Skills you'll need for IT Security Operations Specialist — and how to close the gap
This page lists the skills the IT Security Operations Specialist role relies on, in O*NET importance order, and points to a grounded way to build each one. Importance describes how central a skill is to the role, not pay or hiring odds.
Skills this role needs
Importance below is the O*NET role-skill rating recorded in our seed data (1-5). Build a skill through deliberate practice plus study; the skill page collects the grounded roles and cited resources for it.
| Skill | Importance | Build it via |
|---|---|---|
| Security monitoring | 5/5 importance (O*NET) | Security monitoring skill page · CompTIA Security+ |
| Incident response | 4/5 importance (O*NET) | Incident response skill page · CompTIA Security+ |
| Network security | 4/5 importance (O*NET) | Network security skill page · CompTIA Security+ |
The cited credential above (CompTIA Security+) is a study path whose published objectives help build these skills. No credential or course guarantees a skill or a job.
If you're coming from another field
No career-changer feeder backgrounds are recorded for IT Security Operations Specialist in our pathway data yet. The target skill set is the one listed above, regardless of where you start.
For the full from-your-background view, see the feeder gap matrix, which lists each target role's required skill set per feeder background.
Sources
- Cisco — Cisco Cybersecurity Associate Exam and Training: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/learn/training-certifications/certifications/cybersecurity/associate/exams-and-training.html
- CompTIA — CompTIA Certifications Catalog: https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/
- CompTIA — Security+ Certification: https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/security/
- National Center for ONET Development — ONET Database: https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
Citation Ledger
| ID | Supports | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIT-01 | Importance 5/5 for Security monitoring in IT Security Operations Specialist | ONET role-skill rating (ONET role-skill data) | O*NET |
| CIT-02 | Importance 4/5 for Incident response in IT Security Operations Specialist | ONET role-skill rating (ONET role-skill data) | O*NET |
| CIT-03 | Importance 4/5 for Network security in IT Security Operations Specialist | ONET role-skill rating (ONET role-skill data) | O*NET |
| CIT-04 | CompTIA Security+ is a cited study path toward these skills | Role-certification mapping (RoleMath role mapping) | CompTIA Security+ |