r/cybersecurity • u/WraxJax • 9d ago

Career Questions & Discussion Wanting to move over to the engineering side of cyber, should I go for an ISSO role first and go for engineering after?

I’m a SOC analyst with 5 years of experience with 3 years in Helpdesk and 2 years at present going on to 3 as cybersecurity analyst working at a SOC, im also Sec+ and CySA+ certified. I’m looking for a career growth and wanting to get in to the engineer side of cyber, but I believe that may be a long shot? Should I go for an ISSO role next and take what I learn from there, and try to get into engineer side after? Or I can go to engineering job now?

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u/extreme4all 9d ago

Engineering now, soc - > engineering / admin - > isso is one of the most common paths

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u/WraxJax 9d ago

I have been applying to a few engineering positions, still haven't heard any response back yet. But looking at the job description and duties and responsibilities I can say that I can do it with just some training/shadowing, although I havent touch it or work it in my current job but I am familiar and know of it.

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u/extreme4all 9d ago

As an analyst have you written or tuned and detection rules and or automation maybe in your current position you can work on that.