Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Embedded systems security engineer to ICT security administrator

An embedded systems security engineer already meets 31% of what the ICT security administrator role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From embedded systems security engineer
31 % overlap
Distant match
To ICT security administrator
14 You already bring
15 Still to learn
59 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

75.6/ 100

1 How much of what an ICT security administrator is expected to do is already part of an embedded systems security engineer’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 security administrator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An ICT security administrator role treats 10 of its required skills as things an embedded systems security engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT safety
  • Internet of Things
  • cyber attack counter-measures
  • ethical hacking principles
  • identify ICT system weaknesses

What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT security administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an embedded systems security engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ICT safety working with computers
  • already held ethical hacking principles information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held identify ICT system weaknesses working with computers
  • already held cyber attack counter-measures services
  • already held ICT encryption information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held manage IT security compliances working with computers

All 14 carried skills, including the 10 the ICT security administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 45 missing skills fall into 9 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 information and communication technologies (icts) 6 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn database development tools required
  • still to learn internet governance required
  • still to learn mobile device management required
  • still to learn network standards required
  • still to learn operating systems required
  • still to learn system backup best practice required
  • optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
  • optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
  • optional, not held computer forensics optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held web application security threats optional
02 working with computers 4 required, 10 supplementary
  • still to learn attend to ICT systems quality required
  • still to learn maintain database security required
  • still to learn perform ICT troubleshooting required
  • still to learn solve ICT system problems required
  • optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held manage ICT virtualisation environments optional
  • optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
  • optional, not held perform backups optional
  • optional, not held use scripting programming optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
  • optional, not held store digital data and systems optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn maintain ICT identity management required
  • still to learn apply company policies required
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn manage ICT data architecture required
  • optional, not held respond to incidents in cloud optional
  • optional, not held address problems critically optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
05 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn ensure proper document management required
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
  • optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
  • optional, not held manage database optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn quality assurance methodologies required
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an ICT security administrator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT safety skill
  • already held Internet of Things knowledge
  • already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
  • already held ethical hacking principles knowledge
  • already held identify ICT system weaknesses skill
  • already held interpret technical texts skill
  • already held manage IT security compliances skill
  • already held organisational resilience knowledge
  • already held security engineering knowledge
  • already held ICT encryption knowledge
  • already held ICT security standards knowledge
  • already held execute software tests skill
  • already held information security strategy knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held telecom regulations optional
08 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
  • optional, not held lead disaster recovery exercises optional
09 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cyber security optional
30 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
  • optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
  • optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
  • optional, not held computer forensics optional
  • optional, not held cyber security optional
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held lead disaster recovery exercises optional
  • optional, not held manage ICT virtualisation environments optional
  • optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
  • optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
  • optional, not held perform backups optional
  • optional, not held respond to incidents in cloud optional
  • optional, not held telecom regulations optional
  • optional, not held use scripting programming optional
  • optional, not held web application security threats optional
  • optional, not held address problems critically optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held manage database optional
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
  • optional, not held store digital data and systems optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
27 held skills the ICT security administrator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer programming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create flowchart diagram skill
  • not needed by the target role debug software skill
  • not needed by the target role define security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design user interface skill
  • not needed by the target role develop ICT device driver skill
  • not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
  • not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
  • not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role embedded systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify ICT security risks skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up with the latest information systems solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT security testing skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role provide ICT consulting advice skill
  • not needed by the target role report test findings skill
  • not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role software anomalies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use software design patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role use software libraries skill
  • not needed by the target role utilise computer-aided software engineering tools 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
  • still to learn database development tools required
  • still to learn internet governance required
  • still to learn mobile device management required
  • still to learn network standards required
  • still to learn operating systems required
  • still to learn quality assurance methodologies required
  • still to learn system backup best practice required
  • optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
  • optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
  • optional, not held computer forensics optional
  • optional, not held cyber security optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held telecom regulations optional
  • optional, not held web application security threats optional
Index

Other moves recorded from embedded systems security engineer

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an embedded systems security engineer become an ICT security administrator?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An embedded systems security engineer already covers 31% of what an ICT security administrator is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 10 of which the ICT security administrator role treats as required.

What skills does an embedded systems security engineer need to become an ICT security administrator?

15 required skills are missing, plus 30 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is attend to ICT systems quality.

How hard is the move from embedded systems security engineer to ICT security administrator?

Its learning distance is 75.6 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

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.