Navy NEC · IT & Cyber
Current service use not established
This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.
A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
A Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst analyzes multidisciplinary cyber threat information from across the government and Intelligence Community to support offensive and defensive cyberspace operations. They provide indications and warnings, assess malicious cyber actors, networks, tactics, techniques, procedures, and courses of action, and produce fused intelligence products for planning, targeting, and operations.
Minimum clearance: TS/SCI
Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.
K37A experience fusing all-source cyber intelligence, assessing adversary courses of action, and producing threat assessments transfers directly to DIA's analysis of foreign military capabilities in cyberspace.
How to prepare: Prepare a writing sample using public sources to assess a foreign military cyber capability, then practice explaining its evidence and judgments for DIA's writing test and panel interview.
[1] NEC entry "K37A - Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA)"; cached text line 7167; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Cyber threat indications and warning analysis, Cyber actor tactics and course-of-action assessment, Joint targeting intelligence for cyberspace operations, Intelligence collection requirements and priority setting, DIA Analysis Officer
[2] Career Specifics, Military Capabilities, Applying to Be an Analyst; public page retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23
Supports: DIA Analysis Officer
[3] Opening hiring overview and Employment Criteria, Initial Employment; public page retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23
Supports: DIA Analysis Officer
Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
Report an error on this page