Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

ICT change and configuration manager to integration engineer

An ICT change and configuration manager already meets 19% of what the integration engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From ICT change and configuration manager
19 % overlap
Distant match
To integration engineer
15 You already bring
12 Still to learn
87 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

85.8/ 100

1 How much of what an integration engineer is expected to do is already part of an ICT change and configuration manager’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 integration engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An integration engineer role treats 4 of its required skills as things an ICT change and configuration manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ICT project management methodologies
  • deploy ICT systems
  • integrate system components
  • use scripting programming

What stands in the way is 12 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An integration engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT change and configuration manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held deploy ICT systems working with computers
  • already held Vagrant information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held embedded systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held Apache Maven information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held STAF information and communication technologies (icts)

All 15 carried skills, including the 4 the integration engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 72 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) 4 required, 46 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT system user requirements required
  • still to learn inter-organisational middleware system required
  • still to learn procurement of ICT network equipment required
  • still to learn software components suppliers required
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Ansible 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 Cisco optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT network routing optional
  • optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
  • optional, not held ICT system integration optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript 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 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 Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Visual Basic optional
  • optional, not held information architecture optional
  • optional, not held information security strategy optional
  • optional, not held software components libraries optional
  • optional, not held solution deployment optional
  • optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
  • optional, not held hardware components optional
  • optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
02 working with computers 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn design component interfaces required
  • still to learn analyse network bandwidth requirements required
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
  • optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • still to learn apply ICT system usage policies required
  • still to learn apply company policies required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT communications protocols required
  • optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held interfacing techniques optional
  • optional, not held model based system engineering optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn hardware components suppliers required
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn define integration strategy required
  • optional, not held design computer network optional
  • optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an integration 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
  • already held deploy ICT systems skill
  • already held integrate system components skill
  • already held use scripting programming skill
  • already held Apache Maven knowledge
  • already held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • already held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • already held STAF knowledge
  • already held Salt (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • already held Vagrant knowledge
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held embedded systems knowledge
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held tools for software configuration management knowledge
  • already held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 management skills 1 required
  • still to learn define technology strategy required
60 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held Ansible 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 Cisco optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held ICT network routing optional
  • optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
  • optional, not held ICT system integration optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript 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 Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) 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 Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional

20 further entries not listed here

21 held skills the integration engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Chef (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Codenvy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role DevOps knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Octopus Deploy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role apply operations for an ITIL-based environment skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role control objectives for information and related technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design cloud architecture skill
  • not needed by the target role develop automated migration methods skill
  • not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrated development environment software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT virtualisation environments skill
  • not needed by the target role manage changes in ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role manage software releases skill
  • not needed by the target role migrate existing data skill
  • not needed by the target role perform software recovery testing skill
  • not needed by the target role perform software unit testing skill
  • not needed by the target role project configuration management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
59 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 communications protocols required
  • still to learn ICT system user requirements required
  • still to learn hardware components suppliers required
  • still to learn inter-organisational middleware system required
  • still to learn procurement of ICT network equipment required
  • still to learn software components suppliers required
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held Ansible 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 Cisco optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held ICT network routing optional
  • optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
  • optional, not held ICT system integration optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript 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 Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional

19 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT change and configuration manager

Full index of moves from ICT change and configuration manager

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT change and configuration manager become an integration engineer?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT change and configuration manager already covers 19% of what an integration engineer is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 4 of which the integration engineer role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT change and configuration manager need to become an integration engineer?

12 required skills are missing, plus 60 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is design component interfaces.

How hard is the move from ICT change and configuration manager to integration engineer?

Its learning distance is 85.8 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.