Cryptologic & Cyber Warfare Engineer Officers; Utah / Idaho

Cryptologic Warfare Officers (CWs) are part of the Navy’s Information Warfare Officer Community (along with Intelligence, Oceanography, Information Professionals, and Cyber Warfare Engineers) whose mission is to defeat any enemy by using Assured Command and Control, Battlespace Awareness, and Integrated Fires to achieve Freedom of Maneuver across all warfighting domains.

CWs provide the Navy with expertise in cryptology, space, signals intelligence (SIGINT), cyberspace operations, and electronic warfare (EW) to ensure freedom of action while achieving military objectives in and through the electromagnetic spectrum, cyberspace, and space.

CWs are expected to apply their expertise at the tactical, operational & strategic levels of war while employed on ships, submarines, or aircraft, with Naval Special Warfare, across the Intelligence Community or on major navy and joint staffs.

Cryptologic Warfare Officers are technically adept, as well as effective communicators, able to translate complex technical issues into operationally relevant information for Naval and Joint Commanders.

Cyber Warfare Engineers (CWE) apply principles and techniques of computer science and computer engineering to research, design, develop, test, and evaluate software and firmware for computer network attack, exploitation, and defense in cyberspace operations. CWEs possess significant experience and technical expertise in Computer Programming (languages), Computer Architecture & Operating Systems (theory & application), Networks (protocols, programming & technology), and Security (application, encryption, network security).

Deliver competitive outcomes in all domains of warfare through the application of Cyberspace Operations (CO), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Electronic Warfare (EW). To support and defend US interests, operate as a fully integrated part of the Information Warfare Community (IWC) by optimizing combat power through integrating the elements of Assured Command and Control (AC2), Battlespace Awareness, and Integrated Fires. To do this, we must coalesce with all elements of the IWC—intelligence, METOC, communications, cryptology, and cyber warfare engineers. Our community plays a critical role.

From the day you start, you’ll receive:

• Competitive salary

• Free health insurance

• Free housing

• A retirement plan

• 30 days paid vacation per year

• Post-9/11 GI Bill

• Navy Tuition Assistance Program

• Navy College Program

• VOLED Assistance Center

• VOLED Region Advisors

• Navy War College (NWC)

• USAF Air University Air Command and Staff College

• U.S. citizen and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance

• A baccalaureate degree with a minimum GPA of 3.00

• (CWE mission) Pass a rigorous technical interview to assess the individual’s breadth and depth of knowledge in Computer Science/Engineering, and programming ability, evaluating how they address ad hoc technical questions and their overall problem-solving skills (CWE mission).

Desired:

• A baccalaureate degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) related field.

• A curriculum including calculus and calculus-based physics (CALC I & II, PHYSICS I & II) is highly desired.

• (CWE mission)Professional programming with C and Python, technical leadership, and modern software engineering experience are all desired. Experience with reverse engineering tools (IDA,), software engineering tools (Git, IDEs, Jira/Confluence) is also highly favorable to selection.

CW Officers serve worldwide, afloat and ashore, across almost every naval platform, special operations and expeditionary forces, on every major Navy and Joint staff, throughout the Intelligence Community and the Cyber Mission Force.

Most CWs begin their careers at a major cryptologic center where they learn their tradecraft and develop a strong foundational understanding of signals intelligence, electronic warfare and cyberspace operations. Follow-on tours are extremely varied and afford officers the opportunity to broaden their experience and to develop deep expertise within specific areas of the CW community. CWs have sea-going assignments at every paygrade and are often deployed in support of navy & joint operations.

Postgraduate education is important to the success of the CW community. Many CWs will have the opportunity to attend the Naval Postgraduate School to complete a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Space Systems Operations/Engineering, Computer Science & Systems Design, Cyber Systems and Operations, Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation, or Operations Research. Limited PhD opportunities also exist.

CWE Officers serve primarily within the US and have limited opportunities to deploy. The CWE community goal is to grow to support almost every navy platform type, special operations and expeditionary force, Navy and Joint staff, the Intelligence Community, and the Cyber Mission Force.

All CWEs begin their careers at Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group, located in Suitland, MD, where they attend initial training and earn their qualifications. While there, they learn critical offensive and defensive cyberspace operations skills, gain a foundational understanding of signals intelligence and electronic warfare, and hone their tradecraft. Follow-on tours keep CWEs on keyboard, developing and operating for the first 12 years of their career. From there, CWEs are able to either continue hands-on development, or move to a technical leadership track. Both tracks allow CWEs to apply their trade in roles across the Navy. Additional tours allow CWEs to broaden their expertise covering offensive and defensive development, on-net operations, and research, at both the Navy and National level.

The CWE community also offers opportunity for, and highly encourages graduate and doctoral degrees in Computer Science and various engineering fields.

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