Army Cyber & Technology

The battlefields of the 21^st century have moved to cyberspace where malicious network traffic, complex phishing attacks, viruses, and other virtual dangers pose a direct threat to the critical infrastructure of the nation and to the safety of its citizens.

As an Army cyberwarrior, you’ll gain the skills and training needed to defend the nation from the growing number of cyber security threats.

Your immersive training in defensive and offensive systems protection will sharpen your ability to recognize adware, ransomware, and spyware aimed at key government facilities and financial centers.

You’ll also gain the skills needed to locate international hacker networks, disrupt the schemes of domestic cybercriminals, and safeguard the communications ability of the U.S. Army—the most powerful fighting force the world has ever known.

As a Cyber and Electronic Warfare Officer, you’ll be the principal staff Officer responsible for Cyber protection and integration. You’ll conduct and coordinate electronic attacks, facilitate electronic protection, and provide electronic warfare support.

As a Cyber Operations Officer, you’ll conduct integrated and synchronized defensive and offensive cyberspace operations by targeting hostile enemy activities and capabilities.

As a Cryptologic Intelligence Collector/Analyst, you’ll maintain and analyze databases of information used to locate and identify targets. You’ll also help the Army gain a critical advantage on its adversaries by identifying operational patterns within a computer, written, voice, or video communication.

As a Cyber Network Defender, you’ll perform specialized computer network defense duties, including infrastructure support, incident response, auditing, and managing. You’ll also detect and protect against unauthorized activity in the cyberspace domain and use a variety of tools to analyze and respond to attacks.

As a cyber operations specialist, you’ll utilize invaluable skills to defend the Army’s crucial and complex weapon systems, which include satellites, navigation, and aviation systems against both foreign and domestic cyber threats. As one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world, our adversaries are attacking and attempting to exploit our networks around the clock, searching for vulnerabilities. You’ll respond to these attacks while enabling commanders to gain an advantage in cyberspace across all domains by targeting enemy activities and capabilities.

If you’re already a working cyber professional with a degree in a STEM field, you can apply to join the Cyber Corps as an Army Officer, even if you don’t have military experience.

Through the Cyber Direct Commissioning Program, you can bring your computer programming and data analytics skills to the Army and start with a rank of second lieutenant through colonel, depending on your experience.

If accepted into the program, you’ll receive training to prepare you to serve as an Army Officer, and receive a range of benefits, plus a salary according to your rank and status.