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C38C Surface Cryptologic Carry-On Program (CCOP) Director

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Overview

A Surface Cryptologic Carry On Program Director coordinates installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting for CCOP systems and associated platform antennas. The director manages Tier 2 network software and hardware corrective actions, identifies risks, monitors activity, secures network environments, and enforces security policies and procedures.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Cryptologic system and platform antenna maintenance
  • Tier 2 network hardware and software remediation
  • Network risk identification and activity monitoring
  • Information system security policy enforcement

Civilian Career Paths

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Information Security Analysts

Network risk identification, activity monitoring, security policy enforcement, and ISSO duties transfer directly to information security analysis.

How to prepare: Build a sample risk assessment for a lab network, documenting vulnerabilities, selected safeguards, and tests of those safeguards.

What the civilian work involves
  • Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
  • Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
  • Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Linux
  • Microsoft PowerShell

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Managing Tier 2 network hardware and software corrective actions and maintaining CCOP systems provides directly relevant troubleshooting and network maintenance experience.

How to prepare: Set up a Linux network lab and document diagnosis and recovery from a hardware or software configuration fault.

What the civilian work involves
  • Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
  • Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to coordinate computer network access and use.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Linux
  • Bash
  • Microsoft Active Directory

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC C38C

    [1] NEC entry "C38C - Surface Cryptologic Carry-On Program (CCOP) Director"; cached text line 3574; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Cryptologic system and platform antenna maintenance, Tier 2 network hardware and software remediation, Network risk identification and activity monitoring, Information system security policy enforcement, Information Security Analysts (O*NET 15-1212.00), Network and Computer Systems Administrators (O*NET 15-1244.00)

  2. O*NET: Information Security Analysts

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Information Security Analysts (O*NET 15-1212.00)

  3. O*NET: Network and Computer Systems Administrators

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Network and Computer Systems Administrators (O*NET 15-1244.00)

Defense contractor jobs for C38C

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