Table 1Transition record

ICT disaster recovery analysttoICT security administrator

A ICT disaster recovery analyst already meets 23% of what the ICT security administrator role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT disaster recovery analyst

23%

Overlap1

To ICT security administrator

13 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

81.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 81.8

This move: 81.8 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the ICT security administrator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT disaster recovery analyst 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT security administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT disaster recovery analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held respond to incidents in cloud communication, collaboration and creativity
already held system backup best practice information and communication technologies (icts)
already held cyber attack counter-measures services
already held manage IT security compliances working with computers
already held perform backups working with computers
already held organisational resilience business, administration and law

All 13 carried skills, including the 6 the ICT security administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 46 missing skills fall into 8 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 7 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held Internet of Things required
required, not held database development tools required
required, not held ethical hacking principles required
required, not held internet governance required
required, not held mobile device management required
required, not held network standards required
required, not held operating systems required

optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT security standards 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 information confidentiality optional
optional, not held web application security threats optional

02 working with computers 6 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held ICT safety required
required, not held attend to ICT systems quality required
required, not held identify ICT system weaknesses required
required, not held maintain database security required
required, not held perform ICT troubleshooting required
required, not held solve ICT system problems required

optional, not held execute software tests optional
optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
optional, not held implement a firewall 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 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 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held interpret technical texts required
required, not held 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

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage ICT data architecture required

optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held train employees optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain ICT identity management required

optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held quality assurance methodologies required

optional, not held ICT security legislation optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT network security risks knowledge
already held apply company policies skill
already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
already held manage IT security compliances skill
already held organisational resilience knowledge
already held system backup best practice knowledge
already held ICT infrastructure knowledge
already held build business relationships skill
already held cyber security knowledge
already held implement a virtual private network skill
already held information security strategy knowledge
already held perform backups skill
already held respond to incidents in cloud skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held security engineering required

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

27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held ICT security standards 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 execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held execute software tests optional
optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
optional, not held implement a firewall 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 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 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

32 held skills the ICT security administrator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Android (mobile operating systems) knowledge
not needed by the target role BlackBerry knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT performance analysis methods knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT power consumption knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT problem management techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT recovery techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business skill
not needed by the target role define security policies skill
not needed by the target role develop information security strategy skill
not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
not needed by the target role hardware architectures knowledge
not needed by the target role iOS knowledge
not needed by the target role identify ICT security risks skill
not needed by the target role implement ICT recovery system skill
not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
not needed by the target role levels of software testing knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain plan for continuity of operations skill
not needed by the target role manage disaster recovery plans skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role manage system security skill
not needed by the target role mobile operating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role network management system tools knowledge
not needed by the target role optimise choice of ICT solution skill
not needed by the target role product usage risks analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role protect ICT devices skill
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role software anomalies knowledge
not needed by the target role unstructured data knowledge

18 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 Internet of Things required
required, not held database development tools required
required, not held ethical hacking principles required
required, not held internet governance required
required, not held mobile device management required
required, not held network standards required
required, not held operating systems required
required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
required, not held security engineering required
optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held ICT security standards 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 information confidentiality optional
optional, not held telecom regulations optional
optional, not held web application security threats optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT disaster recovery analyst

Full index of moves from ICT disaster recovery analyst

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.