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Critical Skills Gap Analysis

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Generated Dec 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
5.1 MB
Generated by Alex Chen
Report Period: Nov 1, 2024 - Nov 21, 2024

Critical Gaps

Top Skills Gaps

(5 critical/high priority)

Kubernetes Production Experience

critical

Increases deployment risk and incident response time

47affected
InfrastructureEngineering

Machine Learning Model Deployment

high

Models remain in development without real business impact

23affected
AnalyticsEngineering

Security Best Practices

critical

Increases risk of security vulnerabilities in production code

35affected
EngineeringProduct

Cloud Cost Optimization

high

Estimated 30% overspend on cloud infrastructure costs

18affected
Infrastructure

API Design Standards

high

Slows down cross-team integration and external partner onboarding

42affected
EngineeringProduct+1

Kubernetes Production Experience

critical
47employees affected

Increases deployment risk and incident response time

Machine Learning Model Deployment

high
23employees affected

Models remain in development without real business impact

Security Best Practices

critical
35employees affected

Increases risk of security vulnerabilities in production code

Cloud Cost Optimization

high
18employees affected

Estimated 30% overspend on cloud infrastructure costs

API Design Standards

high
42employees affected

Slows down cross-team integration and external partner onboarding

Impact Analysis

6

Total Gaps

180

Employees Affected

4

Departments

Business Impact by Critical Gap

Kubernetes Production Experience

Increases deployment risk and incident response time

Cloud Migration Initiative

Security Best Practices

Increases risk of security vulnerabilities in production code

Security Compliance 2025

Department Breakdown

GapSeverityDepartmentsEmployee CountStrategic Goal
Kubernetes Production Experiencecritical
InfrastructureEngineering
47Cloud Migration Initiative
Security Best Practicescritical
EngineeringProduct
35Security Compliance 2025
API Design Standardshigh
EngineeringProductAnalytics
42Platform Modernization
Machine Learning Model Deploymenthigh
AnalyticsEngineering
23AI-Powered Features Roadmap
Cloud Cost Optimizationhigh
Infrastructure
18Cost Reduction Initiative
Data Pipeline Architecturemedium
Analytics
15Data Platform Upgrade

Affected Employees

Critical Gaps Affect

82

employees

High Gaps Affect

83

employees

Breakdown by Proficiency Level

Note: Anonymized counts to protect employee privacy

Learning

145

81%

Competent

43

24%

Expert

12

7%

Strategic Alignment

Mapping skill gaps to company strategic goals to identify which initiatives are at risk.

Cloud Migration Initiative

At Risk
criticalKubernetes Production Experience

AI-Powered Features

At Risk
highMachine Learning Model Deployment

Security Compliance 2025

At Risk
criticalSecurity Best Practices

Platform Modernization

At Risk
highAPI Design Standards
mediumData Pipeline Architecture

Remediation Options

Kubernetes Production Experience

47 employees affected

critical
Train Existing Staff
Recommended
Course: Advanced Kubernetes Administration
24 hours
$56,400 total
Timeline: 3 cohorts over 3 weeks
Hire New Talent
critical
Role: Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Urgency: Immediate
Salary Range: $140,000 - $180,000

Machine Learning Model Deployment

23 employees affected

high
Train Existing Staff
Recommended
Course: MLOps: Production Machine Learning
32 hours
$55,200 total
Timeline: 2 cohorts over 4 weeks
Hire New Talent

Training is the recommended approach for this gap. Hiring may not be necessary if training is successful.

Urgency: Low

Security Best Practices

35 employees affected

critical
Train Existing Staff
Recommended
Course: Specialized training program
16-24 hours
$35,000 est.
Timeline: 2-4 weeks
Hire New Talent
critical
Role: Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Urgency: Immediate
Salary Range: $140,000 - $180,000

Cloud Cost Optimization

18 employees affected

high
Train Existing Staff
Recommended
Course: Specialized training program
16-24 hours
$18,000 est.
Timeline: 2-4 weeks
Hire New Talent

Training is the recommended approach for this gap. Hiring may not be necessary if training is successful.

Urgency: Low

API Design Standards

42 employees affected

high
Train Existing Staff
Recommended
Course: Specialized training program
16-24 hours
$42,000 est.
Timeline: 2-4 weeks
Hire New Talent

Training is the recommended approach for this gap. Hiring may not be necessary if training is successful.

Urgency: Low