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INTEllIGENT COMPUTING | COVER STORY

need to up-skill has enabled professionals to move
out of their comfort zone and invest in continuous
learning to remain relevant in today’s competitive
digital work age.”

IN-dEMaNd TECh JOBS & SkIllS fOr 2018
l Cloud: Cloud computing already has and
will continue to change traditional IT roles and
functions for the coming few years. The demand
will be high among enterprises to hire for Cloud
Engineers (Median salary - `11,73,000), Cloud /
Azure Architects, DevOps Engineers and Azure/
AWS Consultants.
l Mobile and Software development: In software
and mobile development, change happens at a
lightning-fast pace. With new apps, products and
tools getting released in the world everyday, there
will be an uptick in job openings for Full Stack Web
Developers (Median Salary: `8,50,000)and Automation
Test Engineers (Median Salary: `5, 25,000).
l Big data and analytics: Big Data sector will
continue to be on a roll and is expected to see
robust hiring with lucrative offers from startups
to Fortune 500 enterprises. Machine learning
engineers (Median Salary: `12, 82,000) and Data
Scientists (Median Salary: `8, 47,000) will be in-
demand across sectors where data and analytics
play key roles.
l Cyber security: Companies in India and
globally are facing a major shortage of skilled
cyber security talent to spot vulnerabilities, fend
attacks and respond to emergencies during cyber
breaches. Enterprises across sectors are expected
to hire Cyber Security Architects (median salary
of `19,80,000), Information Security Managers
(Median salary: `10,90,000) and Security Auditors
(`9, 81,000).
Based on the tech job roles and skills, some of
the emerging courses that are relevant for 2018
are:
l AWS DevOps Architect Training
l Full Stack Web Developer Mean Stack
l Selenium 3.0 Training
l Cloud Solutions Architect
l Machine Learning
l Automation Testing Masters program
l CISSP Certification Training
l Devops Engineer Masters Program
l Cloud Engineer Masters Program
l Digital Marketing Certified Associate

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