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Tech job trends in the new era

Last Updated 21 March 2018, 03:02 IST

Tech job trends in the new era

The transformation in the world of technology is happening at an  unprecedented pace. Implementation of new cutting-edge technologiesis moving out from the drawing board stage to being practised by organisations across the world rapidly. As more and more organisations undertake the process of digital transformation to offer tech-enabled products or services, IT roles and skills are undergoing radical shifts, something which we are already observing. This will affect the tech job scenario as we move into 2018 and beyond.

We are also experiencing these rapid changes of technology  empowerment spill over to our daily lives. The digital divide between technologically advanced versus technologically laggard economies are blurring. What is happening is, the West, in terms of technology empowered lifestyle is reaching our shores much faster. This has led to a rise in visible application of technology in India. The government's push towards digital services is adding to the tremendous opportunities for the new age IT workforce.

Today, right from a marginally educated cab driver to a small shop owner – everyone is using smartphones and applications to make lives and businesses simpler. The penetration of technology, however, harbingers the question of cybersecurity. With interconnected devices, applications and services, imagine the amount of data that we generate. Where there is data, there is a fear of it getting compromised – especially, sensitive and personal information.

All this alludes to a transformed and disruptive IT landscape. Gone are the days when the technology pillars worked in silos. The requirement today is how seamlessly and securely applications, devices and databases interact.

The IT professionals are expected to have more generalised skills to begin with when they try for a foot in the door and then follow with strong domain expertise. Everything boils down to two crucial areas on which tech jobs will be trending henceforth – network technology and cybersecurity.

In response to the above, in-demand IT roles have started to shift towards including positions focused on advanced technologies such as  artificial intelligence  (AI),  augmented and virtual reality  (AR and VR), and the  Internet of Things  (IoT) along with exciting positions within cybersecurity, cloud computing and network
technology.

Through these observations, we have identified the following as some of the key job roles that companies require to  transform their businesses and processes for the future:

Cybersecurity Analyst:  This individual will manage risk for organisations  and gather vital end-point and network host data with the goal of identifying vulnerabilities.

Network Engineer:  This role will encompass coordinating between cloud and traditional networking resources to make a business communicate efficiently. They will need to know how to map technical network elements – a router, an edge device, a micro datacenter – to a company's needs.

Vulnerability Assessment Manager:  The role of a penetration tester has matured. Today's pen tester does more than hack a server or use fancy security tools. Today's pen tester takes a responsible approach and conducts strong, comprehensive tests to identify and correct unacceptable risks.

Technical Support Specialist: Today's tech support engineer helps manage increasingly complex issues involving data management, authentication and network troubleshooting.

Machine learning engineer: Machine learning use sophisticated programming such as R and Python to develop AI machines and systems that can learn and apply knowledge to perform tasks. These professionals will also work with complex datasets and algorithms to convert machines to intelligent machines.

Network Analysts: Businesses are investing more heavily in their networks as IoT is fast becoming critical to manufacture tech enabled products. A growing number of "things" need to be connected in an efficient way, and that's going to be a major driver of demand there. Network analysts in the coming years will combine their technical skill sets with an understanding of how to apply it to provide real-time trending information on network traffic, and what those insights mean for the business.

Cloud engineer: Almost all businesses are mobbing their on-premises systems to cloud and are choosing a hybrid approach, with multiple vendors. In the coming years, cloud engineers will need to create solutions which are a mix of multiple technologies. Gone are the days when an Amazon engineer only worked on AWS or Microsoft engineers only knowing
Azure.

(The writer is Regional Director, CompTIA India)

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(Published 20 March 2018, 17:56 IST)

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