Communication infrastructure maintainer to ICT network architect
A communication infrastructure maintainer already meets 21% of what the ICT network architect role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.
83.1/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT network architect is expected to do is already part of a communication infrastructure maintainer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the ICT network architect role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT network architect role treats 7 of its required skills as things a communication infrastructure maintainer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ICT network routing
- ICT network security risks
- ICT networking hardware
- implement ICT security policies
- implement a firewall
- implement a virtual private network
What stands in the way is 21 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT network architect role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a communication infrastructure maintainer background worth leading with.
- already held monitor communication channels' performance information skills
- already held ICT networking hardware information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held ICT network routing information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held Cisco information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held procurement of ICT network equipment information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held ICT network security risks information and communication technologies (icts)
All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the ICT network architect role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 45 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn adjust ICT system capacity required
- still to learn analyse network bandwidth requirements required
- still to learn implement ICT network diagnostic tools required
- still to learn maintain internet protocol configuration required
- still to learn use an application-specific interface required
- still to learn maintain information network hardware required
- optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
- optional, not held implement spam protection optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- still to learn define ICT network design policies required
- still to learn design computer network required
- still to learn design process required
- still to learn develop creative ideas required
- optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
- optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
- optional, not held design cloud networks optional
- optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- still to learn design ICT hardware placement required
- still to learn assess ICT knowledge required
- still to learn define technical requirements required
- still to learn identify suppliers required
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- still to learn ICT security legislation required
- still to learn business process modelling required
- optional, not held Agile project management optional
- optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
- optional, not held Process-based management optional
- optional, not held lean project management optional
- optional, not held organisational resilience optional
- optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
- still to learn network standards required
- still to learn system design required
- optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
- optional, not held ICT security standards optional
- optional, not held attack vectors optional
- optional, not held internet governance optional
- optional, not held network management system tools optional
- still to learn forecast future ICT network needs required
- still to learn analyse business requirements required
- optional, not held perform resource planning optional
- optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT network architect role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 define ICT network design policies practise this
- 02 design ICT hardware placement practise this
- 03 ICT security legislation study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held ICT network routing knowledge
- already held ICT network security risks knowledge
- already held ICT networking hardware knowledge
- already held implement ICT security policies skill
- already held implement a firewall skill
- already held implement a virtual private network skill
- already held use back-up and recovery tools skill
- already held Cisco knowledge
- already held monitor communication channels' performance skill
- already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn network engineering required
- optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held Agile project management optional
- optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
- optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
- optional, not held ICT security standards optional
- optional, not held Process-based management optional
- optional, not held attack vectors optional
- optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
- optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
- optional, not held design cloud networks optional
- optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
- optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
- optional, not held implement spam protection optional
- optional, not held internet governance optional
- optional, not held lean project management optional
- optional, not held network management system tools optional
- optional, not held organisational resilience optional
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- optional, not held perform resource planning optional
- optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
- optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
16 held skills the ICT network architect role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT network cable limitations knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess telecommunication infrastructure issues skill
- not needed by the target role concepts of telecommunications knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
- not needed by the target role inspect cables skill
- not needed by the target role install cable TV services skill
- not needed by the target role install electronic communication equipment skill
- not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
- not needed by the target role operate digging construction equipment skill
- not needed by the target role seal wires skill
- not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
- not needed by the target role splice cable skill
- not needed by the target role telecom regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role telecommunication trunking knowledge
- not needed by the target role use a complex communication system skill
16 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn ICT security legislation required
- still to learn business process modelling required
- still to learn network engineering required
- still to learn network standards required
- still to learn system design required
- optional, not held Agile project management optional
- optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
- optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
- optional, not held ICT security standards optional
- optional, not held Process-based management optional
- optional, not held attack vectors optional
- optional, not held internet governance optional
- optional, not held lean project management optional
- optional, not held network management system tools optional
- optional, not held organisational resilience optional
- optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
Other moves recorded from communication infrastructure maintainer
- ICT network technician 43% covered · substantial
- telecommunications technician 40% covered · substantial
- telecommunications equipment maintainer 37% covered · substantial
- radio technician 21% covered · career change
Full index of moves from communication infrastructure maintainer
Common questions about this move
Can a communication infrastructure maintainer become an ICT network architect?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A communication infrastructure maintainer already covers 21% of what an ICT network architect is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 7 of which the ICT network architect role treats as required.
What skills does a communication infrastructure maintainer need to become an ICT network architect?
21 required skills are missing, plus 24 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is define ICT network design policies.
How hard is the move from communication infrastructure maintainer to ICT network architect?
Its learning distance is 83.1 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.