* Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.

* Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).

* Knowledge of national and international laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity.

* Knowledge of cybersecurity principles.

* Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.

* Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.

* Knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS).

* Knowledge of cloud computing deployment models in private, public, and hybrid environment and the difference between on-premises and off-premises environments.

Knowledge of operations security.

Accurately characterize targets.

Assist in the identification of intelligence collection shortfalls.

Collaborate with other customer, Intelligence and targeting organizations involved in related cyber areas.

Conduct target research and analysis.

Coordinate target vetting with appropriate partners.

Develop measures of effectiveness and measures of performance.

Identify intelligence gaps and shortfalls.

Integrate cyber planning/targeting efforts with other organizations.

Participate in exercises.

Produce target system analysis products.

Work closely with planners, analysts, and collection managers to identify intelligence gaps and ensure intelligence requirements are accurate and up-to-date.

Ability to accurately and completely source all data used in intelligence, assessment and/or planning products.

Ability to develop or recommend planning solutions to problems and situations for which no precedent exists.

Ability to exercise judgment when policies are not well-defined.

Ability to recognize and mitigate cognitive biases which may affect analysis.

Knowledge of classification and control markings standards, policies and procedures.

Knowledge of computer networking fundamentals (i.e., basic computer components of a network, types of networks, etc.).

Knowledge of criticality and vulnerability factors (e.g., value, recuperation, cushion, countermeasures) for target selection and applicability to the cyber domain.

Knowledge of cyber operations terminology/lexicon.

Knowledge of dynamic and deliberate targeting.

Knowledge of internal and external partner cyber operations capabilities and tools.

Knowledge of governing authorities for targeting.

Knowledge of intelligence confidence levels.

Knowledge of intelligence disciplines.

Knowledge of organizational hierarchy and cyber decision making processes.

Knowledge of analytical constructs and their use in assessing the operational environment.

Knowledge of target development (i.e., concepts, roles, responsibilities, products, etc.).

Knowledge of target list development (i.e. RTL, JTL, CTL, etc.).

Knowledge of target vetting and validation procedures.

Knowledge of telecommunications fundamentals.

Knowledge of the available tools and applications associated with collection requirements and collection management.

Knowledge of intelligence preparation of the environment and similar processes.

Knowledge of targeting cycles.

Knowledge of the ways in which targets or threats use the Internet.

Knowledge of what constitutes a “threat” to a network.

Skill in assessing and/or estimating effects generated during and after cyber operations.

Skill in defining and characterizing all pertinent aspects of the operational environment.

Skill in determining appropriate targeting options through the evaluation of available capabilities against desired effects.

Skill in preparing and presenting briefings.

Skill in providing understanding of target or threat systems through the identification and link analysis of physical, functional, or behavioral relationships.

Skill in reviewing and editing target materials.

Skill in tailoring analysis to the necessary levels (e.g., classification and organizational).

Skill in using multiple analytic tools, databases, and techniques (e.g., Analyst’s Notebook, A-Space, Anchory, M3, divergent/convergent thinking, link charts, matrices, etc.).

Skill in utilizing virtual collaborative workspaces and/or tools (e.g., IWS, VTCs, chat rooms, SharePoint).

Ability to collaborate with the IC to leverage analytical and technical expertise.

Ability to communicate effectively when writing and speaking.

Ability to create products to meet decision making needs.

Ability to support the joint targeting cycle in a dynamic environment.

Ability to understand US Code Titles as they apply to targeting in support of operations in cyberspace.

Ability to utilize analytical constructs.

Ability to utilize and synthesize multiple intelligence sources to create products.

Knowledge of Collateral Damage Estimate (CDE) methodology

Knowledge of combat assessment.

Knowledge of Command Structure.

Knowledge of the full-spectrum of cyberspace operational missions (e.g., DODIN Operations, DCO, OCO), principles, capabilities, limitations, and effects.

Knowledge of IC, to include members, structure, and associated missions.

Knowledge of ISR capabilities and repositories (e.g., Geospatial Intelligence Information Management Services (GIMS), National SIGINT Requirements Process (NSRP), etc.).

Knowledge of metadata.

Knowledge of Mission Packages.

Knowledge of Political, Military, Economic, Social, PMESII and Counter-Terrorism Analytical Framework analytical constructs and their use in assessing the operational environment.

Knowledge of state and non-state target systems.

Knowledge of the development of Intelligence Needs (INs), Intelligence Requirements (IRs), and Essential Elements of Information (EEI).

Knowledge of the target entity types.

Knowledge of the Joint Tactical Cyber Request (JTCR).

Knowledge of the National SIGINT system.

Knowledge of the Request for Support (RFS) process.

Knowledge of the review and approval process for cyberspace operations Review and Approval Process of Cyber Operations (RAP-CO) process.

Knowledge of the sensitive target and review (STAR) process.

Knowledge of what a Tasking Order is and the information contained in it (e.g., ATO, CTO, and MTO).

Skill in creating and maintaining target materials.

Skill in developing TSA products.

Skill in identifying intelligence gaps to generate RFIs.

Skill in providing input into Mission Packages.

Skill in utilizing Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).

Skill in writing phased BDA reports.

Attend or provide input for targeting community meetings (e.g., Targeting Issues Working Group (TIWG), Military Targeting Committee (MTC), etc.).

Build and maintain target materials.

Develop, or assist in the development, of a Collateral Effects Estimation (CEE) methodology for cyberspace.

Maintain situational awareness of the common intelligence picture and/or common operational picture as applicable

Participate in Boards, Bureaus, Cells, Centers, and Working Groups (B2C2WGs).

Participate in the Joint Planning Process and other commander and staff planning processes.

Provide analysis and support for combat assessments.

Provide targeting support to TST planning and operations.

Support target list management (i.e. Restricted Target List (RTL), Joint Target List (JTL), Candidate Target List (CTL), etc.).

Understand measures of effectiveness and measures of performance.