Perform advanced systems installation, operation, integration, and troubleshooting in order to maintain optimum secure data communications systems. Plan and supervise the installation, configuration, and maintenance of all data communications systems and network services, in both a garrison and deployed environment. Plan and design local and wide area networks and link heterogeneous networks through the application of appropriate data and telecommunications hardware and software.Plan a data communications network, plan help desk operations, design a data communications network, manage the operation of a data communications help desk, manage the operation of a data communications network, and protect a network system.

Responsible for the installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of networking systems. This includes installing and configuring hubs, routers, bridges, and various transmission media, installing and configuring server hardware and software, and coordinating with the information systems specialist to ensure the proper installation and configuration of workstation hardware and software to ensure efficient operation on the network. Tactical network specialists also install, optimize and troubleshoot Local Area and Wide Area Networks and operate the Tactical Data Network (TDN) server. Develop data network diagrams; develop a data network addressing scheme; configure encryption devices on a data network; configure data network components for quality of service; configure a multiplexer; configure a network timing device; implement a data communications network plan; monitor data network performance; maintain data network components; maintain a data network and QOS; maintain a data network management system; maintain data network links; manage a data communications network; develop team assignments for a data network watch schedule.