The U.S. Army is seeking top tier, uniquely skilled professionals with a passion to provide an immediate and positive impact to fortify our national defense against rapidly evolving threats. Qualified personnel can apply for a direct appointment as a commissioned Cyber Officer in the U.S. Army. You must meet minimum qualifications, specific skill requirements, and education criteria to qualify for consideration.
Army Cyber Officers conduct dynamic real-world operations to enable global force projection through sensing and understanding the information dimension, engineering and integrating exquisite capabilities, and gaining advantages in technological and data-centric environments. If selected for this opportunity, you will:
• Drive innovation to enable offensive and defensive cyberspace operations
• Develop and engineer cyber capabilities and data solutions
• Provide effective unit leadership and project management
• Ensure the training and readiness of your unit to accomplish your mission
• Be a U.S. citizen only
• Meet specific education and skill requirements
• Pass the Army medical physical and meet basic fitness standards
• Match skill requirement criteria for an available position in the U.S. Army
• Be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access
• Current servicemembers are NOT eligible to apply
Candidates may qualify for direct commissioning with experience in specific technical skillset areas. Possession of skills associated with one of the following duty positions is required but does not guarantee direct commissioning approval.
Bachelor’s degree required for direct commissioning. An undergraduate or graduate degree in a relevant STEM field is also generally required, as noted in the Skill Requirements.
