Cyberspace Operations Officer (Space)

“You'll lead cyber operations protecting the space systems that underpin everything the military and civilian economy depend on — GPS, satellite communications, early warning systems. Adversaries who understand space know that disabling ground stations and command networks is more efficient than attacking satellites directly. You're the officer building the defenses against that threat. The space-cyber intersection is genuinely rare expertise and defense contractors building space system security programs actively recruit for it.”

You'll lead cyber operations protecting Space Force networks and space system ground segments from adversaries who are specifically motivated to degrade them. The work is genuinely unique at the intersection of two domains that are both moving fast and both still defining their norms. Space Force is figuring out its cyber identity the same way it's figuring out everything else — in real time, with people who were Air Force officers until recently. The civilian market for people who understand both space systems and cyber operations is growing specifically because that combination is rare and increasingly in demand. The classified nature of both domains means the most interesting parts of your career are the parts you can't describe.