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0681 - Information Security Technician

Summary

Information Security Technitions (ISTs) serve as the Marine Corps’ primary functional proponent for the Department of the Navy’s (DON) communications security (COMSEC) and cryptographic key management.

These marines provide day-to-day operation of the DON’s COMSEC material control system.

Their duties include; coordination for the provisioning of symmetric and asymmetric key products to support command, control, communications, and computers (C4) systems in collaboration with communications planners for the development of communications instructions; providing information regarding new or revised COMSEC policies and procedures and their impact on the command.

They train and inspect COMSEC users within the command.

monitor and maintain the command COMSEC material allowances, and perform spot checks of users to assess adherence to prescribed instructions.

Billet specific applications may serve as a central office of record (COR) auditor for COMSEC account inspections.

Prerequisites

Must be a U.S.

citizen.

Must possess a GT score of 100 or higher.

Security requirement: top secret security clearance eligibility.

Must be selected for the rank of staff sergeant and not having been passed twice in current grade.

Requirements

Complete one of the following courses: Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) (M10DR2B) Camp Pendleton, CA.

Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) (M03DR2G) Camp Lejeune, NC.

Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) (M22DR24) Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan (Note: Marines desiring to attend a DoN run KMI Course of Instruction (COI) must coordinate that training with one of the communications training centers listed above).

Active component must have 24 months obligated service remaining upon graduation from the MOS producing school.

In accordance with the Key Management Infrastructure (KMI), Management Client (MGC), operational system security doctrine (OSSD) IOT fulfill the Client Platform Administrator (CPA) role for a COMSEC account, the 0681 will need to meet the minimum certification/ qualification per the OSD.

All prerequisites and requirements can be waived for exceptional applicants by the 06XX communications occupational field manager.

POI CID

None

Duties

For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to reference (i), Communications Training and Readiness Manual.

Marine Corps Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) Policy (MCO 2281.1A), and Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) Policy and Procedures for Navy EKMS Tiers 2 & 3, (EKMS-1B).

Related SOC Title & Code

See Marine Corps Cool Program: http://www.cool.navy.mil/usmc/.

None.