Army MOS · IT & Cyber

255A Data Operations Warrant Officer

Current service use not established

This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.

Overview

Data operations warrant officers manage, plan, design, engineer, install, operate, and evaluate information systems that support Army command and control. They work across automation, communications, and visual information systems and provide transmission, switching, control, and maintenance support for weapons, command and control, combat service support, and Signal equipment.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

Command-and-control information systems planning
Automation and visual information systems evaluation

Civilian Career Paths

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Computer and Information Systems Managers

Managing, planning, installing, operating, and evaluating military information systems transfers directly to coordinating civilian IT operations and systems projects.

How to prepare: Build a civilian-facing systems rollout plan showing installation milestones, operational priorities, support arrangements, and evaluation criteria.

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.

Civilian tools and software (examples)

Atlassian JIRA

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)

Army COOL MOC feed: 255A Data Operations Warrant Officer
[1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 255A (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank warrant_officer, authority codeType warrant_officer
Supports: Command-and-control information systems planning, Automation and visual information systems evaluation, Computer and Information Systems Managers (O*NET 11-3021.00)
O*NET: Computer and Information Systems Managers
[2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: Computer and Information Systems Managers (O*NET 11-3021.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 255A

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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