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255Z Senior Signal Warrant Officer

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Overview

A Senior Signal Warrant Officer manages, plans, designs, engineers, installs, operates, and evaluates automation, communications, and visual information systems supporting Army command and control. The officer oversees transmission, switching, and control facilities, tactical voice and data communications, and interfaces between strategic and tactical communications systems.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Tactical and strategic communications system integration
  • Voice and data transmission system engineering
  • Radio, microwave, and satellite communications operations
  • Command and control information systems evaluation

Civilian Career Paths

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Computer Network Architects

Designing, engineering, operating, and evaluating command information systems and their tactical-to-strategic interfaces transfers to civilian network architecture and network improvement work.

How to prepare: Build a civilian network design portfolio example that documents connectivity requirements, routing choices, and an upgrade plan.

What the civilian work involves
  • Develop and implement solutions for network problems.
  • Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Border Gateway Protocol BGP
  • Ansible software

Telecommunications Engineering Specialists

Planning, installing, and evaluating transmission, switching, radio, microwave, and satellite systems transfers directly to telecommunications system assessment and modification work.

How to prepare: Create a sample telecommunications upgrade proposal with a requirements matrix, a system diagram, and an installation sequence.

What the civilian work involves
  • Consult with users, administrators, and engineers to identify business and technical requirements for proposed system modifications or technology purchases.
  • Implement system renovation projects in collaboration with technical staff, engineering consultants, installers, and vendors.
  • Assess existing facilities' needs for new or modified telecommunications systems.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Autodesk AutoCAD

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 · STAR

    Use as a foundational networking preparation option before developing more advanced civilian network designs.

    For: Computer Network Architects, Telecommunications Engineering Specialists

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) · Funded

    Validate network access, IP connectivity, IP services, and automation fundamentals for civilian network design work.

    Eligibility and preparation: No prerequisites; earning the certification requires passing the 200-301 CCNA exam.

    For: Computer Network Architects

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (5 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 255Z Senior Signal Warrant Officer

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 255Z (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank warrant_officer, authority codeType warrant_officer

    Supports: Tactical and strategic communications system integration, Voice and data transmission system engineering, Radio, microwave, and satellite communications operations, Command and control information systems evaluation, Computer Network Architects (O*NET 15-1241.00), Telecommunications Engineering Specialists (O*NET 15-1241.01)

  2. O*NET: Computer Network Architects

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Computer Network Architects (O*NET 15-1241.00)

  3. O*NET: Telecommunications Engineering Specialists

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Telecommunications Engineering Specialists (O*NET 15-1241.01)

  4. COOL credential mapping: CompTIA Network+

    [4] 255Z 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: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

    [6] 255Z cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

    [7]Cisco: CCNA certification · How to earn your CCNA, Core exam 200-301 CCNA; updated 31 August 2026, retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Defense contractor jobs for 255Z

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