Career path
Information Security Engineer
Develop and oversee the implementation of information security procedures and policies. Build, maintain and upgrade security technology, such as firewalls, for the safe use of computer networks and the transmission and retrieval of information. Design and implement appropriate security controls to identify vulnerabilities and protect digital files and electronic infrastructures. Monitor and respond to computer security breaches, viruses, and intrusions, and perform forensic investigation. May oversee the assessment of information security systems.
What this work leans on
PRISM reads 29 signals about how a person thinks, decides and works. These are the ones this path draws on most.
- Investigative InterestsCentral
Your interest in analyzing, researching, and understanding how things work.
- Conventional InterestsCentral
Your interest in structured, detail-oriented work with clear procedures and data.
- OpennessModerate
How drawn you are to new ideas, aesthetic experiences, and unconventional approaches.
- Verbal ReasoningModerate
How precisely you read complex text and distinguish what's stated from what's implied.
- Cognitive FlexibilityModerate
How easily you can shift mental strategies when the situation changes.
- Working MemoryModerate
How much information you can hold and manipulate in your head at once.
All 6 signals above are measured directly in the assessment. See the full method
The basics
- Field
- Technology & engineering
- Job titles you'll see
- Information Security Engineers
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