Coast Guard
IT/Cyber
Subspecialty

Officer Subspecialty

CG-CYB11

Cyber IT

An officer subspecialty earned alongside a primary designator, marking advanced education or experience in this field.

Description

Cyber IT Subspecialty Officers are trained, cleared, and qualified to design, build, configure, operate, and maintain Information Technology (IT), networks and capabilities across sensitive but unclassified, classified, and national security networks. This includes actions to prioritize portfolio investments (architect, engineer, acquire, implement, evaluate, and dispose of IT as well as information resource management) and the management, storage, transmission, and display of data and information.

Core Skills

  • network architecture
  • systems administration
  • secure network operations
  • it portfolio management
  • cloud and data services
  • systems integration
  • configuration management
  • information resource management
  • technology acquisition

Common Certifications

  • CompTIA Network+
  • CompTIA Security+
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
  • ITIL 4 Foundation
  • PMP

Civilian Career Paths

  • IT MANAGEMENT
  • NETWORK ENGINEERING
  • SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
  • CLOUD ENGINEERING

Training & Development

Getting Started

  • CompTIA A+
  • CompTIA Network+
  • CompTIA Security+
  • ITIL 4 Foundation

Career Growth

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
  • PMP

Data sourced from official Coast Guard publications and public military occupational references. Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.