Table 1Transition record

ICT system administratortocloud DevOps engineer

A ICT system administrator already meets 27% of what the cloud DevOps engineer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT system administrator

27%

Overlap1

To cloud DevOps engineer

7 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

75.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 75.1

This move: 75.1 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the cloud DevOps engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT system 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cloud DevOps engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT system administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held implement ICT recovery system working with computers
already held cloud monitoring and reporting information and communication technologies (icts)
already held automate cloud tasks communication, collaboration and creativity
already held cloud security and compliance information and communication technologies (icts)
already held ICT system programming information and communication technologies (icts)
already held manage cloud data and storage information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the cloud DevOps engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 6 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held DevOps required
required, not held JavaScript required
required, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) required
required, not held integrated development environment software required
required, not held software frameworks required
required, not held system backup best practice required

optional, not held ASP.NET optional
optional, not held Agile development optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held KDevelop optional
optional, not held application usability optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required

required, not held design cloud architecture required
required, not held design cloud networks required
required, not held design database in the cloud required
required, not held design for organisational complexity required

03 working with computers 4 required

required, not held deploy cloud resource required
required, not held develop with cloud services required
required, not held do cloud refactoring required
required, not held plan migration to cloud required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held computer engineering required

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held implement cloud security and compliance required

06 management skills 1 required

required, not held manage disaster recovery plans required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cloud DevOps 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT system programming knowledge
already held automate cloud tasks skill
already held cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
already held cloud security and compliance knowledge
already held cloud technologies knowledge
already held implement ICT recovery system skill
already held manage cloud data and storage skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ASP.NET optional
optional, not held Agile development optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held KDevelop optional
optional, not held application usability optional

53 held skills the cloud DevOps engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Apache Tomcat knowledge
not needed by the target role IBM WebSphere knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT accessibility standards knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT infrastructure knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT recovery techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system user requirements knowledge
not needed by the target role acquire system component skill
not needed by the target role adjust ICT system capacity skill
not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
not needed by the target role apply ICT system usage policies skill
not needed by the target role apply system organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
not needed by the target role domain name service knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role execute integration testing skill
not needed by the target role hardware components 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 implement a virtual private network skill
not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
not needed by the target role implement spam protection skill
not needed by the target role information security strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role install signal repeaters skill
not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
not needed by the target role interfacing techniques 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 maintain ICT system skill
not needed by the target role manage changes in ICT system skill
not needed by the target role manage system security skill
not needed by the target role manage system testing skill
not needed by the target role migrate existing data skill
not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
not needed by the target role network engineering 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 policies knowledge

13 further entries not listed here

13 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 DevOps required
required, not held JavaScript required
required, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) required
required, not held integrated development environment software required
required, not held software frameworks required
required, not held computer engineering required
required, not held system backup best practice required
optional, not held ASP.NET optional
optional, not held Agile development optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held KDevelop optional
optional, not held application usability optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT system administrator

Full index of moves from ICT system 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.