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

ICT security administratortoembedded systems security engineer

A ICT security administrator already meets 33% of what the embedded systems security engineer role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT security administrator
33%
Overlap1
To embedded systems security engineer
14 Skills carried over
21 Required, not held
73.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 73.3

This move: 73.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the embedded systems security engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT security administrator 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 14 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 ICT security administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ICT safety working with computers
  • already held ethical hacking principles information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held identify ICT system weaknesses working with computers
  • already held cyber attack counter-measures services
  • already held ICT encryption information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held manage IT security compliances working with computers

All 14 carried skills, including the 10 the embedded systems security engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 7 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 6 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 perform ICT security testing 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 identify ICT security risks 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held software anomalies required
  • required, not held computer programming required
  • required, not held digital systems required
  • optional, not held cloud technologies optional
05 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held define security policies required
  • required, not held define technical requirements required
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held embedded systems required
  • required, not held safety engineering required

1 further area in the appendix

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 14 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 cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
  • already held execute software tests skill
  • already held identify ICT system weaknesses skill
  • already held information security strategy knowledge
  • already held interpret technical texts skill
  • already held manage IT security compliances skill
  • already held security engineering knowledge
  • already held ICT encryption knowledge
  • already held ICT safety skill
  • already held ethical hacking principles knowledge
  • already held organisational resilience knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor system performance required
6 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
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
45 held skills the embedded systems security engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 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 cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cloud security and compliance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer forensics 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 execute ICT audits 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 implement cloud security and compliance 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 lead disaster recovery exercises skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ICT identity management 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 cloud data and storage 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 perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform backups skill
  • not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to incidents in cloud skill
  • not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
  • not needed by the target role store digital data and systems skill

5 further entries not listed here

6 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 software anomalies required
  • required, not held computer programming required
  • required, not held digital systems required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
  • optional, not held cloud technologies optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ICT security administrator

Full index of moves from ICT security administrator

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.