Marine Corps MOS · IT & Cyber
1720 Defensive Cyberspace Warfare Officer
Overview
A Defensive Cyberspace Warfare Officer coordinates defensive cyberspace missions and serves as a technical director and principal advisor to headquarters and staffs. This officer integrates defensive capabilities into planning, identifies friendly and enemy cyber vulnerabilities, and helps develop courses of action at tactical and operational levels.
Minimum clearance: TS/SCI
Core Skills
- defensive cyberspace operations planning and execution
- security architecture and defensive design
- network security monitoring and analysis
- incident response and containment
- vulnerability management and remediation planning
- coordination with intelligence and offensive cyber teams
- technical leadership and mentoring of cyber operators
- development of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
- briefing and reporting to senior leadership
- joint and interagency cyber operations coordination
Civilian Software & Tools
- Amazon Web Services AWS software
- Microsoft Azure software
- Apache Cassandra
- Apache Hadoop
- Apache Maven
- Apache Tomcat
- Apple macOS
- Atlassian JIRA
Civilian Career Paths
- Cybersecurity
- Network Engineering
- Systems Administration
- IT Management
Training & Development
Getting Started
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Career Growth
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
- GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
- GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
What the Work Involves
- Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
- Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
- Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
- Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.
- Provide users with technical support for computer problems.
Related Occupations
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Project Management Specialists
- Software Developers
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: a four-year degree or equivalent experience.
Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
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