Focus: Designing, developing, and maintaining software systems and applications for various platforms.
Key Activities: Writing code, designing architectures, testing applications, and ensuring software quality.
Examples: Developing mobile apps, creating web platforms, and building operating systems.
Career Paths: Junior Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Software Architect, Engineering Manager.
Focus: Extracting knowledge and insights from large, complex datasets using statistics, machine learning, and other analytical techniques.
Key Activities: Data cleaning, analysis, model development, and communicating findings to support decision-making.
Examples: Building predictive models, performing market analysis, and developing recommendation systems.
Career Paths: Data Analyst, Junior Data Scientist, Senior Data Scientist, Data Science Manager.
Focus: Protecting computer systems, networks, and sensitive data from cyberattacks, breaches, and unauthorized access.
Key Activities: Threat detection, penetration testing, network security, vulnerability analysis, and implementing security protocols.
Examples: Managing firewalls, monitoring for intrusions, and ensuring data privacy.
Career Paths: Cybersecurity Analyst, Security Engineer, Security Manager.