Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Advanced-Level Cybersecurity Roles

If you’re a highly experienced systems engineer, you should consider one of the advanced-level cybersecurity roles – cybersecurity engineer and cybersecurity architect.

CyberSeek identified these five skills as most required for advanced-level cybersecurity roles:
Information security
Network security
Cisco
Cryptography
Project management

Like the other categories, information security still reigns supreme. Project management is another important skill to add to your repertoire, because as you move up the cybersecurity ladder, managing projects and project teams will become a larger part of your role. CompTIA Project+ can validate your IT project management skills, and as an added bonus, it’s one of the top 10 highest-paying IT certifications.

Another fun fact: the most requested certifications at the advanced level are the same as mid-level:
GIAC
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

The knowledge and skills that these certifications validate are common in both mid-level and advanced-level job roles, so earning these certifications can prove to employers that you have the knowledge it takes to be successful in your job.

CompTIA also has an advanced cybersecurity certification that can help you in your career: CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP). CASP is a great option for cybersecurity professionals who want to want to continue working directly with cybersecurity technology and rather than moving into a management role.

The majority of job postings in the advanced-level track require higher education:
80 percent require a bachelor’s degree
11 percent require a graduate degree

But again, with higher education comes higher salary: the average salary for advanced-level cybersecurity job roles is $119,500.

As you can see, transitioning to a career in cybersecurity from systems engineering is not a crazy move. The skills you’ve developed in systems engineering have prepared you for this change, and CyberSeek can help you stay up to date on the skills and certifications needed to succeed in a cybersecurity career.
More Info: comptia a+ entry level jobs

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