Description
Surface Operations Limited Duty Officers serve as officer technical managers in the operation, employment, and application of techniques, equipment, systems, and procedures in operations and communications; supervise and train personnel in the operation and maintenance of operations and communications equipment and systems; plans, directs, and controls operations and communication activities; advises and assists commands in the above areas and in the employment and utilization of associated facilities and installations; writes technical reports and personnel evaluation reports. They may serve as, but not limited only to serving as, combat information center (CIC) officers, anti-air warfare (AAW) officers, combat systems officers, tactical action officers (TAO), electronic warfare (EWO), and as combat information center (CIC) instructors at training commands or various operational and staff billets.
Core Skills
- operations management
- command and control process management
- communications planning and oversight
- network-enabled operations understanding
- watchfloor and command center leadership
- training and mentoring technical personnel
- risk assessment and mitigation
- standard operating procedure development
- incident and event management
- cross-functional coordination
- requirements definition and capability integration
- briefing and executive communication
- project and program management
- resource and manpower planning
- policy implementation and compliance oversight
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- CompTIA Network+
- ITIL 4 Foundation
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Civilian Career Paths
- IT MANAGEMENT
- NETWORK OPERATIONS
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- ADMINISTRATION
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