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CWOs are primarily employed under the No 462 Squadron command structure. CWOs can be expected to be employed within Cyberspace Protection Flights located in Canberra (ACT), RAAF Base Williamtown (NSW), and RAAF Base Edinburgh (SA) and No. 462 Squadron Headquarters RAAF Base Edinburgh (SA).
Opportunities exist for CWO to be employed within the Joint Cyber Unit (ACT), the Australian Signals Directorate (ACT), and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACT).
There is the potential for postings to other locations within Australia with some opportunities for overseas deployments and exchanges.

You will be paid while you study. On completion of your degree, Initial Military Training and Initial Employment Training, you'll earn at least:

Trained

Your salary once trained

In the Air Force you'll get paid a good salary from day one regardless of your age, experience or qualifications; and your pay increases as you progress through training. In addition to your salary you'll receive a variety of allowances, extra pay for relevant qualifications – plus 16.4% superannuation, a far higher rate than you're likely to find in the civilian world.

Officer Entry: Graduate

CWOs are primarily employed under the No 462 Squadron command structure. CWOs can be expected to be employed within Cyber Protection Flights located in Canberra (ACT), RAAF Base Williamtown (NSW), and RAAF Base Edinburgh (SA) and No 462 Squadron Head Quarters RAAF Base Edinburgh (SA). 
Opportunities exist for CWO to be employed within the Joint Cyber Unit (ACT), the Australian Signals Directorate (ACT), and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACT).
There is the potential for postings to other locations within Australia with some opportunities for overseas deployments and exchanges.

You will be paid while you train, and on completion of your Initial Military Training and Employment Training, you’ll earn at least:

Officer Entry: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)

Officer Entry: ADFA

Officer Entry: Undergraduate

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Cyberspace enables all physical military domains (Air, Land, Sea and Space). The 5th Generation Air Force is critically dependant on its networks, data links and information for operational success. It is therefore imperative that Air Force&rsquo;s information, systems and capabilities are protected from cyberspace attack.
This CW workforce consists of Officer (Cyber Warfare Officer) and General Entry (Cyber Warfare Specialist) employment categories.
As a Cyber Warfare Officer (CWO), you will perform a variety of technical and leadership roles. You can expect to lead small tactical CW teams conducting a variety of missions within the vast expanses of Air Force&rsquo;s operational and strategic information systems supporting Air Force operations.
Through the use of highly advanced information and communications technology (ICT), the CW workforce plans, develops, integrates, and employs cyberspace warfare techniques in contribution to Information Superiority in a contested cyberspace environment. Specifically, the CW workforce achieves this through the following functions:
Incident Response &ndash; Tasks associated with the identification, forensic analysis and remediation of potentially compromised Air Force and Joint networks and platforms.
Discovery and Counter-Infiltration &ndash; Tasks associated with the discovery of sophisticated adversaries, and the development of technical counter-measure options, to inhibit their behaviour within Air Force and Joint networks and platforms.
Cyberspace operations planning &ndash; Tasks associated with the conduct of deliberate and immediate planning, integration, and coordination of cyberspace operations into air operations.
Threat Emulation &ndash; Tasks associated with the simulation of cyberspace threat tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to develop and maintain the requisite technical mastery of the CW workforce.

Be at the heart of the Air Force’s emerging cyberspace warfare capability, leading a team of technical experts responsible for protecting our networks, data and information systems. 

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Cyber Warfare Officer

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Benefits you won't see anywhere else

You’ll enjoy the following:

Great salary from day one, which increases with experience

Generous superannuation of 16.4% – a huge 4.9% over the Australian standard

Help to buy a home, a subsidised home loan or rent allowance

Free medical and dental for you, and subsidised healthcare for you and your family

Fully paid training

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