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ICT security administrator to cloud identity manager

An ICT security administrator already meets 28% of what the cloud identity manager 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 ICT security administrator

Distant match

To cloud identity manager

7 You already bring

11 Still to learn

24 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.2/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

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

Why

Why this move works

A cloud identity manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things an ICT security administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

cloud security and compliance
implement cloud security and compliance
maintain ICT identity management
manage cloud data and storage

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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cloud identity manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT security administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held maintain ICT identity management assisting and caring
already held implement cloud security and compliance information skills
already held cloud monitoring and reporting information and communication technologies (icts)
already held cloud security and compliance information and communication technologies (icts)
already held manage IT security compliances working with computers
already held information security strategy information and communication technologies (icts)

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the cloud identity manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 17 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn automate cloud tasks required
still to learn design for organisational complexity required
still to learn liaise with managers required

optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
optional, not held design cloud networks optional
optional, not held design database in the cloud optional

02 assisting and caring 3 required

still to learn adhere to organisational guidelines required
still to learn follow company standards required
still to learn follow work procedures required

03 working with computers 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn deploy cloud resource required
still to learn protect ICT devices required

optional, not held develop with cloud services optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn cloud technologies required

optional, not held DB2 optional

05 core skills and competences 1 required

still to learn manage digital identity required

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

still to learn information governance compliance required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cloud identity manager 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held cloud security and compliance knowledge
already held implement cloud security and compliance skill
already held maintain ICT identity management skill
already held manage cloud data and storage skill
already held cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
already held information security strategy knowledge
already held manage IT security compliances skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held internal risk management policy optional

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held DB2 optional
optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
optional, not held design cloud networks optional
optional, not held design database in the cloud optional
optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
optional, not held internal risk management policy optional

52 held skills the cloud identity manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT encryption knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT infrastructure 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 legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security standards knowledge
not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
not needed by the target role assess ICT knowledge skill
not needed by the target role attend to ICT systems quality skill
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role computer forensics knowledge
not needed by the target role cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
not needed by the target role database development tools knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
not needed by the target role ethical hacking principles knowledge
not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
not needed by the target role identify ICT system weaknesses 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 implement a virtual private network skill
not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software 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 interpret technical texts skill
not needed by the target role lead disaster recovery exercises skill
not needed by the target role maintain database security skill
not needed by the target role manage ICT data architecture skill
not needed by the target role manage ICT virtualisation environments skill
not needed by the target role manage database skill
not needed by the target role manage keys for data protection skill
not needed by the target role mobile device management knowledge
not needed by the target role network standards knowledge
not needed by the target role operating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role organisational resilience knowledge
not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
not needed by the target role perform backups skill

12 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 pick up Tier

still to learn information governance compliance required
still to learn cloud technologies required
optional, not held DB2 optional
optional, not held internal risk management policy optional

Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT security administrator become a cloud identity manager?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT security administrator already covers 28% of what a cloud identity manager is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 4 of which the cloud identity manager role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT security administrator need to become a cloud identity manager?

11 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is information governance compliance.

How hard is the move from ICT security administrator to cloud identity manager?

Its learning distance is 68.2 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.