CyberWave
Cyber Defence and Cloud Administration Diploma (No future intakes)
Career Information
Employment & Advancement
People take different pathways through their careers, but no one starts at the top. Click below for an example of how the earnings, education and experience requirements, and responsibilities might progress for someone in this occupation:
Generally any large organization or company which has corporate network infrastructure to manage would require the skillset of a student graduating from CDCA. Some of the perspective companies/organizations offering jobs in this sector include:
- IT/Cybersecurity Analyst
- IT Security & Privacy Officer
- Network Systems Administrator
- Network Support Technician
- Computer TechnicianSecuris
- EPIC
- MTS
- AboveSecurity
- Manitoba Hydro
- Great West Life
- University of Manitoba
- University of Winnipeg
- Soroc Technology
- ESTI Consulting Services
- Clear Concepts Inc.
- BroadView Networks
- MicroAge Network
- Online Business Systems
Wages
The following links provide information about earning potential and specific salary information for this occupation:
- www.indeed.com/salary/Security-Specialist.html
- www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=Information_Security_Specialist/Salary
Are Employers Hiring?
It is good to get into the habit of checking the hiring demand fairly frequently. The need for workers is dependent on many things such as the international market in which conditions can change quickly. The most up-to-date information is usually specific job ads which can give you a sense of the current hiring need.
Specific jobs ads:
The next thing to research is the longer term trends by region.
Manitoba trends:
Finally, you can look at predictions about trends over a longer period of time:
Canada-wide trends:
Specific labour market information for the IT industry:
- www.digcompass.ca/labour-market-outlook-2015-2019/6-0manitoba
- www.etalentcanada.ca/occupation/information-systems-analysts-and-consultants
Additional Information
Information and Communications Technology Council
Canada’s Association of Information Technology Professionals (CIPS)
Manitoba Chapter:
Tech Manitoba