Top Alternatives in IT Career

Do you often wonder how home appliances and gadgets have penetrated deep into humans' lives? Do you prefer yourself to the latest gadgets and technological products? If yes, then the Internet of Things (IT) is heaven for you.

The Internet of Things is dominating numerous significant sectors of the country. The blooming IT industry has opened innumerable possibilities and opportunities for young and talented brains.

So, without further ado, let's understand how you can build your career in the IT domain.

 

Skills and qualifications required to become an IT professional

 

There are no fixed paths and eligibility criteria to become an IT professional. However, an engineering candidate specializing in IT, computer science, and electronics are perfect fits. A few colleges also provide IT courses after 10+2 and graduation for interested candidates. Below, we're mentioning the ideal career paths to becoming an IT professional.

 

• Complete your 10+2 with PCM. Now you can opt for B.Tech in Electronics and Communication and further proceed with IT certification.
• Complete your 10+2 with the science stream. Study B.E/B.Tech in Computer Science and proceed with PG Diploma/Certificate IT.

 

The key skills required to become an IT professional

• Data Science
• Machine learning
• Business Intelligence
• Hardware interfacing

 

The best career options for IT professionals

Honestly speaking, IoT-related career opportunities exist in numerous major sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, engineering, FMCG, transportation and logistics, consumer products, utilities, etc. However, the roles and responsibilities might differ, but the fundamentals will be the same such as data processing and security, business data validation, and networking.

 

• IT Architect

IT architects are responsible for strategy formation and building encrypted architectures of the IT solutions. Besides this, one also must understand the company's IT state. He/she is responsible for understanding the current and future business requirements and building the architecture accordingly.

 

• IT Developer

IT developers are responsible for developing software for IT applications. The other responsibility of IT developers is creating algorithms for data management.

 

• IT Security Engineer

The more advanced systems are getting produced, the risk of breaches has also increased. In the past few years, many incidents of breaches in systems have reported millions of losses. As a result, the skills of IT security engineers have become vital for companies.

 

• IT embedded systems designer

The role of the IT embedded system designer is to manage the communication between multiple IoT-supported devices comprising sensors, software, microprocessors, etc. These professionals must understand the functioning of different languages, such as C++ and Python.

 

The IT sector provides numerous career opportunities and prospects for talented brains. You probably don't know, but IT professionals earn 50% more than IT professionals.

 

Best of luck for your career!