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May Oberlin

Cyber Warfare Engineer

Service Branch
Navy
Rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade
Field
Cybersecurity and Information Technology

“I love puzzles. I love challenges. And I welcome any opportunity to push myself to a higher standard — to gain more knowledge. The problem sets that we get are basically impossible. We’re told to do the impossible, and we have to figure out how to make the impossible happen on an impossible timeline, which is a very fun challenge.”

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Cyber Warfare Engineer

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May works exclusively in the digital world, meaning she and her team use computer science and engineering to build and test advanced software that stops cyberthreats before they hit. From blocking hackers to protecting Navy comms, May helps keep digital systems secure and mission ready.