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Top 10 Tech Jobs to look out for this 2022

By Vahid Haghzare, Director Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment &
Armie Garcia, Marketing Associate, Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment

One of the top IT Recruitment Agencies in Hong Kong, Dubai, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Singapore, and Japan, SVA Recruitment is an IT and employment agency that provides jobs, executive search, and recruitment services.

The fight over the tech talent looks set to continue in 2022 as the demand for IT positions grows in a post-pandemic world of New Normal, with half of Silicon Valley Associate Recruitment’s employer clients have told our IT Recruiters surveyed are planning to open 50% more positions for the next year.

Companies we work with within Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Dubai, and Japan are laying all their cards on the table in the hopes of successfully hiring the best tech pros as they struggle to adjust to a competitive IT Recruitment job market.

And with 70% of SVA Recruitment’s clients also stating that the company’s rate of replacement has increased in the last few years, this shows that the tech industry’s recruitment is increasing.

Plans are in place on offering bonuses and incentives, providing IT equipment and internet needs for work from home arrangements, paid leave, insurances, and other benefits they can offer to attract new talents and retain the current ones. The company’s budget, competitors, location, workplace culture are just some of the components that affect the starting salary.

Some companies are getting the upper hand in hiring candidates for the hot jobs this year - from security-related to data-focused roles and showed the average salaries based on years of experience in each position.

Looking back on 2021, here were our most requested jobs to fill by employers, which we found the most competition for candidates, and we think will continue to be in major demand in 2022:

Application / Software:

Full-stack Developer

Responsibility:

Designing, developing, installing, testing, and maintaining software systems
Coding, designing, building websites/apps / mobile apps

Required skills and experience:

Knowledge of multiple programming languages: C#, C++, HTML, .NET, SQL Server, Java, and Microsoft
Experience in web, software, and mobile applications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
Or Associate Degree with certifications, boot camps, and work experience

Systems Analyst:

Responsibility:

Solve business problems by designing techniques and analyzing systems
Fix issues and problems in an economical and efficient way
Test programs and databases
Ensure the operation of security audits
Create and maintain documentation on systems in the organization

Required skills and experience:

Creative and have strong communication and problem-solving skills
Data analysis and programming skills
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / IT / engineering / IS

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Web Developer:

Responsibility:

Develop web-based apps for business requirements
Code and script applications
Build, optimize, and maintain a secure web page and applications
Efficiently communicate with stakeholders
Perform regular site audits and regular maintenance

Required skills and experience:

Experience using tools such as WordPress, AWS, MYSQL, JavaScript, Ruby, CSS, and other popular frameworks and programming languages.
Strong communication skills
Strong coding skills

Data Scientist:

Responsibility:

Work and manage the data architecture design and data flow from end-to-end
Deploy, maintain and improve AI models. Developing a machine learning platform and automating data processes.
Efficiently communicate with stakeholders

Required skills and experience:

Experience programming using such as Python
Able to implement AI models such as NLP, CV, OCR, Machine Learning etc
Should be familiar with database, framework structure, storage, and format.
Strong communication skills
Strong analysis skills

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Infrastructure / Operations:

Network and Systems Administrator:

Responsibility:

Troubleshoot and handle the company’s daily operations of computer networks
Need to be on call in case of an emergency or failure

Required skills and experience:

Knowledgeable in LAN/WAN protocol, software, and hardware
Strong communication, analytic, and diagnostic skills
Professional certifications- CCNA, MCSE, VMWare, etc
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

IT Security:

Responsibility:

Secure the company’s network through designing and implementing IT security systems and solutions

Required skills and experience:

Experience in designing, analyzing, installing, and implementing IT security systems
Experience with firewalls, antivirus, IDPS concepts, and patch management
Knowledge of computer networks for future security flaws and risks
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
Professional certifications- CISSP etc

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Help desk / Technical Support:

Responsibility:

Customer service and troubleshooting

Required skills and experience:

Technical and soft skills
Tier 1: For entry-level positions that require less than two years of experience, an associate degree or coursework at a technical school
Tier 2: For positions requiring two to four years of experience, a two-year or bachelor’s degree, and relevant work experience
Tier 3: Four or more years of experience in a help desk setting, a bachelor’s degree in a related field, and professional certifications

IT Manager / Project Manager:

Responsibility:

Analyze the organization’s tech need for upgrades or new tech
In charge of business IT goals
Manage computer hardware and software planning, implementation, and maintenance
Control IT security and budget

Required skills and experience:

Strong customer service, communication, and management skills
Strong mathematical skills
Business management and general business operations knowledge
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer / Information Science with related work experience

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Cloud Architect:

Responsibility:

Handle the organization’s network and cloud projects and applications

Required skills and experience:

Strong understanding of multiple operating systems
Networking and programming skills
Knowledge in cloud services: Amazon Web Services, ITSM, I&O
Experience in networking and scaling cloud applications
Communication skills

Database Administrator (DBA):

Responsibility:

Implementation, access, storage, backup, replication, partitions, accessibility, and efficiency and operation of the servers while keeping an eye on data security
Ensure accessibility of the data to users, Maintain daily operations of database system
If an Architect: Design and build the software in database managing

Required skills and experience:

Design, build, monitor, and optimization of servers
SQL, Linux, Oracle skills
Database administration
Data analysis and report
Data management
Bachelor’s in Computer Science

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Silicon Valley Associates is ideally positioned to support the continual demand from tech companies and IT Departments looking to hire in Hong Kong, Asia, and Worldwide. Please let us know if you would further advise on the above topic or your hiring needs

Top 10 Tech Jobs to look out for this 2022

Application / Software:

Full-stack Developer

Systems Analyst:

Web Developer:

Data Scientist:

Infrastructure / Operations:

Network and Systems Administrator:

IT Security:

Help desk / Technical Support:

IT Manager / Project Manager:

Cloud Architect:

Database Administrator (DBA):