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

IT auditortoembedded systems security engineer

A IT auditor already meets 22% of what the embedded systems security engineer role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.

From IT auditor
22%
Overlap1
To embedded systems security engineer
9 Skills carried over
24 Required, not held
81.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

22%

Learning distance A rebuild

81.5/ 100

1 Share of the embedded systems security engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the IT auditor 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.

Why

Why this move works

A embedded systems security engineer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a IT auditor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT security standards
  • analyse ICT system
  • identify ICT security risks
  • information security strategy
  • manage IT security compliances

What stands in the way is 24 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 9 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 IT auditor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held perform ICT security testing working with computers
  • already held analyse ICT system working with computers
  • already held identify ICT security risks information skills
  • already held manage IT security compliances working with computers
  • already held organisational resilience business, administration and law
  • already held ICT network security risks information and communication technologies (icts)

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the embedded systems security engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 missing skills fall into 8 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, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held develop ICT device driver required
  • required, not held develop software prototype required
  • required, not held execute software tests required
  • required, not held identify ICT system weaknesses required
  • required, not held use software libraries required
  • required, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools required
  • optional, not held ICT safety optional
  • optional, not held debug software optional
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held Internet of Things required
  • required, not held software anomalies required
  • required, not held computer programming required
  • required, not held digital systems required
  • optional, not held ICT encryption optional
  • optional, not held ethical hacking principles optional
03 information skills 4 required
  • required, not held interpret technical texts 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
04 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
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required
  • required, not held embedded systems required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
  • required, not held security engineering required
06 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

2 further areas 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT security standards knowledge
  • already held analyse ICT system skill
  • already held identify ICT security risks skill
  • already held information security strategy knowledge
  • already held manage IT security compliances skill
  • already held perform ICT security testing skill
  • already held cloud technologies knowledge
  • already held organisational resilience knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor system performance required
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held cyber attack counter-measures required
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ICT encryption optional
  • optional, not held ICT safety optional
  • optional, not held debug software optional
  • optional, not held design user interface optional
  • optional, not held ethical hacking principles optional
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
  • optional, not held develop creative ideas optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
28 held skills the embedded systems security engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT accessibility standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT quality policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate analytical insights skill
  • not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define organisational standards skill
  • not needed by the target role develop ICT workflow skill
  • not needed by the target role develop audit plan skill
  • not needed by the target role develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards skill
  • not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
  • not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role improve business processes skill
  • not needed by the target role inform on workplace safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor technology trends skill
  • not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare financial auditing reports skill
  • not needed by the target role product life-cycle knowledge
  • not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
10 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 Internet of Things required
  • required, not held cyber attack counter-measures required
  • 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
  • required, not held security engineering required
  • optional, not held ICT encryption optional
  • optional, not held ethical hacking principles optional
Index

Other moves recorded from IT auditor

Full index of moves from IT auditor

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.