Knowledge ID: K0947
Knowledge of computer engineering principles and practices
Work roles with this Knowledge
Communications Security (COMSEC) Management
Category: Oversight and GovernanceNICE Framework ID: OG-WRL-001Responsible for managing the Communications Security (COMSEC) resources of an organization.
Security Control Assessment
Category: Oversight and GovernanceNICE Framework ID: OG-WRL-012Responsible for conducting independent comprehensive assessments of management, operational, and technical security controls and control enhancements employed within or inherited by a system to determine their overall effectiveness.
Systems Security Management
Category: Oversight and GovernanceNICE Framework ID: OG-WRL-014Responsible for managing the cybersecurity of a program, organization, system, or enclave.
Cybersecurity Architecture
Category: Design and DevelopmentNICE Framework ID: DD-WRL-001Responsible for ensuring that security requirements are adequately addressed in all aspects of enterprise architecture, including reference models, segment and solution architectures, and the resulting systems that protect and support organizational mission and business processes.
Enterprise Architecture
Category: Design and DevelopmentNICE Framework ID: DD-WRL-002Responsible for developing and maintaining business, systems, and information processes to support enterprise mission needs. Develops technology rules and requirements that describe baseline and target architectures.
Secure Systems Development
Category: Design and DevelopmentNICE Framework ID: DD-WRL-004Responsible for the secure design, development, and testing of systems and the evaluation of system security throughout the systems development life cycle.
Systems Requirements Planning
Category: Design and DevelopmentNICE Framework ID: DD-WRL-006Responsible for consulting with internal and external customers to evaluate and translate functional requirements and integrating security policies into technical solutions.
Systems Testing and Evaluation
Category: Design and DevelopmentNICE Framework ID: DD-WRL-007Responsible for planning, preparing, and executing system tests; evaluating test results against specifications and requirements; and reporting test results and findings.
Technology Research and Development
Category: Design and DevelopmentNICE Framework ID: DD-WRL-008Responsible for conducting software and systems engineering and software systems research to develop new capabilities with fully integrated cybersecurity. Conducts comprehensive technology research to evaluate potential vulnerabilities in cyberspace systems.
Network Operations
Category: Implementation and OperationNICE Framework ID: IO-WRL-004Responsible for planning, implementing, and operating network services and systems, including hardware and virtual environments.
Systems Administration
Category: Implementation and OperationNICE Framework ID: IO-WRL-005Responsible for setting up and maintaining a system or specific components of a system in adherence with organizational security policies and procedures. Includes hardware and software installation, configuration, and updates; user account management; backup and recovery management; and security control implementation.
Systems Security Analysis
Category: Implementation and OperationNICE Framework ID: IO-WRL-006Responsible for developing and analyzing the integration, testing, operations, and maintenance of systems security. Prepares, performs, and manages the security aspects of implementing and operating a system.
Defensive Cybersecurity
Category: Protection and DefenseNICE Framework ID: PD-WRL-001Responsible for analyzing data collected from various cybersecurity defense tools to mitigate risks.
Source: Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) (NIST SP 800-181 Rev 1) (Version: 1.0.0)