Specialty Summary: Supervises and performs Communications-Computer Systems (C-CS) operations and executes associated information systems support programs. Performs network management, control, and administration on DoD local, metropolitan, and wide area networks, and Command, Control, Communications, Computer and Intelligence systems, Defense Message Systems (DMS), command and control, and functional area systems. Administers Communications Security (COMSEC) and Information Assurance (IA) programs. Provides information systems life-cycle management. Related DoD Occupational Subgroup: 153100.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Performs daily network management, control, and administration of information flow in Network Management (NM), Help Desk (HD), Information Protection Operations (IPO), and Network Administration (NA).
Oversees network configuration, faults, performances, and security management through HD, IPO, and NA functions. Reviews and plans networks, controls distribution of Internet Protocol (IP) address space, and enforces Internet use policy. Implements Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team and Automated Systems Security Incident Support Team security fixes, operating system patches, and antivirus software. Develops local restoral and contingency operations plans. Processes and reviews C4 systems requirement documentation, telecommunications service requests, status of acquisition messages, and telecommunications service orders. Performs strategic and budget planning for networks.
Categorizes, isolates, and resolves network problems. Performs fault isolation by validating, isolating, and correcting faults, and verifying service restoral with customers. Processes, documents, and coordinates resolution of trouble calls from Workgroup Managers and Functional System Administrators. Processes scheduled and authorized network outages. Implements service restoral plans, coordinates corrective actions, and submits outage reports in response to unscheduled outages.
Implements and enforces national, DoD, and Air Force security policies and directives. Performs proactive security functions to deter, detect, isolate, contain, and recover from information system and network security intrusions. Conducts daily traffic analysis, identifies and characterizes incidents, generates incident reports, and investigates suspicious network activity. Installs, monitors, and directs proactive and reactive computer network defense measures to ensure the availability, integrity, and reliability of base networked and stand-alone information resources.
Provides core network services configuring, installing, and managing data services at the network hardware and software operating systems level. Controls and manages network IP address space, Domain Name System, Network Directory, and messaging services. Manages remote dial-in communications capabilities and remote distributed print services. Implements software patches, security fixes, and tests and validates modified system configurations.
Manages organizational equipment accounts--verifies receipt, performs audits, and resolves and reports discrepancies. Monitors and manages user subaccounts, maintains base equipment and accountable software inventory using the Air Force Equipment Management System. Oversees initial, joint and annual equipment inventories; monitors status of report of survey, reports of excess equipment, and equipment disposition and turn-in. Monitors maintenance contracts and determines repair cost-effectiveness. Provides training to unit-level equipment custodians.
Administers the full range of IA disciplines to include Computer Security, Network Certification and Accreditation, Emission Security, Information Assurance Assessment and Telecommunications Monitoring and Assessment Programs. Provides accreditation guidance and advice to Designated Approving Authorities on classified or unclassified networks. Interprets IA directives and policies. Provides program guidance to users through training programs and staff assistance visits. Enforces IA compliance through inspection programs. Reviews network configuration change proposals for compliance to information, system, and network security directives and local policies.
Provides guidance, assistance, training, and education to unit COMSEC Responsible Officers (CROs) and Secure Telephone Unit III Responsible Officers (SROs) on proper control, accountability, and destruction of COMSEC material. Implements, interprets, and supplements COMSEC directives and policy. Maintains documentation on user accounts and ensures 100 percent accountability of tape-based and Electronic Key Management System keying material. Conducts semiannual COMSEC audits and inventories on CRO accounts and reports COMSEC incidents according to AF and DoD policy. Issues tape-based or electronic material to CROs using the Data Transfer Device (DTD) and provides DTD training as required.
