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Cyber Enablers · Work role code 901

Executive Cyber Leader

Executes decision-making authorities and establishes vision and direction for an organization's cyber and cyber-related policies, resources, and/or operations, while maintaining responsibility for risk-related decisions affecting mission success.

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

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  • 391Acquire and manage the necessary resources, including leadership support, financial resources, and key security personnel, to support information technology (IT) security goals and objectives and reduce overall organizational risk.Core
  • 392Acquire necessary resources, including financial resources, to conduct an effective enterprise continuity of operations program.Core
  • 395Advise senior management (e.g., CIO) on risk levels and security posture.Core
  • 396Advise senior management (e.g., CIO) on cost/benefit analysis of information security programs, policies, processes, systems, and elements.Core
  • 398Advocate organization's official position in legal and legislative proceedings.Additional
  • 424BAssess policy needs and collaborate with stakeholders to develop policies to govern cyber activities.Core
  • 445Communicate the value of information technology (IT) security throughout all levels of the organization stakeholders.Core
  • 475Collaborate with stakeholders to establish the enterprise continuity of operations program, strategy, and mission assurance.Core
  • 492ADesign/integrate a cyber strategy that outlines the vision, mission, and goals that align with the organization's strategic plan.Core
  • 524Develop and maintain strategic plans.Core
  • 542ADevelop mitigation strategies to address cost, schedule, performance, and security risks.Core
  • 599Evaluate contracts to ensure compliance with funding, legal, and program requirements.Core
  • 600Evaluate cost benefit, economic, and risk analysis in decision making process.Core
  • 674Interface with external organizations (e.g., public affairs, law enforcement, Command or Component Inspector General) to ensure appropriate and accurate dissemination of incident and other Computer Network Defense information.Core
  • 679Lead and align information technology (IT) security priorities with the security strategy.Core
  • 680Lead and oversee information security budget, staffing, and contracting.Core
  • 680ALead and oversee budget, staffing, and contracting.Core
  • 706Manage the publishing of Computer Network Defense guidance (e.g., TCNOs, Concept of Operations, Net Analyst Reports, NTSM, MTOs) for the enterprise constituency.Additional
  • 711Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the enterprise's cybersecurity safeguards to ensure they provide the intended level of protection.Core
  • 737BPerform an information security risk assessment.Core
  • 797Provide advice on project costs, design concepts, or design changes.Core
  • 801Provide enterprise cybersecurity and supply chain risk management guidance for development of the Continuity of Operations Plans.Core
  • 801AProvide enterprise cybersecurity and supply chain risk management guidance.Core
  • 807Provide input on security requirements to be included in statements of work and other appropriate procurement documents.Core
  • 810Provide leadership and direction to information technology (IT) personnel by ensuring that cybersecurity awareness, basics, literacy, and training are provided to operations personnel commensurate with their responsibilities.Core
  • 848Recommend policy and coordinate review and approval.Core
  • 852Supervise or manage protective or corrective measures when a cybersecurity incident or vulnerability is discovered.Core
  • 919Promote awareness of security issues among management and ensure sound security principles are reflected in the organization's vision and goals.Core
  • 947Oversee policy standards and implementation strategies to ensure procedures and guidelines comply with cybersecurity policies.Core
  • 949Evaluate the effectiveness of procurement function in addressing information security requirements and supply chain risks through procurement activities and recommend improvements.Additional
  • 955BReview and approve a supply chain security/risk management policy.Additional
  • 962Identify security requirements specific to an information technology (IT) system in all phases of the System Life Cycle.Core
  • 963Ensure plans of actions and milestones or remediation plans are in place for vulnerabilities identified during risk assessments, audits, inspections, etc.Core
  • 1018Ensure all acquisitions, procurements, and outsourcing efforts address information security requirements consistent with organization goals.Core
  • 1041Define and/or implement policies and procedures to ensure protection of critical infrastructure as appropriate.Core
  • 1148Develop contract language to ensure supply chain, system, network, and operational security are met.Additional
  • 1148BEnsure supply chain, system, network, performance, and cyber security requirements are included in contract language and delivered.Core
  • 2058Assist and advise interagency partners in identifying and developing best practices for facilitating operational support to achievement of organization objectives.Additional
  • 2090Collaborate with other internal and external partner organizations on target access and operational issues.Core
  • 2091Collaborate with other team members or partner organizations to develop a diverse program of information materials (e.g., web pages, briefings, print materials).Core
  • 2328Develop, maintain, and assess cyber cooperation security agreements with external partners.Additional
  • 2416Facilitate interactions between internal and external partner decision makers to synchronize and integrate courses of action in support of objectives.Core
  • 2443Identify and manage security cooperation priorities with external partners.Additional
  • 2558Maintain relationships with internal and external partners involved in cyber planning or related areas.Core
  • 2624Conduct long-range, strategic planning efforts with internal and external partners in cyber activities.Core
  • 2823Serve as a liaison with external partners.Core
  • 2839Supervise and assign work to programmers, designers, technologists and technicians, and other engineering and scientific personnel.Core
  • 2894Collaborate across internal and/or external organizational lines to enhance collection, analysis and dissemination.Core
  • 5170Coordinate with organizational manpower stakeholders to ensure appropriate allocation and distribution of human capital assets.Core
  • 5560Promote awareness of cyber policy and strategy as appropriate among management and ensure sound principles are reflected in the organization's mission, vision, and goals.Core
  • 5763Act as, or work with, counsel relating to business partner contracts.Additional
  • 5767Collaborate on cyber privacy and security policies and procedures.Core
  • 5768Collaborate with cybersecurity personnel on the security risk assessment process to address privacy compliance and risk mitigation.Core
  • 5820Appoint and guide a team of IT security experts.Core
  • 5825Collaborate with key stakeholders to establish a cybersecurity risk management programCore

