Description
Provides rapid and reliable information systems to support the command and control of the Army's combat forces during both peace and war. Manages, plans, designs, engineers, installs, operates, and evaluates automation, communications, and visual information systems at all command levels within the Department of the Army and the Department of Defense. Provides transmission, switching, and control facilities for weapons systems, command and control systems, and combat service support systems. Provides maintenance support for all of the Army's Signal equipment. In support of division, corps, and theater combined arms operations, the Signal Corps installs, operates, a myriad of state-of-the-art voice, data, and record tactical communications systems including telephone, cable, switching, circuit control, high frequency radio, microwave, tropospheric scatter, and satellite. At the strategic level, Signal units engineer, install, and operate the Army's portion of the Defense Communications System and its interface with tactical communications elements at theater and corps. Together with its Air Force and Navy counterparts, the Signal Corps manages and directs the operation of the global defense automation, communications, and visual information systems serving the Department of Defense and National Command Authority.
Core Skills
- enterprise network design
- systems engineering
- IT service management
- requirements analysis
- project management
- configuration management
- network architecture planning
- voice and data communications
- IT governance and policy implementation
- capacity planning and performance tuning
- technical team leadership
- vendor and contract management
- risk assessment and mitigation
- continuity of operations and disaster recovery
- technical documentation and reporting
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- ITIL 4 Foundation
Civilian Career Paths
- IT MANAGEMENT
- NETWORK ENGINEERING
- SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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