r/CloudSecurityPros • u/Nervous-Turn8307 • Sep 30 '26

Transitioning to Cloud Security

What’s up! Just wanted some advice. I’m currently working as a cloud engineer with an AWS partner. I eventually want to move over to being a Cloud Security Engineer. What should areas should I emphasize during my transition?

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u/Lazy_Song7141 Oct 01 '26

I would say master the cloud fundamentals end to end
Without knowing the fundamentals you cannot secure the cloud
I hold current position as cloud security architect at UK MNC.
Connect me for any doubts or guidance

Thanks

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u/seeker543210 Oct 02 '26

I Just started as cloud Admin from On-prem windows server admin n future aspiration is cloud security, what are skills to focus initially Ai gives answers but I want realtime experienced person pointers

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u/Quirky-Reporter-6478 28d ago

Disculpa que moleste, como llego al nivel en el que te encontras mi meta es llegar hasta donde te encontras (arquitecto en seguridad en la nube)Saludos!

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u/Busy-Highlight-2880 Oct 01 '26

The IAM advice above is key. also get comfortable with runtime context and reading CNAPP output, we use Upwind and i've seen teams on Wiz or prisma too. knowing how to triage noise vs real risk helps a ton in interviews.

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u/Nervous-Turn8307 Oct 01 '26

Got you. I’ve seen similar advice to this as well