Knowledge

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

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  • 10Knowledge of application vulnerabilities.Core
  • 15AKnowledge of capabilities, applications, and potential vulnerabilities of network equipment including hubs, routers, switches, bridges, servers, transmission media, and related hardware.Core
  • 22* Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.Core
  • 105Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, Procedural Language/Structured Query Language [PL/SQL] and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks, malicious code).Core
  • 108* Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).Core
  • 150Knowledge of what constitutes a network attack and the relationship to both threats and vulnerabilities.Core
  • 321AKnowledge of industry technologies and how differences affect exploitation/vulnerabilities.Core
  • 325Knowledge of secure acquisitions (e.g., relevant Contracting Officer's Technical Representative [COTR] duties, secure procurement, supply chain risk management).Additional
  • 952Knowledge of emerging security issues, risks, and vulnerabilities.Core
  • 954Knowledge of import/export control regulations and responsible agencies for the purposes of reducing supply chain risk.Additional
  • 965Knowledge of organization's risk tolerance and/or risk management approach.Additional
  • 979Knowledge of supply chain risk management standards, processes, and practices.Core
  • 1004Knowledge of critical information technology (IT) procurement requirements.Additional
  • 1004AKnowledge of information technology (IT) acquisition/procurement requirements.Core
  • 1061AKnowledge of the acquisition/procurement life cycle process.Core
  • 1125Knowledge of Cloud-based knowledge management technologies and concepts related to security, governance, procurement, and administration.Core
  • 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
  • 6926Knowledge of Application Security Risks (e.g., Open Web Application Security Project Top 10 list).Core
  • 6930Knowledge of cyber competitions as a way of developing skills by providing hands-on experience in simulated, real-world situations.Additional
  • 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

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  • 173Skill in creating policies that reflect system security objectives.Core
  • 6915Skill in communicating with all levels of management including Board members (e.g., interpersonal skills, approachability, effective listening skills, appropriate use of style and language for the audience).Core
  • 6947Skill to anticipate new security threats.Core
  • 6948Skill to remain aware of evolving technical infrastructures.Core
  • 6949Skill to use critical thinking to analyze organizational patterns and relationships.Core

Abilities

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

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  • 3011Ability to apply critical reading/thinking skills.Core
  • 3044Ability to exercise judgment when policies are not well-defined.Core
  • 3057Ability to interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and guidance relevant to organization cyber objectives.Core
  • 3076Ability to tailor technical and planning information to a customer’s level of understanding.Core
  • 3077Ability to think critically.Core
  • 3994Ability to coordinate, collaborate and disseminate information to subordinate, lateral and higher-level organizations.Core
  • 6100Ability to develop policy, plans, and strategy in compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and standards in support of organizational cyber activities.Core
  • 6160Ability to oversee the development and update of the lifecycle cost estimate.Additional
  • 6920Ability to ensure information security management processes are integrated with strategic and operational planning processes.Core
  • 6921Ability to ensure that senior officials within the organization provide information security for the information and systems that support the operations and assets under their control.Core
  • 6922Ability to prioritize and allocate cybersecurity resources correctly and efficiently.Core
  • 6923Ability to relate strategy, business, and technology in the context of organizational dynamics.Core
  • 6925Ability to understand the basic concepts and issues related to cyber and its organizational impact.Core
  • 7110Ability to understand technology, management, and leadership issues related to organization processes and problem solving.Core

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