Occupation AtlasICT system administrator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9e2e6e1e-363b-4e1b-a673-7bc0f7343300
ICT system administrator
ICT system administrators are responsible for the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of computer and network systems, servers, workstations and peripheral devices. They may acquire, install, or upgrade computer components and software; automate routine tasks; write computer programs; troubleshoot; train and supervise staff; and provide technical support. They ensure optimum system integrity, security, backup and performance.
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Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
CIRConventional · Investigative · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional5.45
- I Investigative4.61
- R Realistic4.38
- E Enterprising2.64
- S Social2.28
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Computer Network Support Specialists (15-1231.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (32)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- ICT infrastructure
- ICT system programming
- ICT system user requirements
- administer ICT system
- apply ICT system usage policies
- apply system organisational policies
- digital systems
- domain name service
- hardware components
- implement ICT recovery system
- implement ICT security policies
- implement a firewall
- implement a virtual private network
- implement anti-virus software
- integrate system components
- interpret technical texts
- maintain ICT system
- manage changes in ICT system
- manage system security
- manage system testing
- migrate existing data
- monitor system performance
- network standards
- operating systems
- organisational policies
- perform backups
- quality assurance methodologies
- security engineering
- software components libraries
- solve ICT system problems
- support ICT system users
- use back-up and recovery tools
Optional (28)
- Apache Tomcat
- IBM WebSphere
- ICT accessibility standards
- ICT recovery techniques
- ICT system integration
- acquire system component
- adjust ICT system capacity
- automate cloud tasks
- cloud monitoring and reporting
- cloud security and compliance
- cloud technologies
- engineering processes
- execute integration testing
- implement ICT risk management
- implement spam protection
- information security strategy
- install signal repeaters
- interact with users to gather requirements
- interfacing techniques
- internet governance
- manage cloud data and storage
- network engineering
- provide ICT system training
- remove computer virus or malware from a computer
- store digital data and systems
- system design
- systems development life-cycle
- use different communication channels
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 32 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
ICT network administrator
13 shared · 21 more of its ownapply ICT system usage policies, network standards, perform backups, use back-up and recovery tools
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telecommunications engineering technician
11 shared · 14 more of its ownsupport ICT system users, apply ICT system usage policies, apply system organisational policies, manage system testing
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ICT technician
7 shared · 16 more of its ownmaintain ICT system, implement ICT recovery system, administer ICT system, perform backups
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system configurator
6 shared · 9 more of its ownICT infrastructure, migrate existing data, ICT system user requirements, interpret technical texts
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ICT network technician
6 shared · 14 more of its ownnetwork standards, use back-up and recovery tools, implement anti-virus software, implement a firewall
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ICT security administrator
6 shared · 19 more of its ownnetwork standards, operating systems, solve ICT system problems, security engineering
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ICT security technician
6 shared · 28 more of its ownoperating systems, manage system security, ICT system programming, solve ICT system problems
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ICT system developer
5 shared · 15 more of its ownICT system programming, migrate existing data, solve ICT system problems, interpret technical texts
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