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$45,000 - $75,000
IT SECURITY ENGINEER: A Master Of All Trades
About this video
Emidio, an IT security engineer, spends his typical day consulting on security solutions on new projects. Though he went to school for art, his friend recruited him into this position because he knew that he was great at troubleshooting. He tells us that he has to continually learn new things in his job because you have to stay on top of new developments.
Degree: Art
Job Title: IT Security Engineer
Job Summary: Information Security Analysts, Web Developers, and Computer Network Architects
Job Description
Information security analysts, web developers, and computer network architects all use information technology (IT) to advance their organization's goals. Security analysts ensure a firm's information stays safe from cyberattacks. Web developers create websites to help firms have a public face. Computer network architects create the internal networks all workers within organizations use.
On-the-Job Training
None
Additional Info
Employment of information security analysts, web developers, and computer network architects is projected to grow 22 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations. Job prospects for all three occupations should be favorable.
Quick Facts
Projected Job Growth
20 to 30 percent
Typical schedule
Full-time
Typical workplace
Office, Remote, Indoor, Military, Home
Personal Qualities
Detail oriented, Problem solving skills, Creativity, Analytical skills, Written communication skills, Teamwork, Technical skills, Organizational skills, Mathematical skillsEducational Path
Education Requirement
Bachelor's degree
Recommended Education Degree
Bachelor's degree
Related Careers
Computer and Information Research ScientistsComputer and Information Systems Managers
Computer Hardware Engineers
Computer Programmers
Computer Support Specialists
Computer Systems Analysts
Database Administrators
Graphic Designers
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Software Developers
Technical Writers.
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m='10730'>all</span> <span m='10950'>security</span> <span m='14310'>tasks,</span> <span m='14870'>so</span> <span m='15050'>to</span> <span m='15130'>speak.</span> <span m='16790'>I</span> <span m='17740'>usually</span> <span m='17930'>start out</span> <span m='18020'>my</span> <span m='18140'>day</span> <span m='18650'>sifting</span> <span m='18960'>through</span> <span m='19120'>email</span> <span m='19550'>to</span> <span m='19620'>find</span> <span m='19920'>out</span> <span m='20050'>what</span> <span m='20400'>new</span> <span m='20560'>policies,</span> <span m='21090'>process,</span> <span m='21590'>things</span> <span m='21800'>that</span> <span m='21880'>I</span> <span m='21960'>need</span> <span m='22130'>to</span> <span m='22250'>enforce,</span> <span m='23040'>any</span> <span m='23230'>new</span> <span m='23350'>project</span> <span m='23760'>initiatives.</span> <span m='25050'>I</span> <span m='25170'>then</span> <span m='25560'>spend</span> <span m='25780'>a</span> <span m='25840'>lot</span> <span m='26000'>of</span> <span m='26050'>time</span> <span m='26290'>sitting</span> <span m='26620'>in</span> <span m='26780'>meetings</span> <span m='27130'>and</span> <span m='27210'>architecture</span> <span m='27660'>sessions</span> <span m='28160'>to</span> <span m='29270'>help</span> <span m='29500'>architects'</span> <span m='30180'>security</span> <span m='30740'>solutions</span> <span m='31480'>for</span> <span m='32340'>new</span> <span m='32509'>business</span> <span m='32850'>initiatives,</span> <span m='33320'>et</span> <span m='33400'>cetera</span> <span m='33680'>et</span> <span m='33760'>cetera.