Flexible / varies by employer

Not essential but may be beneficial.

Certifications addressing new attack vectors (emphasis on cloud computing technology, mobile platforms, and tablet computers), new vulnerabilities, existing threats to operating environments, auditing, information systems audit process, IT governance and management, information systems acquisition, development, implementation, operations, maintenance, and service management, and protection of information assets, pen testing, risk management, categorization of information systems, selection of security controls, security control implementation and assessment, information system authorization, monitoring of security controls, managing, maintaining, troubleshooting, installing, configuring basic network infrastructure, system security, network infrastructure, access control, cryptography, assessments and audits, organizational security, network infrastructure, mobile device integration, hardware evaluation, operating systems, technical support.

Previous experience as a Cyber Intel, Operations, & Partner Integration Planner, or a related role.

Some companies (information technology companies for example) and jobs (such as call center support) offer the opportunity for staff to work remotely, including from rural locations. To see if a job offers this opportunity, please review job postings from job banks such as ZipRecruiter, Indeed or ConnectingColorado, and look for key words such as "location independent", "remote", "virtual", "telecommute", "flex" or for companies posting the same job in many locations.