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It's been almost one year since I started working on my first job after graduating with a Batchelors Degree on Computer Science.

My job requires me to work on E-commerce websites which use salesforce commerce cloud and I don't like using it , nor do I feel any desire to learn any sort of web development. Everyday I wrap up work feeling like I'm not cut out to be a developer.... it feels like I'm stagnating.

Towards the end of my degree I was aware of the fact that my interest in fields like Machine Learning, Data Science, AI and software development were diminishing. I wanted something different, at that time Cybersecurity was the only field that really appealed to me, so I applied for a few jobs and none of them wanted freshers. Since money was tight, I had to find a job and I ended up becoming a web developer.

Right now I'm learning on the side for certifications like CompTIA Security+ (not necessarily for the certificates) in the hopes of landing a job in cybersec. I also have some Linux knowledge, but I doubt it is anywhere near the level required for a professional. I understand that cybersecurity is a broad field, so I'm still figuring out what job roles I should be looking at.

I don't know if I'm doing the right thing here, perhaps I should also consider jobs like devops too.

Any advice is appreciated.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

So right off the bat please note I’m not a cybersecurity expert, I’m just a web developer but I’ve been using Linux for 15+ years and do lots of DevOps-type stuff for fun in my free time.

You’re looking to escape web development ASAP but it would take some time to really learn cybersecurity right?

What I would do is take some courses on DevOps and really just jump in as quickly as you possibly can. My opinion is that DevOps will clear the way for you to build a foundation on which to study cybersecurity.

Please don’t take my opinion as life advice or anything though; I’m mainly just providing some input on how I’d frame the situation. Likely someone with more experience can either back me up or (rightly) respond I’m full of shit.

Best of luck!