U.S. Army Cyber Network Defender

Enlist as a soldier into the United States Army and become a Cyber Network Defender who performs specialized computer network defense duties, including infrastructure support, incident response, auditing, and managing. You will also detect and protect against unauthorized activity in the cyberspace domain and use a variety of tools to analyze and respond to attacks. This is NOT a civilian contractor position.  No experience necessary.  Position is entry level.

JOB DUTIES

• Performs the duties associated with the five Computer Network Defense specialties (i.e., Infrastructure Support, Analyst, Incident Responder, Auditor and Manager), Information Assurance Technical Levels I-III functions, and Information Assurance Management Levels II-III functions.
• Protects against, monitors for, performs analysis of, responds to and detects unauthorized activity in the cyberspace domain.
• Performs deliberate actions to modify information systems or network configurations in response to CND alert or threat information. Collects data gathered from a variety of CND tools to analyze events and warn of attacks that occur within the environment.
• Plans response activities to contain and eradicate cyber incidents within the network environment or enclave; responds by validating incidents, performs incident correlation and trending, conducts network damage assessments, and develops response actions.
• Performs assessments of threats and vulnerabilities within the network environment or enclave and identifies deviations from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.

PAID TRAINING

• 10 weeks of Basic Training.
• 14 weeks of Technical School with on-the-job instructions.

BENEFITS

• 30 days paid vacation annually.
• Full Healthcare coverage for you and your Family.
• Educational benefits worth over $72,000.
• Obtain Industry standard recognized certifications.

ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Between 17-34 years old.
• No felonies. (Defer Adjudication included).
• Current High School Senior, High school graduate or GED equivalent.
• Permanent resident or US citizen.
• Meet physical standards based on gender and age.
• Pass the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test.