Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Embedded systems security engineer to ICT system developer

An embedded systems security engineer already meets 26% of what the ICT system developer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From embedded systems security engineer
26 % overlap
Distant match
To ICT system developer
18 You already bring
11 Still to learn
97 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

82.1/ 100

1 How much of what an ICT system developer 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 system developer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An ICT system developer role treats 9 of its required skills as things an embedded systems security engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • computer programming
  • create flowchart diagram
  • debug software
  • develop software prototype
  • digital systems
  • interpret technical texts

What stands in the way is 11 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT system developer 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 keep up with the latest information systems solutions information skills
  • already held identify ICT system weaknesses working with computers
  • already held create flowchart diagram communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use software design patterns communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use software libraries working with computers
  • already held monitor system performance constructing

All 18 carried skills, including the 9 the ICT system developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 79 missing skills fall into 7 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) 5 required, 51 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT debugging tools required
  • still to learn ICT system integration required
  • still to learn ICT system programming required
  • still to learn integrated development environment software required
  • still to learn tools for software configuration management required
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Ansible optional
  • optional, not held Apache Maven optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held KDevelop optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held STAF optional
  • optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional
  • optional, not held VBScript optional
  • optional, not held Visual Basic optional
  • optional, not held Xcode optional
  • optional, not held attack vectors optional
  • optional, not held blockchain openness optional
  • optional, not held blockchain platforms optional
  • optional, not held core banking software optional
  • optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held smart contract optional
  • optional, not held system design optional
  • optional, not held systems theory optional
  • optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
02 working with computers 4 required, 10 supplementary
  • still to learn analyse software specifications required
  • still to learn migrate existing data required
  • still to learn use an application-specific interface required
  • still to learn solve ICT system problems required
  • optional, not held apply ICT systems theory optional
  • optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held plan migration to cloud optional
  • optional, not held use automatic programming optional
  • optional, not held use concurrent programming optional
  • optional, not held use functional programming optional
  • optional, not held use logic programming optional
  • optional, not held use object-oriented programming optional
  • optional, not held use query languages optional
03 information skills 1 required
  • still to learn collect customer feedback on applications required
04 management skills 1 required
  • still to learn develop automated migration methods required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held adapt to changes in technological development plans optional
  • optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
  • optional, not held design database scheme optional
  • optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an ICT system developer 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held create flowchart diagram skill
  • already held debug software skill
  • already held develop software prototype skill
  • already held digital systems knowledge
  • already held interpret technical texts skill
  • already held keep up with the latest information systems solutions skill
  • already held use software design patterns skill
  • already held use software libraries skill
  • already held Internet of Things knowledge
  • already held design user interface skill
  • already held develop creative ideas skill
  • already held identify ICT system weaknesses skill
  • already held integrate system components skill
  • already held monitor system performance skill
  • already held security engineering knowledge
  • already held software anomalies knowledge
  • already held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held defence standard procedures optional
68 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Ansible optional
  • optional, not held Apache Maven optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held KDevelop optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held STAF optional
  • optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional

28 further entries not listed here

23 held skills the ICT system developer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT encryption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT network security risks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT safety skill
  • not needed by the target role ICT security standards knowledge
  • 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 cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
  • 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 develop ICT device driver skill
  • not needed by the target role embedded systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ethical hacking principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
  • not needed by the target role identify ICT security risks skill
  • not needed by the target role information security strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage IT security compliances skill
  • not needed by the target role organisational resilience knowledge
  • 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
58 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 ICT debugging tools required
  • still to learn ICT system integration required
  • still to learn ICT system programming required
  • still to learn integrated development environment software required
  • still to learn tools for software configuration management required
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Ansible optional
  • optional, not held Apache Maven optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held KDevelop optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held STAF optional

18 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from embedded systems security engineer

Full index of moves from embedded systems security engineer

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an embedded systems security engineer become an ICT system developer?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An embedded systems security engineer already covers 26% of what an ICT system developer is expected to do: 18 skills carry over, 9 of which the ICT system developer role treats as required.

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

11 required skills are missing, plus 68 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is ICT debugging tools.

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

Its learning distance is 82.1 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.