Description
The Offensive Cyberspace Warfare Officer is a SME in offensive cyberspace operations (OCO). They are technical experts experienced in clandestine and overt offensive cyberspace warfare, weapons platform design, infrastructure utilization, and the use of intelligence products and data to support planning and execution of OCO. These Marines possess an advanced understanding of the doctrines, policies, and authorities that govern maneuver warfare, the application of force in and through cyberspace, and intelligence procedures. As principal technical advisors on all aspects of OCO, they leverage this knowledge to provide recommendations and advice to commanders to understand second and third-order effects in cyberspace, drive target pairing, conduct weaponeering, initiate cascading effects into the physical domains, and satisfy collection requirements in cyberspace. 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
- offensive cyber operations planning and execution
- exploitation and access development
- infrastructure and payload design coordination
- threat emulation and red teaming
- intelligence-driven targeting
- network and system enumeration and mapping
- vulnerability analysis and chaining
- covert operations security and tradecraft in cyberspace
- authorities and policy application for OCO
- technical reporting and battle damage assessment
- cross-functional coordination with intel and defenders
- scripted automation and tool orchestration
- risk assessment and collateral effects analysis
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
- GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN)
- OffSec Certified Professional (OSCP)
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
- DoD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Professional (CCP)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Civilian Career Paths
- CYBERSECURITY
- SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
- NETWORK ENGINEERING
- IT MANAGEMENT
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Data sourced from official Marine Corps 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.