Navy NEC · IT & Cyber

V56A Combat Systems Maintenance Manager (CSMM), Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Management

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

Overview

A Combat Systems Maintenance Manager directs, integrates, and manages combat systems maintenance while evaluating material and operational readiness and managing combat system alignment. The manager oversees AEGIS Weapon System Baselines 6 and higher that use commercial off-the-shelf computers and supports management of the AEGIS local area network and weapons system platform information technology security infrastructure.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • combat systems maintenance management
  • aegis systems integration
  • cots computer operations
  • material readiness evaluation
  • system alignment management
  • maintenance planning and scheduling
  • network infrastructure oversight
  • information security coordination
  • technical team leadership

Civilian Software & Tools

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft SharePoint

Civilian Career Paths

  • IT Management
  • Network Operations
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Project Management

Training & Development

Getting Started

  • Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician (CMRT)
  • ITIL 4 Foundation
  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Career Growth

  • Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP Enterprise)
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

What the Work Involves

  • Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
  • Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
  • Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
  • Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.
  • Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment.

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  • First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
  • First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.

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