The NIST Nice Workforce Framework is a resource by NIST NICE that describes the work and the roles in the cybersecurity profession. It provides the main building blocks for characterizing the tasks, knowledge, and skills that are needed for the cybersecurity work done by professionals. This framework’s intended audience is everyone who is either interested in cybersecurity or already in cybersecurity.

While the NIST Nice Framework provides helpful references and information for cybersecurity work roles, WiCyS would like to further illustrate these work roles with a video album of women who are already actively working in these roles. In this NIST NICE Workforce Framework WiCyS Video Album to be created in collaboration with the Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center at Tennessee Tech, we feature members of our WiCyS community currently serving in these work roles with a 5-minute interviews discussing the work role of the cybersecurity professional. This will not only promote more awareness of these work roles but also highlight women who are under-represented in cyber as role-models. This will allow young girls to see and hear from people who look like them and sound like them speaking to them about their jobs in cyber.

 

NIST NICE Framework Roles:

Click the titles below to view WiCyS member videos for each role.

Authorizing Official/Designating Representative (Risk Management)

Security Control Assessor (Risk Management)

Software Developer (Software Development)

Secure Software Assessor (Software Development)

Enterprise Architect (Systems Architecture)

Security Architect (Systems Architecture)

Research and Development Specialist (Technology R&D)– video coming soon

Systems Requirements Planner (Systems Requirements Planning)– video coming soon

Testing and Evaluation Specialist (Test Evaluation)

Information Systems Security Developer (Systems Development)– video coming soon

Systems Developer (Systems Development)

Database Administrator (Data Administration)

Data Analyst (Data Administration)– video coming soon

Knowledge Manager (Knowledge Management)– video coming soon

Technical Support Specialist (Customer Service and Technical Support)– video coming soon

Network Operations Specialist (Network Services)– video coming soon

Systems Administrator (Systems Administration)

Systems Security Analyst (Systems Analysis) – video coming soon

Cyber Legal Advisor (Legal Advice and Advocacy) – video coming soon

Privacy Officer/Compliance Manager (Legal Advice and Advocacy)

Cyber Instructional Curriculum Developer (Train, Education, and Awareness) – video coming soon

Cyber Instructor (Train, Education, and Awareness)

Information Systems Security Manager (Cybersecurity Management)

Communication Security Manager (Cybersecurity Management)– video coming soon

Cyber Workforce Developer and Manager (Strategic Planning and Policy)

Cyber Policy and Strategic Planner (Strategic Planning and Policy)– video coming soon

Executive Cyber Leadership (Executive Cyber Leadership)– video coming soon

Program Manager (Program/Project Management and Acquisition)– video coming soon

IT Project Manager (Program/Project Management and Acquisition)– video coming soon

Product Support Manager (Program/Project Management and Acquisition)

IT Investment/Portfolio Manager (Program/Project Management and Acquisition)– video coming soon

IT Program Auditor (Program/Project Management and Acquisition)

Cyber Defense Analyst (Cyber Defense Analysis)– video coming soon

Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist (Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support)– video coming soon

Cyber Defense Incident Responder (Incident Response)– video coming soon

Vulnerability Assessment Analyst (Vulnerability Assessment and Management)– video coming soon

Threat/Warning Analyst (Threat Analysis)– video coming soon

Exploitation Analyst (Exploitation Analysis)– video coming soon

All-Source Analyst (All-Source Analysis)

Mission Assessment Specialist (All-Source Analysis)– video coming soon

Target Developer (Targets)– video coming soon

Target Network Analyst (Targets)– video coming soon

Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst (Language Analysis)– video coming soon

All Source-Collection Manager (Collection Operations)– video coming soon

All Source-Collection Requirements Manager (Collection Operations)– video coming soon

Cyber Intel Planner (Cyber Operational Planning)– video coming soon

Cyber Ops Planner (Cyber Operational Planning)– video coming soon

Partner Integration Planner (Cyber Operational Planning)– video coming soon

Cyber Operator (Cyber Operations)– video coming soon

Cyber Crime Investigator (Cyber Investigation)– video coming soon

Law Enforcement/Counterintelligence Forensics Analyst (Digital Forensics)– video coming soon

Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst (Digital Forensics)– video coming soon