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name: ict-security-technician
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'ICT security technician' (also: IT security officer, ICT security technicians, cybersecurity solutions expert, cybersecurity developer, development and operations security engineer, cybersecurity implementer). Use when the user asks for typical ICT security technician work such as: Assess the quality of security controls, using performance indicators.; Conduct investigations of information security breaches to identify vulnerabilities and evaluate the damage.; Coordinate documentation of computer security or emergency measure policies, procedures, or tests."
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# Ict Security Technician

ICT security technicians propose and implement necessary security updates and measures whenever is required. They advise, support, inform and provide training and security awareness.

## Core workflow

1. Assess the quality of security controls, using performance indicators.
2. Conduct investigations of information security breaches to identify vulnerabilities and evaluate the damage.
3. Coordinate documentation of computer security or emergency measure policies, procedures, or tests.
4. Coordinate monitoring of networks or systems for security breaches or intrusions.
5. Coordinate vulnerability assessments or analysis of information security systems.
6. Develop information security standards and best practices.
7. Develop or implement software tools to assist in the detection, prevention, and analysis of security threats.
8. Develop or install software, such as firewalls and data encryption programs, to protect sensitive information.

## How to use this skill

- Read `references/profile.md` for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult `references/tasks.md` for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check `references/skills.md` for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check `references/tools.md` for the software commonly used in this role.

## Key competences (essential)

- address problems critically
- analyse ICT system
- attack vectors
- audit techniques
- communicate with stakeholders
- cyber attack counter-measures
- cyber security
- engage with stakeholders
- ensure proper document management
- establish an ICT security prevention plan
- estimate duration of work
- execute software tests
- ICT networking hardware
- ICT security standards
- ICT system programming

## Hot technologies

- Docker
- GitHub
- Kubernetes
- Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
- Chef
- IBM Terraform
- Puppet
- Atlassian JIRA
- Elasticsearch
- MongoDB

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a44a1dc5-be08-4840-8bd5-770c4ac1ca6d), O*NET 30.3 (15-1299.05). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
