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Career Pathway

Starting a new career or advancing in your current one can feel like a big challenge, but with the right direction, each step forward can become a little clearer. Our Career Pathway page is here to help you map out the journey, offering a clear guide through the courses, diplomas, degrees, and certifications you’ll need to reach your career goals.

Whether you’re just beginning, aiming to climb higher, or thinking about switching to a new field, this page will show you the key steps you need to take. Each pathway is designed for specific roles in the IT and technology sectors, giving you the knowledge and skills to build a strong foundation and move toward advanced qualifications.

Take a look at the pathways below to find the one that matches your career dreams. Remember, every great journey starts with a single step, and your path to success begins right here.

CyberSecurity

 

Junior Cyber Security Role:

  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications

    CISSP / CRISC / CySA+ or equivalent

Cyber Security/Cloud Security Engineer:

  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications

    CEH, CISSP, CCSP, SSCP, CRISC, GCIH, GSEC OSCP, CISSP, AWS or any cloud service security specialty is an added advantage.

Cyber Security Manager/Specialist:

  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications

    CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CISA, CISM

Head of Cyber Security:

  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications

    CISSP, CISM, C|CISO, or CISA
ITEL Suggested Courses:
Information Systems Security (SF)

(SCTP) Advanced Certificate in Cyber Security

CompTIA Security+ (SF)

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

and more.		Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) (SF)

Information Systems Security (SF)

Cyber Security Incident Handling and Response (SF)

Security Analysis and Penetration Testing (SF)

Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE)

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (SF)

SC-200 Microsoft Security Operations Analyst		CompTIA Security+ (SF)

CompTIA CyberSecurity Analyst (CySA+)

Information Systems Security (SF)

Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (SF)

MS-500 Microsoft 365 Security Administration

CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor

CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)		Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) Program

CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)

Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (SF)

Note: The courses listed above are suggestions and may vary depending on the organization’s industry. Additional certifications not mentioned here may also be required.

Networking

 

Junior Network Role:
  • Industry
    Qualifications/Certifications

    ITIL, Microsoft, CCNA, CompTIA Network, CompTIA Security+

IT Engineer (Infrastructure):

  • Industry
    Qualifications/Certifications

    VMWare, Fortigate, SQL, M365, MS Teams, and certificate management. ITSM/ITIL,
    Cloud computing
    Familiarity with AWS (EC2, CloudWatch, RDS, VPC, Storage Services).

IT Networking Manager:

  • Industry
    Qualifications/Certifications

    Microsoft M365. AWS and Microsoft Azure

Director Level (IT Audit/Governance):

  • Industry
    Qualifications/Certifications

    CCNP/CCIE, ITIL, CISA, CISSP, CITPM
ITEL Suggested Courses:
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (SF)

CompTIA Network+ (SF)

CompTIA Security+ (SF)

ITIL® Foundation Certificate in Service Management (SF)

Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions (SF)

and more.		VMware Vsphere: Install, Configure, Manage (SF)

Fortigate 7.2 Security

Implementing SQL Database Administration (SF)

MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) – 20740 (SF)

AWS SysOps Administrator Certification Bootcamp (Associate Level)

ITIL® Foundation Certificate in Service Management (SF)

and more		ITIL® Foundation Certificate in Service Management (SF)

Cloud Technology Solutions Architect Associate (SF)

MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamental

AZ-700 Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) – 20742 (SF)

Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE)

and more		Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions (ENSDWI)

Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR)

ITIL 4 Strategist: Direct, Plan and Improve (DPI)

CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor

CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Information Systems Security (SF)

AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

Project Management (SF)

Note: The courses listed above are suggestions and may vary depending on the organization’s industry. Additional certifications not mentioned here may also be required.

Cloud System Infrastructure

 

Engineer/System Analyst:

  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications

    Microsoft 365 cloud technologies, Azure cloud technologies

Cloud/Infrastructure Manager:

  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications

    AWS, Azure, GCP Microsoft 365 Administration

Cloud/Cybersecurity Director:

  • Industry Qualifications/Certifications

    CISSP, CISM, or PMP, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure, GCP
    Microsoft 365 Administration etc.
ITEL Suggested Courses:
MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator

MD-102: Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator

MS-900 Microsoft 365 Fundamental

AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator

CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (SF)

Cloud Technology Solutions Architect Associate (SF)		CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (SF)

Cloud Technology Solutions Architect Associate (SF)

MD-102: Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator

Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE)

AZ-800 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure

AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions

ITIL® Foundation Certificate in Service Management (SF)

AWS SysOps Administrator Certification Bootcamp (Associate Level)

Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions (SF)		Cyber Security Incident Handling and Response (SF)

Security Analysis and Penetration Testing (SF)

Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) Program

Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE)

Project Management (SF)

Note: The courses listed above are suggestions and may vary depending on the organization’s industry. Additional certifications not mentioned here may also be required.

