Cybersecurity Analyst
$105KHigh match
Very high demand
Skills to develop
- — CEH
- — Cloud security
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CTN · NAVY · EnlistedCryptologic Technician
Cryptologic Technician
(Networks).
Navy CTN (Cryptologic Technician (Networks)). 1,320 hours of formal training translate to 4 validated civilian career pathways with salary bands of $85K–$125K. Sourced from DoD training data and Lightcast labor signals.
Training hours1,320DoD pipeline
ACE creditACEUp to 21 semester hours recommended
Tech roles5mapped to your code
Civilian pathways4validated
Cert coverage3/6direct + partial
/ 01 · Tech Roles
Roles your code maps to.
Industry tech roles your CTN background maps to — picked from BLS-anchored occupations using your training, cognitive skills, and systems experience.
Sort · Match descending
/ 02 · Skill Bridge
The gap, named.
What CTN training already gave you, and the specific gaps to close — not a generic checklist.
Already have09
- 01Network Vulnerability Assessments→ Vulnerability Management
- 02Incident Response/Reconstruction→ Incident Handling and Forensics
- 03Network Exploitation Techniques→ Penetration Testing Methodologies
- 04Linux/Unix Administration→ Linux System Administration
- 05Packet Analysis and Network Protocols→ Network Traffic Analysis
- 06Adversarial Thinking→ Threat Modeling
- 07After-Action Analysis→ Root Cause Analysis
- 08IDS/IPS→ Network Security Monitoring
- 09SIEM→ Security Information and Event Management
To learn07
The concrete gap to bridge — specific to the roles above, not a generic checklist.
+Cloud computing basics (AWS, Azure, or GCP)+SIEM platforms (Splunk, QRadar, ELK Stack)+Penetration testing tools (Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap)+Data visualization (Tableau, Power BI)+SQL and database querying+Configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)+Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
How VWC fits
Vets Who Code is a free, full-time software engineering accelerator for veterans, active duty, and military spouses. We close the fundamentals — terminal, web platform, AI tooling, portfolio projects — so the rest of this list becomes specialization, not square one.
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Where your code lands.
Penetration Tester
$115KHigh match
Growing demand
Skills to develop
- — OSCP
- — Bug bounty experience
Security Engineer
$125KGood match
Very high demand
Skills to develop
- — Cloud security
- — DevSecOps
SOC Analyst
$85KHigh match
Very high demand
Skills to develop
- — SIEM platforms
/ 04 · Hidden Strengths
What the code built.
Cognitive skills your CTN training built — and where they transfer in civilian work.
Adversarial Thinking
Conducting offensive and defensive cyber operations against sophisticated adversaries, understanding attack vectors and exploitation techniques
Transfers to
Thinking like an attacker to build better defenses — the highest-demand skill in cybersecurity, red teaming, and security research
Pattern Recognition
Analyzing network traffic, malware behavior, and intrusion indicators to identify advanced persistent threats across massive data volumes
Transfers to
Finding needles in haystacks of data — applicable to threat hunting, anomaly detection, data science, and financial fraud analysis
System Modeling
Mapping target network architectures, understanding protocol interactions, and modeling system dependencies for exploitation and defense
Transfers to
Reverse-engineering complex systems — the skill behind security research, systems architecture, and technical due diligence
After-Action Analysis
Conducting post-operation analysis of cyber engagements to document techniques, evaluate effectiveness, and improve future operations
Transfers to
Structured analysis of outcomes — transfers to incident response reporting, security audit findings, and penetration test documentation
/ 05 · Non-Obvious Matches
Roles the recruiter won't suggest.
Adjacent civilian roles your training maps to that conventional military-to-civilian advice tends to miss.
Security Researcher
SOC 15-1212You've been finding and exploiting vulnerabilities at the nation-state level. Bug bounty programs and security research firms pay extremely well for exactly this skill set — with less operational security overhead.
Adjacent · MatchData Engineer
SOC 15-1252You've processed massive volumes of network data, built queries to find specific patterns, and automated data pipelines. Data engineering uses the same skills — just pointed at business data instead of network traffic.
Adjacent · MatchTechnical Sales Engineer (Cybersecurity)
SOC 15-1232You understand both the offensive and defensive sides of cybersecurity at a depth that most sales engineers never reach. That technical credibility, combined with briefing experience, makes you extremely effective in pre-sales.
Adjacent · Match/ 06 · Training & Certs
What you trained on.
Academy
CTN A School
Joint Cyber Analysis Course (JCAC), Corry Station, Pensacola, FL1,320hHours
26wkWeeks
ACECredit
Up to 21 semester hours recommended
Topics · 7
- Computer network operations
- Digital forensics
- Offensive and defensive cyber operations
- Network exploitation techniques
- Programming and scripting (Python, Bash)
- Operating system internals (Linux, Windows)
- Packet analysis and network protocols
Partial coverage · 2
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)70%
Web application hacking, social engineering tools, and cloud security testing
- CISSP40%
Security architecture, software development security, and asset security domains
Recommended next · 03
- CEHAdjacent
- GIAC certificationsAdjacent
- OSCPAdjacent
/ 07 · Systems Translation
What you ran, in their words.
Military systems you operated and their civilian equivalents for your resume.
| Military System | Civilian Equivalent | Domain |
|---|---|---|
| NSA CNO (Computer Network Operations) Tools | Penetration testing and network security tools (Metasploit, Burp Suite, Wireshark) | Networking |
| SIGINT Analysis Platforms | Network traffic analysis and intrusion detection systems (Splunk, ELK Stack) | Operations |
| Linux / Unix Administration (RHEL, CentOS) | Linux/Unix systems administration and shell scripting | Operations |
| IDS/IPS (Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems) | Network security monitoring (Snort, Suricata, Palo Alto, CrowdStrike) | Operations |
| SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) | SIEM platforms (Splunk, IBM QRadar, ArcSight) | Operations |
| JWICS / SIPRNET Workstations | Classified and secured network infrastructure administration | Operations |
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