Navy NEC · IT & Cyber

H12B Senior Exploitation Analyst

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

Overview

A Senior Exploitation Analyst leads basic exploitation analysts, identifies access and collection gaps, and develops operational plans for cyberspace operators supporting Armed Forces and national defense operations. The analyst navigates during cyberspace operations, uses all-source data to map target networks, identifies tool gaps, pairs cyberspace capabilities with targets, and submits capability requirements to development organizations.

Core Skills

Target network mapping using all-source data
Access and collection gap analysis
Detailed cyberspace exploitation operation planning
Target-specific cyber capability requirements development

Civilian Career Paths

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Penetration Testers

Mapping target networks, identifying access gaps, and pairing cyber capabilities to targets provide a foundation for planning network security assessments.

How to prepare: Complete a network security audit in an authorized lab and produce a report documenting test criteria, findings, and recommended mitigations.

What the civilian work involves

Conduct network and security system audits, using established criteria.
Design security solutions to address known device vulnerabilities.

Civilian tools and software (examples)

Bash
Linux

Notes & Sources

Verified H12B duties establish exploitation planning and operational navigation, but do not establish hands-on penetration testing experience.

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)

NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC H12B
[1] NEC entry "H12B - Senior Exploitation Analyst"; cached text line 6102; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Target network mapping using all-source data, Access and collection gap analysis, Detailed cyberspace exploitation operation planning, Target-specific cyber capability requirements development, Penetration Testers (O*NET 15-1299.04)
O*NET: Penetration Testers
[2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: Penetration Testers (O*NET 15-1299.04)

Defense contractor jobs for H12B

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