Navy NEC · IT & Cyber

H29A Cyberspace Operations Planner

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

Overview

A Cyberspace Operations Planner develops detailed plans and orders using technical knowledge of cyberspace capabilities, target vulnerabilities, and effects. They prepare these materials to support Combatant Command cyberspace operations requirements.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Target vulnerability analysis for operational planning
  • Matching cyber capabilities and effects to requirements

Civilian Career Paths

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Information Security Analysts

Experience using cyber capabilities, target vulnerabilities, and effects to develop operational plans transfers to security planning and risk assessment.

How to prepare: Build a sample security plan for a fictional organization's computer files, documenting vulnerabilities, risks, and proposed 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.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC H29A

    [1] NEC entry "H29A - Cyberspace Operations Planner"; cached text line 6210; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Target vulnerability analysis for operational planning, Matching cyber capabilities and effects to requirements, Information Security Analysts (O*NET 15-1212.00)

  2. O*NET: Information Security Analysts

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

Defense contractor jobs for H29A

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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