Industry Insights
9 min read ยท Students and career switchers
Technology & Data Career Roadmap
Understand entry routes, role families, and portfolio evidence for technology and data careers.
1
Choose a role family
Technology is not one career. Start with the kind of problems you want to solve and the work you want to do each day.
- check_circle Software: build and maintain applications or platforms.
- check_circle Data: clean, analyze, visualize, and explain evidence.
- check_circle Cybersecurity: protect systems, users, and information.
- check_circle Product and UX: connect user needs with feasible solutions.
2
Create proof of skill
Certificates can support learning, but employers also need evidence that you can apply knowledge.
- check_circle Complete two small projects and one deeper capstone.
- check_circle Explain your decisions, trade-offs, and results.
- check_circle Publish work in a portfolio with a clear problem-solution narrative.