurity Operations Manager (O*NET 11-3021.00)

  3. O*NET: Computer Network Support Specialists

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Computer Network Support Specialists (O*NET 15-1231.00)

  4. COOL credential mapping: CompTIA Network+

    [4] 17B cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: CompTIA Network+

    [5]CompTIA: Network+ (Plus) certification exam details · Exam details; retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: CompTIA Network+

  5. COOL credential mapping: CompTIA Security+

    [6] 17B cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: CompTIA Security+

  6. CompTIA Security+ exam details

    [7] Exam details, recommended experience

    Supports: CompTIA Security+

Defense contractor jobs for 17B

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