ICT Security Specialists establish, manage, and administer an organisation’s ICT security policy and procedures to ensure preventive and recovery strategies are in place, and minimise the risk of internal and external security threats.

Skill Level

1

Alternative Titles

• Security Administrator

Specialisations

• Information Technology Security Manager

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for ICT Security Specialist is Australian Computer Society (ACS). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Qualification comparable to AQF Bachelor Degree or higher with an ICT Major
  • If the applicant has completed a course with an ICT Major that is closely related to the occupation of ICT Security Specialist, the following is required:
    • 2 years relevant work experience completed within the past 10 years; or
    • 4 years relevant work experience completed anytime in your previous work history
  • If the applicant has completed a course with an ICT Major that is NOT closely related to the occupation of ICT Security Specialist, the following is required:
    • 4 years relevant work experience completed anytime in your previous work history
• Qualification comparable to AQF Bachelor Degree or higher with an ICT Minor
  • If the applicant has completed a course with an ICT Minor that is closely related to the occupation of ICT Security Specialist, the following is required:
    • 5 years relevant work experience completed in the past 10 years; or
    • 6 years relevant work experience completed anytime in your previous work history
  • If the applicant has completed a course with an ICT Minor that is NOT closely related to the occupation of ICT Security Specialist, the following is required:
    • 6 years relevant work experience completed anytime in your previous work history
• Qualification comparable to AQF Diploma or Vendor Certification
  • If the applicant has completed a course with an ICT Major that is closely related to the occupation of ICT Security Specialist, the following is required:
    • 5 years relevant work experience completed within the past 10 years; or
    • 6 years relevant work experience completed anytime in your previous work history
  • If the applicant has completed a course with an ICT Major that is NOT closely related to the occupation of ICT Security Specialist, the following is required:
    • 6 years relevant work experience completed anytime in your previous work history.
• ACS also recognises prior learning (RPL).
  • If the applicant has a Non-ICT Qualification that is comparable AQF Diploma or higher, the following is required:
    • 6 years relevant work experience completed anytime in your previous work history; and
    • Recognition of Prior Learning application
  • If the applicant has no tertiary qualification and has work experience only, the following is required:
• 8 years of relevant work experience; and
• Recognition of Prior Learning Application
  • Note: a prior learning application requires you to demonstrate how you acquired your ICT knowledge. You must submit 2 Project Reports with an RPL application.
• The following Vendor Certifications are accepted by ACS as comparable to AQF Diploma level qualification:
  • Microsoft Certifications
  • Cisco Certifications
• Australian qualifications that have been accredited by ACS will most likely meet the ICT Major Criteria. However, it may not necessarily be assessed as being closely related to your nominated occupation. Therefore, it is important to ensure you nominate the correct occupation.
• ACS will only count employment that is completed after the date you have met the ACS Suitability Criteria as Skilled Employment. This means they will not consider pre-qualification employment experience.

Important

ACS has specific requirements relating to some regions.

• Bologna Agreement
  • If your qualification was completed in a country that is a signatory to the Bologna Agreement, please submit the Diploma Supplement
• People’s Republic of China (PRC)
  • If your qualification was completed in China, please provide the graduation Diploma and certificate of award according to the regulations of academic degrees in PRC.
• Pakistan
  • If your qualification was completed in Pakistan, you are required to submit an attested Higher Education Commission Pakistan copy of the award certificate and a full academic transcript.
  • If you have work experience completed in Pakistan, you are required ot provide evidence that the employer is registered with the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan and/or the Federal Board of Revenue of Pakistan.
• Philippines
  • If you qualification was completed in the Philippines, you need to supply evidence of passing the Professional Regulation Commission’s Licensure Examinations.

Plan, develop, maintain, manage and administer organisations’ database management systems, operating systems and security policies and procedures to ensure optimal database and system integrity, security, backup, reliability and performance.

Tasks

• 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

Skill Level

In Australia and New Zealand:

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor’s degree or higher (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). At least five years of relevant experience and/or relevant vendor certification may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances, relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Occupations in this Group

• 262111 Database Administrator
• 262112 ICT Security Specialist
• 262113 Systems Administrator