Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

ICT system administrator to ICT security administrator

An ICT system administrator already meets 30% of what the ICT security administrator role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From ICT system administrator
30 % overlap
Distant match
To ICT security administrator
19 You already bring
18 Still to learn
59 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

76.4/ 100

1 How much of what an ICT security administrator 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 ICT security administrator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An ICT security administrator role treats 7 of its required skills as things an ICT system administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • internet governance
  • interpret technical texts
  • network standards
  • operating systems
  • quality assurance methodologies
  • security engineering

What stands in the way is 18 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT security administrator 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 network standards information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held operating systems information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held store digital data and systems working with computers
  • already held cloud monitoring and reporting information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held internet governance information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held cloud security and compliance information and communication technologies (icts)

All 19 carried skills, including the 7 the ICT security administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 40 missing skills fall into 9 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) 6 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT network security risks required
  • still to learn Internet of Things required
  • still to learn database development tools required
  • still to learn ethical hacking principles required
  • still to learn mobile device management required
  • still to learn system backup best practice required
  • optional, not held ICT encryption optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards 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, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT safety required
  • still to learn attend to ICT systems quality required
  • still to learn identify ICT system weaknesses required
  • still to learn maintain database security required
  • still to learn manage IT security compliances required
  • still to learn perform ICT troubleshooting required
  • optional, not held execute software tests 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
03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn maintain ICT identity management required
  • still to learn apply company policies required
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn manage ICT data architecture required
  • optional, not held respond to incidents in cloud optional
  • optional, not held address problems critically optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
05 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn 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 database optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn organisational resilience required
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held internet governance knowledge
  • already held interpret technical texts skill
  • already held network standards knowledge
  • already held operating systems knowledge
  • already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • already held security engineering knowledge
  • already held solve ICT system problems skill
  • already held ICT infrastructure knowledge
  • already held cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
  • already held cloud security and compliance knowledge
  • already held implement ICT security policies skill
  • already held implement a firewall skill
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held implement anti-virus software skill
  • already held information security strategy knowledge
  • already held manage cloud data and storage skill
  • already held perform backups skill
  • already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • already held store digital data and systems skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn cyber attack counter-measures required
  • optional, not held cyber security optional
08 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
  • optional, not held lead disaster recovery exercises optional
09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held telecom regulations optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up 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 computer forensics optional
  • optional, not held cyber security optional
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held execute software tests 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 keys for data protection optional
  • optional, not held respond to incidents in cloud 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 build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held manage database optional
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
41 held skills the ICT security administrator 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 recovery techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system programming 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 automate cloud tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • 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 spam protection skill
  • 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 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 organisational policies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide ICT system training skill
  • not needed by the target role software components libraries knowledge
  • not needed by the target role support ICT system users skill
  • not needed by the target role system design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use back-up and recovery tools skill

1 further entry not listed here

16 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 ICT network security risks required
  • still to learn Internet of Things required
  • still to learn cyber attack counter-measures required
  • still to learn database development tools required
  • still to learn ethical hacking principles required
  • still to learn mobile device management required
  • still to learn organisational resilience required
  • still to learn system backup best practice required
  • optional, not held ICT encryption optional
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held computer forensics optional
  • optional, not held cyber security optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held telecom regulations optional
  • optional, not held web application security threats optional
Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT system administrator become an ICT security administrator?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT system administrator already covers 30% of what an ICT security administrator is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 7 of which the ICT security administrator role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT system administrator need to become an ICT security administrator?

18 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is ICT network security risks.

How hard is the move from ICT system administrator to ICT security administrator?

Its learning distance is 76.4 out of 100, which is the career change 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.