Data Science

 

Data Engineer/Data Analyst:
  • Industry
    Qualifications/Certifications

    SQL, Power BI, Hadoop

Data Scientist :

  • Industry
    Qualifications/Certifications

    Python, machine learning techniques, Hadoop, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud etc.

Director :

  • Industry
    Qualifications/Certifications

    Python, machine learning techniques, SQL, Hadoop, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Data Analytics
ITEL Suggested Courses:
Implementing SQL Database Administration (SF)

DP-300 Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions

PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst

Big Data Analytics (SF)

DP-3011 Implementing a Data Analytics Solution with Azure Databricks

AWS SysOps Administrator Certification Bootcamp (Associate Level)		Implementing SQL Database Administration (SF)

DP-500 Designing and Implementing Enterprise-Scale Analytics Solutions Using
Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power BI

Data Science and Machine Learning (SF)

DP-100 Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure

DP-3014 Implementing a Machine Learning Solution with Azure Databricks		DP-300 Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions

AZ-800 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure

DP-420 Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure
Cosmos DB

AZ-600 Configuring and Operating a Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft Azure Stack Hub

Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) Program

Big Data Analytics (SF)

DP-3011 Implementing a Data Analytics Solution with Azure Databricks

Note: The courses listed above are suggestions and may vary depending on the organization’s industry. Additional certifications not mentioned here may also be required.

Software Development

 

Junior engineer:
  • Industry
    Qualifications/Certifications

    Java, JavaScript, Python, C++, C#, HTML, CSS

Software Developer:

  • Industry
    Qualifications/Certifications

    Transact SQL, Azure DevOps, PostgreSQL, UNIX / LINUX

Software Engineer Lead:

  • Industry
    Qualifications/Certifications

    C#, Java and/or Python, Kubernetes etc.
ITEL Suggested Courses:
DP-420 Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure
Cosmos DB

AI-102 Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution

AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure		DevOps Foundation

AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions

AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

PL-500 Microsoft Power Automate RPA Developer

AZ-220 Microsoft Azure IoT Developer
Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE)

Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) Program

DP-420 Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure
Cosmos DB

Design Mobile Applications on Android OS Platform (SF)

AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions

PL-400 Microsoft Power Platform Developer

EC-Council Certified Secure Programmer (Java)

Xamarin Mobile Application Development for iOS and Android

CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Note: The courses listed above are suggestions and may vary depending on the organization’s industry. Additional certifications not mentioned here may also be required.

Business Analysis (IT)

 

Business Analyst:
  • Industry
    Qualifications/Certifications

    Certification of Competency in Business Analysis™ (CCBA®) or Certified Business
    Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®)

    Business Analyst (CCBA / CBAP)

Senior Business Analyst/Manager:

  • Industry
    Qualifications/Certifications

    CCBA®, CBAP®, SQL
ITEL Suggested Courses:
Business Analysis Professional (SF)Business Analysis Professional (SF)

Implementing SQL Database Administration (SF)

Project Management (SF)

Business Analysts in ERP/Supply Chain may need:

MB-920 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (ERP)

MB-330 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management – Functional Consultant

Note: The courses listed above are suggestions and may vary depending on the organization’s industry. Additional certifications not mentioned here may also be required.

Microsoft Certifications:

Stay current with evolving job roles and enhance your professional credibility. Microsoft Certifications align with the roles businesses need most, helping them identify skilled professionals like you and stay competitive in a rapidly changing technological landscape.

Download MS-4022 Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot in Copilot Studio

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Download AI-3026 Develop AI agents on Azure

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Download AI-300 Operationalize Machine Learning and Generative AI Solutions Brochure

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Download Network Defender (SF) Brochure

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Download ITIL® Foundation Certificate in Service Management (SF) Brochure

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Download Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Brochure

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Download Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst (SF) Brochure

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Download Strategic Cyber Security Leadership (SF) Brochure

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