Information Technology Professional IT Support

Position Overview

Effective, secure communication in the cyber domain is essential to the everyday operations of military intelligence in America's Navy.
Information Professionals ensure the seamless operation of the global Naval network environment while mapping out future network platforms, ensuring technology effectiveness, and helping develop and deploy advanced information systems, command and control, and space systems.
In addition, they serve as a vital part of the Information Dominance Corps to gain an unmatched understanding of adversaries and the battlespace during wartime.

Professionals in this role work both afloat and ashore – participating in Battle Group staffs, working on key communication and surveillance facilities worldwide, and engaging in challenging roles in C4I/Space/Surveillance environments.
They also have opportunities for advanced training and professional development, including attendance at Officer Candidate School, the IP Basic Course, and pursuing further education at institutions such as Naval Postgraduate School or Navy War College.

Key Responsibilities

• Mapping out the network platforms of the future, ensuring the effectiveness of Navy technologies, and helping to develop and deploy information systems, command and control, and space systems.
• Serving as a key member of the Information Dominance Corps with a deep understanding of adversaries and the battlespace.
• Leading Naval network warfare missions by developing tactical, strategic, and business procedures for operations afloat and ashore.
• Driving interoperability with joint, allied, and coalition partners to foster seamless operations.
• Building professional excellence through continuous education, training, certification, and attainment of milestone qualifications.
• Optimizing organizational effectiveness through cutting-edge technologies, advanced knowledge management techniques, and fostering a culture of innovation.
• Overseeing the work of Information Systems Technicians and Enlisted Sailors who serve as specialists in information technology.

Required Qualifications

• Education: A four-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in a technical field such as Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Operations, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or General Engineering is required.
• Requirements: Must be a U.S. citizen, willing to serve worldwide, eligible for a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance, and qualified for sea duty.
• Additional required training for those pursuing an Information Professional Officer position includes attendance at Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, R.I. and completion of the IP Basic Course of instruction in Pensacola, Fla., typically followed by specific qualification training during Fleet tours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced education is preferred, such as a master's degree in C4I, space, information systems, computer science, modeling and simulation, or a related field.
• Postgraduate education, graduate certificates, DoD certifications, federal executive fellowships, as well as participation in Joint Professional Military Education (JPME), are considered an asset.