ict-security-administrator/SKILL.md

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ict-security-administrator

Occupational skill for the role 'ICT security administrator' (also: CISO, IT security administrator, information security administrator, ICT security administrators, network security administrator, system security administrator). Use when the user asks for typical ICT security administrator work such as: Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.; Maintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints.; Interpret government regulations and applicable codes to ensure compliance.

Ict Security Administrator

ICT security administrators plan and carry out security measures to protect information and data from unauthorised access, deliberate attack, theft and corruption.

Core workflow

1. Write reports to summarize testing activities, including descriptions of goals, planning, scheduling, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.
2. Maintain and update organization information technology applications and network systems blueprints.
3. Interpret government regulations and applicable codes to ensure compliance.
4. Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster.
5. Design or implement products and services to mitigate risk or facilitate use of technology-based tools and methods.
6. Create business continuity and disaster recovery budgets.
7. Create or administer training and awareness presentations or materials.
8. Attend professional meetings, read literature, and participate in training or other educational offerings to keep abreast of new developments and technologies related to disaster recovery and business continuity.

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.
• See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

Key competences (essential)

• apply company policies
• attend to ICT systems quality
• cyber attack counter-measures
• database development tools
• ensure proper document management
• ethical hacking principles
• ICT network security risks
• ICT safety
• identify ICT system weaknesses
• internet governance
• Internet of Things
• interpret technical texts
• maintain database security
• maintain ICT identity management
• manage ICT data architecture

Hot technologies

• Atlassian JIRA
• Teradata Database
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft SQL Server
• ServiceNow
• Structured query language SQL
• Adobe Acrobat
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Office software

Hot technologies

Top tools from 31 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-12):

• Active Directory — 13 %
• SIEM — 10 %

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Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0464b062-cea6-4164-b10d-956c61956ae7), ONET 30.3 (13-1199.04). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*