Navy NEC · IT & Cyber

H34A Basic Network Analyst

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

Overview

A Basic Network Analyst conducts intelligence-driven hunt operations on specified key terrain to counter and clear adversary activity in coordination with the supported commander. The analyst supports network hardening by reducing system attack surfaces, assesses response effectiveness and risk, analyzes advanced and persistent threat-based intrusions, and conducts gap, malware, and forensic analysis.

Core Skills

Intelligence-driven hunting for network threats
Advanced persistent threat intrusion analysis
Malware and digital forensic analysis
Threat-specific hardening and response assessment

Civilian Career Paths

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Information Security Analysts

Network threat hunting, intrusion response, threat-specific hardening, and risk assessment transfer directly to defensive information security analysis.

How to prepare: Build a lab-based case study that documents a detected intrusion, the countermeasures applied, and tests showing whether those measures reduced risk.

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.
Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
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

Digital Forensics Analysts

Forensic analysis, malware analysis, and investigation of persistent network intrusions provide directly relevant experience for cyber incident forensics.

How to prepare: Complete a practice intrusion investigation using lab-generated evidence, documenting system-image preservation, log analysis, and the legal procedures governing digital-media handling.

What the civilian work involves

Adhere to legal policies and procedures related to handling digital media.
Analyze log files or other digital information to identify the perpetrators of network intrusions.
Create system images or capture network settings from information technology environments to preserve as evidence.

Civilian tools and software (examples)

Linux
Python
Splunk Enterprise

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)

NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC H34A
[1] NEC entry "H34A - Basic Network Analyst"; cached text line 6332; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Intelligence-driven hunting for network threats, Advanced persistent threat intrusion analysis, Malware and digital forensic analysis, Threat-specific hardening and response assessment, Information Security Analysts (O*NET 15-1212.00), Digital Forensics Analysts (O*NET 15-1299.06)
O*NET: Information Security Analysts
[2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: Information Security Analysts (O*NET 15-1212.00)
O*NET: Digital Forensics Analysts
[3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: Digital Forensics Analysts (O*NET 15-1299.06)

Defense contractor jobs for H34A

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