Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

ethical hackertoembedded systems security engineer

A ethical hacker already meets 49% of what the embedded systems security engineer role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ethical hacker
49%
Overlap1
To embedded systems security engineer
20 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
60.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.5/ 100

1 Share of the embedded systems security engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ethical hacker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A embedded systems security engineer role treats 15 of its required skills as things a ethical hacker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT security standards
  • Internet of Things
  • computer programming
  • cyber attack counter-measures
  • define security policies

What stands in the way is 16 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A embedded systems security engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ethical hacker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held define security policies management skills
  • already held ICT safety working with computers
  • already held ethical hacking principles information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held perform ICT security testing working with computers
  • already held identify ICT system weaknesses working with computers
  • already held cyber attack counter-measures services

All 20 carried skills, including the 15 the embedded systems security engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 working with computers 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held develop ICT device driver required
  • required, not held analyse ICT system required
  • required, not held develop software prototype required
  • required, not held use software libraries required
  • required, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools required
  • optional, not held debug software optional
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
02 information skills 4 required
  • required, not held interpret technical texts required
  • required, not held keep up with the latest information systems solutions required
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
  • required, not held report test findings required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held provide ICT consulting advice required
  • required, not held use software design patterns required
  • required, not held create flowchart diagram required
  • optional, not held design user interface optional
  • optional, not held develop creative ideas optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held embedded systems required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held digital systems required
  • optional, not held cloud technologies optional
06 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held define technical requirements required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a embedded systems security engineer 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT security standards knowledge
  • already held Internet of Things knowledge
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
  • already held define security policies skill
  • already held execute software tests skill
  • already held identify ICT security risks skill
  • already held identify ICT system weaknesses skill
  • already held information security strategy knowledge
  • already held manage IT security compliances skill
  • already held monitor system performance skill
  • already held perform ICT security testing skill
  • already held security engineering knowledge
  • already held software anomalies knowledge
  • already held ICT encryption knowledge
  • already held ICT safety skill
  • already held ethical hacking principles knowledge
  • already held organisational resilience knowledge
  • already held perform project management skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held cloud technologies optional
  • optional, not held debug software optional
  • optional, not held design user interface optional
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
  • optional, not held develop creative ideas optional
54 held skills the embedded systems security engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Aircrack (penetration testing tool) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Backbox (penetration testing tool) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role BlackArch knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Cain and Abel (penetration testing tool) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT infrastructure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role John The Ripper (penetration testing tool) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Kali Linux knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Maltego knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Metasploit knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Nessus knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Nexpose knowledge
  • not needed by the target role OWASP ZAP knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Open source model knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Outsourcing model knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Parrot Security OS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Samurai Web Testing Framework knowledge
  • not needed by the target role WhiteHat Sentinel knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Wireshark knowledge
  • not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse the context of an organisation skill
  • not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building systems monitoring technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role computer forensics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct ICT code review skill
  • not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop code exploits skill
  • not needed by the target role engage with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role ethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
  • not needed by the target role execute social engineering tests skill
  • not needed by the target role hybrid model knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
  • not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role internet governance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge

14 further entries not listed here

4 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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held embedded systems required
  • required, not held digital systems required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
  • optional, not held cloud technologies optional
Index

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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.