Career switch, measured
From DevOps Engineer to Information Security Analyst
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 64% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include AWS, Python, CI/CD, Google Cloud; the main skills to add are Cybersecurity, Auditing, Research, Risk management.
64%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillDevOps EngineerInformation Security Analyst
- AWS65%51%
- Python62%49%
- CI/CD65%29%
- Google Cloud31%24%
- Kubernetes71%24%
- Azure35%24%
- Terraform55%12%
- Linux40%14%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Information Security Analyst postings, rarely in DevOps Engineer ones.
SkillDevOps EngineerInformation Security Analyst
- Cybersecurity12%56%
- Auditing10%27%
- Research8%25%
- Risk management–21%
- LLMs10%20%
- Security operations–15%
- C++–14%
- ISO standards–13%
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