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262112 - ICT Security Specialist

ICT Skills Assessment - Australian Computer Society

 

 

 

Last Update: June 15th, 2017 

Establishes, manages and administers an organisation's ICT security policy and procedures to ensure preventive and recovery strategies are in place, and minimize the risk of internal and external security threats.

 

Description of Employment Duties:

 

  • designing and maintaining database architecture, data structures, tables, dictionaries and naming conventions to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all data master files
  • performing the operational establishment and preventive maintenance of backups, recovery procedures, and enforcing security and integrity controls
  • implementing and administering database documentation, guidelines, policies and procedures
  • testing database systems and upgrades, such as debugging, tracking, reproduction, logging and resolving all identified problems, according to approved quality testing scripts, procedures and processes
  • accepting responsibility for the processes, procedures and operational management associated with system security and disaster recovery planning
  • liaising with security vendors, suppliers, service providers and external resources; analysing, recommending, installing and maintaining software security applications; and monitoring contractual obligations, performance delivery and service level agreements
  • troubleshooting and providing service support in diagnosing, resolving and repairing server-related hardware and software malfunctions, encompassing workstations and communication infrastructure
  • preparing and maintaining documentation, policies and instructions, and recording and detailing operational procedures and system logs
  • ensuring that the design of computer sites allows all components to fit together and work properly, and monitoring and adjusting the performance of networks
  • continually surveying the current computer site to determine future network needs and making recommendations for enhancements in the implementation of future servers and networks

 

Description of Closely Related Core ICT Units:

 

  • Computer forensics
  • Data Encryption
  • Database design
  • Database implementation
  • Database Management Systems - (Relational Database, Object Oriented Database, RDBMS)
  • Information security
  • Information Systems security
  • Internet and the Web
  • Internet forensics
  • Network security
  • Operating systems - (Unix, Linux, Xenix, Network OS)
  • Systems Software
  • Web security

 

Description of Additional Closely Related ICT Units:

 

  • Backup and Recovery
  • Client Server Technology
  • Computer networks
  • Critical Path Method
  • Data Communications
  • Data policy
  • Data and information security
  • Data structures
  • Distributed Systems
  • File Processing
  • Introduction to ICT - (Introduction to Computer Science, Computer Theory, Introduction to Business Computing, Computer Science I)
  • Project Management
  • Quality management - (Quality Assurance, Software Quality)
  • Testing strategies and methods

 

Note: For a qualification or employment period to be deemed closely related:

 

  • At least 65% of the ICT units in your qualification must be relevant to the nominated occupation
  • At least 65% of the duties and responsibilities listed in the employment reference letters must be relevant to the nominated occupation.

 

Assessment Authority

 

  • ICT Security Specialist is currently assessed with ACS - (Australian Computer Society); more information regarding assessment bodies

 

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Note: Assessment Criteria is subject to change. 

 

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