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<h1><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>Top
IT Jobs for 2010 and Beyond<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h4><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Randy
Muller, Global Knowledge Instructor<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4>
<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>August 2010</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
economy is picking up (albeit more slowly than we would like) and employers are
hiring again (though we will hope the pace increases and not have the larger
businesses sit on a pile of cash instead of hiring). There will be an
increasing demand for IT specialists in many areas including VoIP, Security,
and Virtualization amongst others. What is interesting about the IT field is
the long list of computer careers available. What does this mean for the IT
community? Jobs are coming back! What is key now is to find the critical IT
jobs - the hot jobs for 2010 and beyond.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h4><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Information
Systems Auditor<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>First
off, a corporate Information Systems auditor should not be seen as "the
bad guy". They have a difficult job ensuring organizations comply with the
myriad details of Federal, State and local legislation (and in some cases
international) and compliance requirements to secure data, corporate and IT
records. Information Systems Auditors don't actually perform or implement any
changes - they simply offer an independent review of the systems and make
recommendations. It is the rest of the IT staff that implement these changes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
Information Systems audit profession is growing fast and has several
certifications that can be obtained including: CIA (certified internal auditor)
and CISA (certified information systems auditor).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h4><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Computer
Forensics<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
computer forensics field is growing fast as well - but for different reasons.
What is generating a huge demand for computer forensics specialists? The
rampant increase in cyber-crime. Cyber-crimes and cyber-criminals have
increased faster than law-enforcement, government officials and legislation can
react. Cybercrime has cost corporations and consumers billions in identity
theft, credit-card fraud and other actions. This is where the Computer
Forensics professional comes into play. A computer forensics specialist has the
technical and analytical expertise to examine computers, storage, operating
systems, network traffic and programming languages (it also doesn't hurt to a
good working knowledge of Linux).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>There are
several Computer Forensics certifications (as well as university degree
programs) available: CHFI (Certified Hacking Forensics Investigator), CISSP
(certified information systems security professional), GCFA (GIAC Certified
Forensics Analyst), EnCE (EnCase Certified Examiner and CCE Certified Computer
Examiner are some of the Computer Forensic Certifications available<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h4><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Database
Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>How to
store data and format queries so that corporations are able to retain more
information than ever before as corporations are totally dependent on their
databases. This is what database administrators do on a daily basis. Regulatory
compliance has had a huge impact on database management and data retention.
Corporations are required to retain information for a number of years and in
some cases, emails and IM conversations as well. Storage space and storage
solutions have become much cheaper so there is more emphasis on data retention.
Having the ability to create and extract information from one of these
databases is critical. Many IT Projects use a SQL backend, Archiving
information from Microsoft's Office Communication Server requires a SQL
backend. If you are going to deploy Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS),
this will require a SQL backend. IT Pros these days do not need to be a DBA,
but they must be able to administer and maintain these servers. There are
several database systems commonly used: SQL, Oracle and MySQL<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h4><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Software
Engineers<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Software
engineers design and develop the programs that we use on a day-to-day basis
including business applications, games, and operating systems. Software
Engineers must be experts in several areas to effectively write and test their
software. They must have a deep understanding of the theory of computing
systems, and how hardware components communicate to ensure that the underlying
systems will work properly. Computer programmers can work for software
companies or independently (telecommuting is an excellent option for Software
engineers). According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics "Computer software
engineers are among the occupations projected to grow the fastest and add the
most new jobs over the 2008-18 decade, resulting in excellent job
prospects". There are numerous programming platforms that software
engineers can use including: C, C++, C#, JAVA, .(dot)Net, PHP, Visual Basic,
Perl, Python, Ruby and Delphi.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h4><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Network
Administrators<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The basis
of networking is to get and maintain communications between the various
networking devices - plain and simple. This is a daunting task especially given
the complexity of in today's technologies. Organizations, small, medium and
large, all need to securely share resources as well as use messaging, VoIP and
other networking solutions. There are many new technology areas as well as
increased interest in other networking. This will ensure that Network
Administrators with skills in these high-tech fields will always be in demand.
Networking is one of the IT fields in which you must keep up with changes in
technologies - think of all the new wireless devices that users want to have
accessing corporate networks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h4><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>IT
Security Manager<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The role
of an Information Security manager has increased with the rise of cyber-crime
and new Federal legislation safeguarding corporate, customer and personnel
information. An information security manager is responsible for creating,
establishing and maintaining organizational policies and procedures. One of the
IT Security Manager's responsibilities is ensuring that employees are following
these policies and procedures.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The IT
Security Manager is responsible for securing corporate wired and wireless
networks, offsite storage, acceptable use policies, proper usage of hardware,
protecting the network from hackers and maintaining corporate network security.
This is a position that requires continual vigilance and keeping informed of
new security vulnerabilities as they are discovered. The primary certification
for Security Managers is the (CISM) Certified Information Security Manager CISM
and the CISSP (certified information systems security professional)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h4><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Virtualization
Engineers<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>As
companies look to consolidate their server farms and take advantage of
virtualization, they will need the services of a virtualization engineer.
Virtualization has been used with great success in most areas in the IT field.
There are some server roles that do not readily lend themselves to virtualization,
but most do. The cost savings from cooling, sheer numbers of physical servers,
reduced electricity costs has corporations and government entities looking at
moving many of their server roles to virtual environments. Since this a new and
growing field, there is a huge demand forwhat amounts to is a small number of
certified virtualization engineers. Both VMware and Microsoft have
certification programs in place.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h4><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Project
Manager<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The role
of a project manager is to serve as the intermediary between the IT project
team members and the key individuals who are involved with a project. A project
manager tries to ensure that a project is completed in a timely manner and
within all budgetary and legal constraints. The typical scope of project
managers responsibilities include overseeing the processes and methodologies
used for the successful completion of the project. The successful project
managers can not only help save money for their company, but can also by
ensuring all timelines are met (which some would argue is also money as well).
There is a growing demand for skilled and competent IT project managers. These
are the PM's who can work through a budgetary crisis, conflicting resource
priorities. Certifications typically associated with project management include:
(PMP) Project Management Professional, Project+ from CompTIA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h4><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Voice
Specialists<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Pick your
voice flavor of choice, Office Communications Server (now Communication Server
14 for the latest rendition), Polycom, Avaya, or Cisco to name but a few - they
all require highly skilled and knowledgeable people. This is even truer when
trying to integrate conferencing or Unified Messaging into the network. VoIP is
growing rapidly - businesses are demanding the integration of voice with their
messaging and conferencing networks. The problem is there just aren't that many
experienced voice people, especially ones who are skilled in two or more
platforms. If you happen to be a Cisco voice guru and have also mastered the
intricacies of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Unified Messaging and
conferencing, than you are set! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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