Career switch, measured
From Information Security Analyst to Cloud Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 63% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include AWS, Python, Google Cloud, Azure; the main skills to add are Sales, Customer success, Databricks, SQL.
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skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillInformation Security AnalystCloud Engineer
- AWS51%68%
- Python49%33%
- Google Cloud24%27%
- Azure24%36%
- LLMs20%26%
- Kubernetes24%16%
- Java14%15%
- CI/CD29%14%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Cloud Engineer postings, rarely in Information Security Analyst ones.
SkillInformation Security AnalystCloud Engineer
- Sales5%64%
- Customer success–26%
- Databricks–19%
- SQL–18%
- Product management–13%
- Machine learning–13%
- Snowflake–11%
- Marketing–11%
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