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
- network architecture design
- IP routing and switching
- network operations management
- systems integration
- VoIP and unified communications
- satellite and tactical communications
- information assurance implementation
- network performance monitoring and optimization
- incident response and troubleshooting
- configuration management
- capacity planning
- technical project management
- requirements analysis
- technical documentation
- cross-functional coordination
- team leadership and mentoring
- risk assessment and mitigation
- vendor and contract management
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP Enterprise)
- Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Core
- Juniper Networks Certified Associate (JNCIA-Junos)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)
- AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
- ITIL 4 Foundation
Civilian Career Paths
- NETWORK ENGINEERING
- NETWORK OPERATIONS
- IT MANAGEMENT
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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