By work role

DCWF work roles

The DoD Cyber Workforce Framework organizes 74 work roles across seven workforce elements. Pick your role to see its accepted baseline certifications and proficiency levels.

Cybersecurity

7 roles

Builds, secures, operates, and defends DoD systems — the element with the broadest certification overlap and the earliest 8140 enforcement.

Cyber Defense Analyst6 baseline certs511 Cyber Defense Incident Responder4 baseline certs531 Vulnerability Assessment Analyst4 baseline certs541 Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist3 baseline certs521 Security Control Assessor4 baseline certs612 Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM)4 baseline certs722 Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)3 baseline certs—

Cyberspace IT

6 roles

Designs, builds, configures, and operates the IT systems and networks the mission runs on.

Systems Administrator4 baseline certs451 Network Operations Specialist3 baseline certs441 Database Administrator2 baseline certs421 Technical Support Specialist5 baseline certs411 Systems Developer2 baseline certs632 Knowledge Manager1 baseline cert431

Cyberspace Effects

5 roles

Plans and executes offensive and defensive cyberspace operations to project power in or through cyberspace.

Exploitation Analyst4 baseline certs121 Mission Assessment Specialist4 baseline certs112 Target Developer4 baseline certs131 Target Network Analyst4 baseline certs132 Cyberspace Operator4 baseline certs—

Cyberspace Intelligence

6 roles

Collects, analyzes, and produces intelligence in and about the cyberspace domain.

All-Source Analyst4 baseline certs111 Warning Analyst5 baseline certs141 Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst0 baseline certs151 All-Source Collection Manager2 baseline certs311 All-Source Collection Requirements Manager2 baseline certs312 Cyber Intelligence Planner3 baseline certs331

Cyberspace Enablers

5 roles

Acquisition, legal, training, and leadership roles that enable the cyber mission.

Cyber Legal Advisor0 baseline certs731 Cyber Instructional Curriculum Developer0 baseline certs711 Cyber Workforce Developer and Manager0 baseline certs751 Cyber Policy and Strategy Planner0 baseline certs752 Program Manager0 baseline certs801

Software Engineering

5 roles

Designs, develops, and sustains secure software and the systems that depend on it.

Software Developer0 baseline certs621 DevSecOps Specialist0 baseline certs627 Software/Cloud Architect0 baseline certs628 Systems Security Analyst3 baseline certs461 Secure Software Assessor2 baseline certs622

AI/Data

4 roles

Data science, data operations, and artificial intelligence roles — the newest additions to the DCWF.

Data Scientist0 baseline certs423 Data Analyst0 baseline certs422 Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) Specialist0 baseline certs623 Data Architect0 baseline certs653

The full framework

DoD 8140 covers all seven workforce elements. We've seeded roles in Cybersecurity and Cyberspace IT and Cyberspace Effects and Cyberspace Intelligence and Cyberspace Enablers and Software Engineering and AI/Data first. The remaining elements — — carry their own DCWF work roles and qualification requirements; consult the Qualification Matrix for those.

CybersecurityCyberspace ITCyberspace EffectsCyberspace IntelligenceCyberspace EnablersSoftware EngineeringAI/Data