As more and more aspects of our lives go remote and virtual, the more crucial it becomes to have improved cyber security measures in place, which has led to an increased demand for Cybersecurity professionals.
The onset of the pandemic created a shift in work environments that might become the norm in the future, hence more and more focus is given to the area of ITCyber Security. We have a team of dedicated recruitment consultants focused on Cyber Security Jobs and will be happy to guide those interested in potential roles. If you would like more information regarding a career in Cybersecurity email us at info@gempool.ie to connect.
Security IT Market Trends
Over the past year, based on our research, within the security space we saw people develop their skills in a few different areas. Upskilling and developing your skills can be a key asset when looking for new job opportunities, so using this downtime during lockdown to improve your security experience, could go a long way. Here are some of the areas we saw growth within:
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Security Engineers continue to upskill in cloud related technologies as network infrastructure continues to grow aggressively in the Cloud Space. Areas such as Asure, AWS and Cloud security.
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We have also noted Security Engineers upskilling in areas such as Bash & Python to be at the forefront of technology in the largest automated networks.
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Another noticeable trend with security was that data specific technology such as Splunk was quite popular in 2020.