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IT (Cyberspace) · Work role code 641

Systems Requirements Planner

Consults with customers to evaluate functional requirements and translate functional requirements into technical solutions.

From DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

Tasks

From DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25), in the tool's order, with the DCWF KSAT id

Free · DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)
  • 458Conduct risk analysis, feasibility study, and/or trade-off analysis to develop, document, and refine functional requirements and specifications.Core
  • 466Consult with customers to evaluate functional requirements.Core
  • 476Coordinate with systems architects and developers, as needed, to provide oversight in the development of design solutions.Additional
  • 487Define project scope and objectives based on customer requirements.Core
  • 511BDefine baseline security requirements in accordance with applicable guidelines.Additional
  • 517Develop and document requirements, capabilities, and constraints for design procedures and processes.Additional
  • 528ADevelop cost estimates for new or modified system(s).Additional
  • 602Evaluate factors such as reporting formats required, cost constraints, and need for security restrictions to determine hardware configuration.Additional
  • 669Integrate and align information security and/or cybersecurity policies to ensure system analysis meets security requirements.Additional
  • 700AManage the information technology (IT) planning process to ensure that developed solutions meet customer requirements.Additional
  • 726Oversee and make recommendations regarding configuration management.Additional
  • 760Perform needs analysis to determine opportunities for new and improved business process solutions.Additional
  • 789Prepare use cases to justify the need for specific information technology (IT) solutions.Additional
  • 863Translate functional requirements into technical solutions.Core
  • 1003Develop and document supply chain risks for critical system elements, as appropriate.Additional
  • 1144Develop and document User Experience (UX) requirements including information architecture and user interface requirements.Core
  • 2214Design and document quality standards.Additional
  • 2343Document a system's purpose and preliminary system security concept of operations.Additional
  • 2692Ensure that all systems components can be integrated and aligned (e.g., procedures, databases, policies, software, and hardware).Additional

Knowledge

From DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25), in the tool's order, with the DCWF KSAT id

Free · DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)
  • 9Knowledge of applicable business processes and operations of customer organizations.Core
  • 16Knowledge of capabilities and requirements analysis.Core
  • 22* Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.Core
  • 25Knowledge of encryption algorithms (e.g., Internet Protocol Security [IPSEC], Advanced Encryption Standard [AES], Generic Routing Encapsulation [GRE], Internet Key Exchange [IKE], Message Digest Algorithm [MD5], Secure Hash Algorithm [SHA], Triple Data Encryption Standard [3DES]).Additional
  • 27Knowledge of cryptography and cryptographic key management concepts.Additional
  • 46Knowledge of fault tolerance.Additional
  • 51Knowledge of how system components are installed, integrated, and optimized.Additional
  • 55Knowledge of cybersecurity principles used to manage risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data.Additional
  • 62Knowledge of industry-standard and organizationally accepted analysis principles and methods.Additional
  • 63Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).Core
  • 64Knowledge of information security systems engineering principles.Core
  • 65AKnowledge of Information Theory (e.g., source coding, channel coding, algorithm complexity theory, and data compression).Additional
  • 68Knowledge of information technology (IT) architectural concepts and frameworks.Additional
  • 78Knowledge of microprocessors.Additional
  • 79Knowledge of network access, identity, and access management (e.g., public key infrastructure [PKI]).Additional
  • 81AKnowledge of network protocols such as TCP/IP, Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System (DNS), and directory services.Additional
  • 82AKnowledge of network design processes, to include understanding of security objectives, operational objectives, and tradeoffs.Additional
  • 88BKnowledge of new and emerging control systems technologies.Additional
  • 90Knowledge of operating systems.Additional
  • 92Knowledge of how traffic flows across the network (e.g., Transmission Control Protocol [TCP] and Internet Protocol [IP], Open System Interconnection Model [OSI], Information Technology Infrastructure Library, current version [ITIL]).Additional
  • 94Knowledge of parallel and distributed computing concepts.Additional
  • 100Knowledge of Privacy Impact Assessments.Additional
  • 101Knowledge of process engineering concepts.Additional
  • 108* Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).Core
  • 109Knowledge of secure configuration management techniques.Additional
  • 110Knowledge of key concepts in security management (e.g., Release Management, Patch Management).Additional
  • 124Knowledge of system design tools, methods, and techniques, including automated systems analysis and design tools.Additional
  • 126Knowledge of system software and organizational design standards, policies, and authorized approaches (e.g., International Organization for Standardization [ISO] guidelines) relating to system design.Additional
  • 129Knowledge of system life cycle management principles, including software security and usability.Core
  • 130Knowledge of systems testing and evaluation methods.Additional
  • 133Knowledge of key telecommunications concepts (e.g., Routing Algorithms, Fiber Optics Systems Link Budgeting, Add/Drop Multiplexers).Additional
  • 143Knowledge of the organization’s enterprise information technology (IT) goals and objectives.Core
  • 144Knowledge of the systems engineering process.Additional
  • 1004Knowledge of critical information technology (IT) procurement requirements.Additional
  • 1005Knowledge of functionality, quality, and security requirements and how these will apply to specific items of supply (i.e., elements and processes).Additional
  • 1036Knowledge of applicable laws (e.g., Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Protect America Act, search and seizure laws, civil liberties and privacy laws), statutes (e.g., in Titles 10, 18, 32, 50 in U.S. Code), Presidential Directives, executive branch guidelines, and/or administrative/criminal legal guidelines and procedures relevant to work performed.Additional
  • 1037Knowledge of information technology (IT) supply chain security and risk management policies, requirements, and procedures.Additional
  • 1038BKnowledge of local specialized system requirements (e.g., critical infrastructure/control systems that may not use standard information technology [IT]) for safety, performance, and reliability.Additional
  • 1040AKnowledge of relevant laws, policies, procedures, or governance related to critical infrastructure.Additional
  • 1073Knowledge of network systems management principles, models, methods (e.g., end-to-end systems performance monitoring), and tools.Additional
  • 1133Knowledge of service management concepts for networks and related standards (e.g., Information Technology Infrastructure Library, current version [ITIL]).Additional
  • 1141AKnowledge of an organization's information classification program and procedures for information compromise.Additional
  • 1157* Knowledge of national and international laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity.Core
  • 1158* Knowledge of cybersecurity principles.Core
  • 1159* Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.Core
  • 6900* Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.Core
  • 6935* Knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS).Core
  • 6938* Knowledge of cloud computing deployment models in private, public, and hybrid environment and the difference between on-premises and off-premises environments.Core
  • 7111* Knowledge of Zero Trust Security Model Principles.Core

Skills

From DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25), in the tool's order, with the DCWF KSAT id

Free · DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)
  • 155Skill in applying and incorporating information technologies into proposed solutions.Additional
  • 156Skill in applying confidentiality, integrity, and availability principles.Additional
  • 158Skill in applying organization-specific systems analysis principles and techniques.Additional
  • 162Skill in conducting capabilities and requirements analysis.Core
  • 224Skill in design modeling and building use cases (e.g., unified modeling language).Additional
  • 1002ASkill in conducting reviews of systems.Additional

Abilities

From DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25), in the tool's order, with the DCWF KSAT id

Free · DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)
  • 911AAbility to interpret and translate customer requirements into operational capabilities.Core

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