Cyber Operations Specialist — Earn While You Learn in the Guard

National Guard; Cheyenne, Northern (WY, KY); Hybrid; USD 43,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Army National Guard seeks a Cyber Operations Specialist to detect, identify, and respond to cyberattacks across military domains, safeguarding data and networks. The role includes both offensive cyberspace operations and defending net-centric capabilities, with emphasis on rapid decision-making under pressure.

Initial training comprises Basic Training, followed by two phases of Advanced Individual Training at Corry Station, Florida, and Fort Gordon, Georgia, preparing you for complex cyber

Responsibilities

• Provide crucial intelligence and network support that safeguards the cyber domain
• Collect, analyze, and report digital data
• Maintain network defense tools such as routers and firewalls
• Evaluate network defense operations
• Respond to incidents in cyberspace
• Surveillance and reconnaissance actions on specified systems and networks
• Conduct network terrain audits, penetration testing, basic digital forensics, and software threat analysis

Skills

Self-discipline

Confidence

Intelligence

Quick decisions

Job description

The Army National Guard seeks a Cyber Operations Specialist to detect, identify, and respond to cyberattacks across military domains, safeguarding data and networks. The role includes both offensive cyberspace operations and defending net-centric capabilities, with emphasis on rapid decision-making under pressure.

Initial training comprises Basic Training, followed by two phases of Advanced Individual Training at Corry Station, Florida, and Fort Gordon, Georgia, preparing you for complex cyber