Information Security Engineers

O*NET Code: 15-1299.05

Annual Salary
$50,000
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Education Level
Zone 4 - High Prep
Bachelor's degree

Description

Develop and oversee the implementation of information security procedures and policies. Build, maintain and upgrade security technology, such as firewalls, for the safe use of computer networks and the transmission and retrieval of information. Design and implement appropriate security controls to identify vulnerabilities and protect digital files and electronic infrastructures. Monitor and respond to computer security breaches, viruses, and intrusions, and perform forensic investigation. May oversee the assessment of information security systems.

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πŸ’Ό Also Known As

AI Security Specialist (Artificial Intelligence Security Specialist)Application Security Administrator (Application Security Admin)Automotive Security EngineerBISO (Business Information Security Officer)Cloud EngineerCloud Security ArchitectCloud Security EngineerCommunications Security Manager (COMSEC Manager)Cyber Defense Incident ResponderCyber Defense Infrastructure Support SpecialistCybersecurity ArchitectCybersecurity EngineerCybersecurity Hardware EngineerCybersecurity Software DeveloperCybersecurity Software EngineerCybersecurity Systems EngineerCybersecurity Threat EngineerEngineerInformation Assurance EngineerInformation Security Administrator (Information Security Admin)

⚑ Skills (17)

Reading Comprehension4/100
Critical Thinking4/100
Active Listening4/100
Writing4/100
Monitoring4/100
Speaking4/100
Quality Control Analysis3/100
Systems Analysis3/100
Systems Evaluation3/100
Active Learning3/100

+ 7 more skills

πŸ“š Knowledge (0)

πŸ’ͺ Abilities (0)

πŸ”§ Technologies & Tools (91)

πŸ”₯Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
Cloud-based management software
πŸ”₯Amazon Web Services AWS software
Data base user interface and query software
πŸ”₯Ansible software
Expert system software
πŸ”₯Apple iOS
Operating system software
πŸ”₯Apple macOS
Operating system software
πŸ”₯Atlassian Confluence
Project management software
πŸ”₯Atlassian JIRA
Content workflow software
πŸ”₯Bash
Operating system software
πŸ”₯Border Gateway Protocol BGP
Switch or router software
πŸ”₯C
Development environment software
πŸ”₯C#
Object or component oriented development software
πŸ”₯C++
Object or component oriented development software
πŸ”₯Chef
Configuration management software
πŸ”₯Docker
Application server software
πŸ”₯Elasticsearch
Data base management system software
πŸ”₯Git
File versioning software
πŸ”₯GitHub
Application server software
πŸ”₯Go
Development environment software
πŸ”₯IBM DB2
Data base user interface and query software
πŸ”₯IBM Terraform
Configuration management software
πŸ”₯JavaScript
Web platform development software
πŸ”₯JavaScript Object Notation JSON
Web platform development software
πŸ”₯Jenkins CI
Enterprise application integration software
πŸ”₯Kubernetes
Application server software
πŸ”₯Linux
Operating system software
πŸ”₯Microsoft Access
Data base user interface and query software
πŸ”₯Microsoft Active Directory
Internet directory services software
πŸ”₯Microsoft Azure software
Development environment software
πŸ”₯Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
πŸ”₯Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
πŸ”₯Microsoft Outlook
Electronic mail software
πŸ”₯Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation software
πŸ”₯Microsoft PowerShell
Development environment software
πŸ”₯Microsoft SQL Server
Data base user interface and query software
πŸ”₯Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS
Enterprise application integration software
πŸ”₯Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS
Data base reporting software
πŸ”₯Microsoft SharePoint
Document management software
πŸ”₯Microsoft Teams
Project management software
πŸ”₯Microsoft Visio
Graphics or photo imaging software
πŸ”₯Microsoft Windows
Operating system software
πŸ”₯Microsoft Windows Server
Operating system software
πŸ”₯MongoDB
Data base management system software
πŸ”₯NoSQL
Data base management system software
πŸ”₯Oracle Java
Object or component oriented development software
πŸ”₯PHP
Web platform development software
πŸ”₯Perl
Object or component oriented development software
πŸ”₯Puppet
Configuration management software
πŸ”₯Python
Object or component oriented development software
πŸ”₯R
Object or component oriented development software
πŸ”₯React
Web platform development software
πŸ”₯Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Operating system software
πŸ”₯Ruby
Development environment software
πŸ”₯ServiceNow
Data base user interface and query software
πŸ”₯Shell script
Operating system software
πŸ”₯Splunk Enterprise
Enterprise system management software
πŸ”₯Structured query language SQL
Data base user interface and query software
πŸ”₯UNIX
Operating system software
πŸ”₯UNIX Shell
Operating system software
0Active directory software
Internet directory services software
0ArcSight Enterprise Threat and Risk Management
Risk management data and analysis software
0Collaborative editing software
Word processing software
0Enterprise application integration EAI software
Enterprise application integration software
0Firewall software
Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software
0Geographic information system GIS systems
Geographic information system
0Google Cloud software
Cloud-based management software
0IBM Middleware
Transaction server software
0IBM QRadar SIEM
Network monitoring software
0IBM Resource Access Control Facility RACF
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software
0IBM Tivoli software
Access software
0Intrusion detection system IDS
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software
0Management information systems MIS
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
Risk management data and analysis software
0Microsoft Azure Sentinel
Network monitoring software
0Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Transaction security and virus protection software
0Microsoft Security Esssentials
Transaction security and virus protection software
0Network directory services software
Internet directory services software
0Operating system software
Operating system software
0Oracle Unified Directory
Internet directory services software
0Platform as a service PaaS
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
0RESTful API
Web platform development software
0Reporting software
Data base reporting software
0Security assertion markup language SAML
Web platform development software
0Single sign-on SSO
Authentication server software
0Snort
Network monitoring software
0Software libraries
Development environment software
0Tanium software
Enterprise system management software
0Tcpdump
Network monitoring software
0Tenable Nessus
Transaction security and virus protection software
0Ubuntu
Operating system software
0Web application software
Development environment software
0Wireshark
Network monitoring software

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πŸ“Š Skills Comparison

Information Security Engineers β†’ Security Management Specialists

βœ• Close Comparison
Transition Difficulty: Easy (68% skill overlap)

βœ… Transferable Skills (15)

Skills you already have that transfer to the new role

Active Listening
Current: 4Target: 4
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Speaking
Current: 4Target: 4
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Critical Thinking
Current: 4Target: 4
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Reading Comprehension
Current: 4Target: 4
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Judgment and Decision Making
Current: 3Target: 4
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Coordination
Current: 3Target: 4
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Complex Problem Solving
Current: 3Target: 4
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Writing
Current: 4Target: 4
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Monitoring
Current: 4Target: 4
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Systems Analysis
Current: 3Target: 4
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Systems Evaluation
Current: 3Target: 4
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Social Perceptiveness
Current: 3Target: 4
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Instructing
Current: 3Target: 3
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Active Learning
Current: 3Target: 3
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Quality Control Analysis
Current: 3Target: 3
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