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H07A Applied Cyber Operations Master

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

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Overview

An Applied Cyber Operations Master supervises cyber operations, contributes to cyber strategy, and enforces policy across global information grid, defensive cyberspace, and offensive cyberspace operations. The specialist identifies adaptive cyber vulnerabilities and their effects on systems, then applies problem-solving skills to Global Information Grid scenarios in denied or compromised environments.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Adaptive vulnerability and system impact analysis
  • Operational problem solving in compromised networks
  • Cyber policy enforcement across mission types
  • Contribution to cyber strategy development

Civilian Career Paths

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Information Security Analysts

Supervising defensive cyber operations, enforcing cyber policy, and identifying vulnerabilities and system effects transfer directly to security planning and risk assessment.

How to prepare: Build a lab-based security assessment that documents vulnerabilities, operational impacts, recommended controls, and test results.

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.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Linux
  • Microsoft PowerShell
  • Python

Penetration Testers

Offensive cyber operations supervision and analysis of adaptive vulnerabilities provide a foundation for civilian security testing and vulnerability mitigation.

How to prepare: Complete an authorized lab security audit and write a report linking each finding to a tested remediation.

What the civilian work involves
  • Conduct network and security system audits, using established criteria.
  • Configure information systems to incorporate principles of least functionality and least access.
  • Design security solutions to address known device vulnerabilities.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Bash
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Active Directory

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC H07A

    [1] NEC entry "H07A - Applied Cyber Operations Master"; cached text line 5970; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Adaptive vulnerability and system impact analysis, Operational problem solving in compromised networks, Cyber policy enforcement across mission types, Contribution to cyber strategy development, Information Security Analysts (O*NET 15-1212.00), Penetration Testers (O*NET 15-1299.04)

  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: Penetration Testers

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Penetration Testers (O*NET 15-1299.04)

Defense contractor jobs for H07A

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