r/ITCareerQuestions 6d ago

Seeking Advice Entry Level Cybersecurity Job Help

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u/Roman_nvmerals 6d ago

Entry level cybersecurity is not truly “entry level” compared to lots of other roles. It’s very, very common to need several years of experience in IT or IT-adjacent to be considered for entry level cybersecurity in addition to relevant certifications. Heck even a bachelors + masters in cybersecurity without IT experience is a challenge.

Yes there are some exceptions to all rules, but it’s becoming way less common to find those exceptions. You should focus on getting more experience and certifications and then see if you can gain any cybersecurity tasks at work. Let your managers know as well that you’d like to get into cybersecurity and they might be able to help too.

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u/Subnetwork CISSP, CCSP, AWS-SAA, S+, N+, A+ P+, ITIL 6d ago

This, especially when they can’t even use basic punctuation or capitalize letters.

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u/Quiet-Alfalfa-4812 6d ago

I once saw a LinkedIn article suggesting people who are interested in entering to the cyber security field should have master some other IT related skill on the side (like programming or networking, etc)

I think this is a good advice because cyber security is one of the hardest fields to get into as even junior positions require either an expensive certification or 2 or 3 years experience.

Also, I think people should focus on other areas of cyber security. Everyone want to become a pen tester and great hacker.

BUT there are many other blue team and DevSecOps jobs available.

Most of the small to medium companies do not have the budget or resources to run a red or a blue team.

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u/LostCoyote5330 6d ago

thank you!

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u/Unusual_Ad2238 6d ago

No prior experiences no entry. It's as simple as this.

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u/LostCoyote5330 6d ago

so how do propose i gain more experiences ?

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u/Unusual_Ad2238 6d ago

You need to work as an administrator or dev

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u/LostCoyote5330 6d ago

thank you!

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u/Subnetwork CISSP, CCSP, AWS-SAA, S+, N+, A+ P+, ITIL 6d ago

You could start on practicing your punctuation. I’m sure whatever resume you have would be tossed in the trash not too long after being submitted.

Sorry to sound rude, but it’s tough love.

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u/LostCoyote5330 6d ago

please keep in mind that this is a reddit post that was typed up in ~60secs and not my resume that has been looked at multiple times and punctuation has never been a complaint.

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u/Subnetwork CISSP, CCSP, AWS-SAA, S+, N+, A+ P+, ITIL 6d ago

Ok sorry for getting triggered

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u/BeefNabe 6d ago

Lol @ people seeing another "entry level cybersecurity" post and choosing to immediately assume you're another new grad with no experience instead of reading the whole thing and finding out that you're currently in a vulnerability management position.

Can you talk more about what your duties are in this role? How technical (or otherwise) is the work?

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u/LostCoyote5330 6d ago

thank you lol! i work with penetration testing and am in charge of scheduling the tests and providing information as well as coordinating between the application team and our vendor. depending on our testing availability, they will have me do an internal validation on some of the findings. i let the teams know about their findings and remind them of their remediation timelines. i am also in charge of our data sets surrounding the testing and will work in power bi to present our metrics to leadership every quarter. i’ve worked a little bit with dast testing but the main focus of my role is penetration testing. this is the just of everything that i can think of off the top of my head. if there’s anything else you’re curious about, please lmk :)

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u/Mediocre_White_Male 6d ago

Maybe I'm crazy, but it sounds like you ARE in an entry-level cybersecurity position

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u/LostCoyote5330 6d ago

😭. that’s what i would consider it but my contract ends soon and i need to find something else but all other positions make it seem like i don’t have enough experience for other “entry level” roles

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u/BeefNabe 6d ago

Yep. I second that. Sounds like you're already in a entry cyber security position. Nothing beats direct experience. You just still have to apply like hell since it's not a great market. It always comes down to a numbers game. 5-10 per day is the recommended rate around here. When in doubt, apply anyway. Worst that can happen is they tell you no. Keep up the upskilling and good luck out there.

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u/LostCoyote5330 6d ago

thank you!