Description
Network Engineering Officers analyze, design, deploy, maintain and manage network infrastructure to enable command and control. The position encompasses both the theoretical and engineering aspects of specifying, designing, implementing and managing enterprise level classified and unclassified networks. Typical duties include mission planning, budgeting, quality control, advanced technical analysis during the planning, installation, operation, maintenance and secure integration of communication network architectures. Critical to this ability is advanced knowledge of routing/switching, Quality of Service (QoS), implementation/management of the cable plan, circuit provisioning, transport, Internet Protocol (IP) management, encryption management, boundary cybersecurity, network monitoring and end to end support of deployed and garrison networks to include external connectivity to Joint, National, and Coalition systems. They provide technical direction informing the overall communications control effort relating to the security, installation and performance of network infrastructure within the MAGTF, Joint, Coalition, garrison, and tactical network environments. Marines in this MOS may be assigned to a BIC [within their occupational field] that has been coded with one or more DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) work role codes. Please reference DoDI 8140.10, DoDM 8140.10, and the MOS roadmap for additional training and certification requirements associated with these work role codes.
Core Skills
- network architecture and design
- routing and switching
- network security engineering
- WAN and LAN engineering
- VPN and remote access design
- QoS and performance optimization
- IP addressing and subnetting
- firewall and IDS/IPS integration
- mission planning and requirements analysis
- project management
- budgeting and cost estimation
- technical leadership and mentoring
- documentation and diagramming
- risk assessment and continuity planning
- quality assurance and configuration control
- troubleshooting complex network issues
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP Enterprise)
- CompTIA Network+
- CompTIA Linux+
- CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate
- AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
- CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)
Civilian Career Paths
- NETWORK ENGINEERING
- NETWORK OPERATIONS
- CYBERSECURITY
- IT MANAGEMENT
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