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ICT system administrator to cloud software developer

An ICT system administrator already meets 30% of what the cloud software developer role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From ICT system administrator

Distant match

To cloud software developer

8 You already bring

14 Still to learn

27 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a cloud software developer is expected to do is already part of an ICT system 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 software developer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A cloud software developer role treats 6 of its required skills as things an ICT system administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

ICT system programming
automate cloud tasks
cloud monitoring and reporting
cloud security and compliance
cloud technologies
manage cloud data and storage

What stands in the way is 14 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cloud software developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT system administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held IBM WebSphere information and communication technologies (icts)
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 monitor system performance constructing
already held ICT system programming information and communication technologies (icts)

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the cloud software developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 5 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) 5 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn Java (computer programming) required
still to learn JavaScript required
still to learn decentralized application frameworks required
still to learn integrated development environment software required
still to learn software frameworks required

optional, not held ASP.NET optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held application usability optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required

still to learn define software architecture required
still to learn design cloud architecture required
still to learn design cloud networks required
still to learn design database in the cloud required
still to learn design for organisational complexity required

03 working with computers 2 required

still to learn deploy cloud resource required
still to learn develop with cloud services required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

still to learn computer engineering required

05 information skills 1 required

still to learn implement cloud security and compliance required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cloud software developer 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 8 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 manage cloud data and storage skill
already held IBM WebSphere knowledge
already held monitor system performance skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held ASP.NET optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held application usability optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional

52 held skills the cloud software developer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Apache Tomcat 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 recovery system skill
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 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
not needed by the target role perform backups skill

12 further entries not listed here

11 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 Java (computer programming) required
still to learn JavaScript required
still to learn decentralized application frameworks required
still to learn integrated development environment software required
still to learn software frameworks required
still to learn computer engineering required
optional, not held ASP.NET optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held application usability optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional

Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT system administrator become a cloud software developer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT system administrator already covers 30% of what a cloud software developer is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 6 of which the cloud software developer role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT system administrator need to become a cloud software developer?

14 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is Java (computer programming).

How hard is the move from ICT system administrator to cloud software developer?

Its learning distance is 71.1 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.