From ICT network technician to ICT network administrator
13 of the 34 essential skills of a ICT network administrator are already essential for a ICT network technician — about 38% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from ICT network technician in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 21
- would be new
- 38%
- of the target job covered
- 34
- essential skills of a ICT network administrator
What a ICT network administrator does
ICT network administrators maintain operation of a reliable, secure, and efficient data communications network, including LAN, WAN, intranet, and internet. They perform network address assignment, management and implementation of routing protocols such as ISIS, OSPF, BGP, routing table configurations and certain implementations of authentication. They perform maintenance and administration of servers (file servers, VPN gateways, intrusion detection systems), desktop computers, printers, routers, switches, firewalls, phones, IP communications, personal digital assistants, smartphones, software deployment, security updates and patches as well as a vast array of additional technologies inclusive of both hardware and software.
What carries over
13 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adjust ICT system capacity
- analyse network bandwidth requirements
- ICT network routing
- ICT network security risks
- implement a firewall
- implement a virtual private network
- implement anti-virus software
- implement ICT network diagnostic tools
- implement ICT security policies
- install electronic communication equipment
- maintain internet protocol configuration
- network standards
- use back-up and recovery tools
What would be new
21 skillsEssential for a ICT network administrator and not for a ICT network technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply ICT system usage policies
- cloud technologies
- computer programming
- cyber attack counter-measures
- define firewall rules
- design computer network
- digital systems
- forecast future ICT network needs
- ICT performance analysis methods
- ICT security legislation
- ICT system programming
- integrate system components
- internet governance
- interpret technical texts
- manage email hosting service
- manage ICT virtualisation environments
- network management system tools
- perform backups
- procurement of ICT network equipment
- quality assurance methodologies
- solution deployment
Other moves from ICT network technician
1 roles- ICT network architect13 skills in common
← ICT network technicianICT network administrator →The other way round
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