</span> <span m='34110'>And</span> <span m='34220'>then</span> <span m='34320'>I</span> <span m='34420'>also</span> <span m='34620'>spend</span> <span m='34840'>a</span> <span m='34890'>lot</span> <span m='35080'>of</span> <span m='35120'>my</span> <span m='35240'>time</span> <span m='35920'>consulting</span> <span m='36430'>back</span> <span m='36720'>to</span> <span m='36830'>the</span> <span m='36930'>business</span> <span m='37840'>for</span> <span m='38030'>our</span> <span m='38100'>business</span> <span m='38360'>leadership,</span> <span m='38720'>who</span> <span m='38790'>doesn't</span> <span m='38990'>necessarily</span> <span m='39650'>understand</span> <span m='40190'>IT</span> <span m='40570'>and</span> <span m='41610'>security,</span> <span m='42660'>and</span> <span m='43290'>provide</span> <span m='43700'>our</span> <span m='43880'>input</span> <span m='44190'>on</span> <span m='47710'>what's</span> <span m='47890'>the</span> <span m='47980'>most</span> <span m='48150'>secure</span> <span m='48780'>approach</span> <span m='49190'>that</span> <span m='49240'>we</span> <span m='49340'>can</span> <span m='49620'>for</span> <span m='49760'>any</span> <span m='49890'>given</span> <span m='50100'>project.</span> </p><p><span m='51010'>Actually,</span> <span m='51670'>I</span> <span m='51720'>went</span> <span m='51910'>to</span> <span m='51980'>school</span> <span m='52230'>for</span> <span m='52350'>art.</span> <span m='54050'>A</span> <span m='54160'>friend</span> <span m='54470'>of</span> <span m='54550'>mine</span> <span m='55700'>who</span> <span m='55830'>I</span> <span m='55900'>used</span> <span m='56080'>to</span> <span m='56150'>work</span> <span m='56340'>with</span> <span m='56530'>had</span> <span m='58030'>a</span> <span m='58120'>lighting</span> <span m='58390'>company,</span> <span m='59820'>got</span> <span m='60020'>into</span> <span m='60200'>IT,</span> <span m='60780'>and</span> <span m='61100'>kind</span> <span m='61270'>of</span> <span m='61390'>recruited</span> <span m='61780'>me</span> <span m='61970'>in.</span> <span m='62220'>So</span> <span m='62430'>he</span> <span m='62520'>knew</span> <span m='62640'>I</span> <span m='62690'>was</span> <span m='62860'>going</span> <span m='62970'>at</span> <span m='63020'>troubleshooting</span> <span m='63520'>problems.</span> <span m='64540'>And</span> <span m='65410'>I</span> <span m='65540'>fell</span> <span m='65830'>into</span> <span m='66070'>it,</span> <span m='66160'>unlike</span> <span m='66470'>a</span> <span m='66520'>lot</span> <span m='66670'>of</span> <span m='66720'>people.</span> </p><p><span m='67250'>I</span> <span m='67340'>didn't</span> <span m='67500'>realize</span> <span m='67800'>how</span> <span m='67950'>hard</span> <span m='68200'>the</span> <span m='68270'>work</span> <span m='68470'>was</span> <span m='68590'>actually</span> <span m='68830'>going</span> <span m='68940'>to</span> <span m='68990'>be,</span> <span m='70370'>and</span> <span m='70510'>how</span> <span m='70650'>much</span> <span m='70850'>you</span> <span m='70950'>have</span> <span m='71060'>to</span> <span m='71160'>continually</span> <span m='71690'>learn</span> <span m='72080'>new</span> <span m='72300'>things.</span> <span m='72640'>You</span> <span m='72730'>have</span> <span m='72920'>to</span> <span m='73020'>stay</span> <span m='73220'>on</span> <span m='73340'>top</span> <span m='73640'>of--</span> <span m='74670'>it's not</span> <span m='74920'>like</span> <span m='75080'>a</span> <span m='75140'>normal</span> <span m='75420'>IT</span> <span m='75700'>path,</span> <span m='75950'>where</span> <span m='76070'>you</span> <span m='76180'>can</span> <span m='76290'>become</span> <span m='76550'>a</span> <span m='76600'>specialist</span> <span m='77000'>in</span> <span m='77130'>one</span> <span m='77390'>thing</span> <span m='79040'>and</span> <span m='79320'>then</span> <span m='79910'>follow</span> <span m='80180'>that</span> <span m='80440'>path.</span> <span m='80830'>You</span> <span m='81020'>have</span> <span m='81170'>to</span> <span m='81500'>be</span> <span m='81640'>a</span> <span m='81700'>master</span> <span m='82110'>of</span> <span m='82200'>all</span> <span m='82370'>trades.</span> <span m='82910'>And</span> <span m='85570'>I</span> <span m='85670'>spend</span> 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